Colorado State University
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Colorado State's Office of the Vice President for Diversity includes the following officers: the Vice President for Diversity, Associate Vice President for Diversity and Enrollment and Access, and Director of Diversity Education and Training. The VP for Diversity promotes a campus environment which recognizes, values, and affirms diversity at Colorado State University. The office oversees inclusive excellence, recruitment and retention of diverse students and employees, campus climate surveys, diversity inventories, Diversity Symposium, High School Diversity Conference, and diversity education and training on campus. Supporting partners on campus include precollegiate programs, Student Diversity Programs and Services, and International Programs.

The President's Commission on Diversity and Inclusion has broad representative from across campus including the VP of Diversity, undergraduate and graduate students, academic colleges, faculty council, and several divisions and administration units including Athletics, Student Financial Services, Student Affairs, External Relations, Student Diversity Offices and Programs, Institutional Research, Classified Personnel Council, Advancement, International Programs, Equal Opportunity, and the President's Office. The committee's mission is "Serve as the institutional conscience for inclusive policies, programs, procedures, and services. The Commission is a catalyst for change that enhances the campus climate for all people and remove persistent barriers that inhibit the success of members of our campus community, especially those from underrepresented and historically marginalized populations. The Commission is a voice of accountability that nurtures the Principles of Community which promote inclusion, integrity, respect, service, and social justice, in the unending pursuit of Colorado State’s Land Grant mission."

Other Vice President for Diversity committees include Assessment Group for Diversity Issues, Principles of Community, Inclusive Physical and Virtual Campus Committee, Rams for Diversity, Operations Team for Diversity, First Generation University Initiative, Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Employees, Consultation Team for Incidents of Bias, Native American Legacy Award, Transition Coordinating Committee, and Planning Committee for Diversity Symposium.

As a land grant University we are committed to a foundational principle of inclusive excellence recognizing that our institutional success depends on how well we welcome, value, and affirm all members of the Colorado State community. To this end, diversity and inclusion training is included in the mandatory student orientation and is also required for all Colorado State employees including State Classified, Administrative Professional, Faculty, and student employees. A wide range of trainings, workshops, professional development, and speakers are featured on campus each year. Specific examples include:

* Diversity at CSU
* Social Justice Leadership Institute
* Inclusive Language & Microaggressions
* Sexual Harrassment Training (required)
* Race and Oppression
* Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence
* Under my Transbrella
* Communicating Across Culture
* Safe Zone Training
* Unconscious Bias
* Supervisory Leadership Training (required in Housing & Dining Services)

In addition to ongoing trainings throughout the year, the annual Diversity Symposium in the fall and Professional Development Institute in early spring provide high-profile, no cost trainings in cultural competence for faculty, staff, and students that range from cross-cultural communication to understanding the interconnections between race, religion, sexual orientation, and gender. In Fall 2016, 2,767 attendees took part in sessions given by 90 presenters at the Diversity Symposium.

All employees of the Colorado State University community (students, faculty, and staff employees) are required to complete an online training for sexual harassment that includes the federal law as well as CSU campus policy and expectations. The training goes through various scenarios to explore topic areas. A confidential test component at the end of the training provides a certificate for those who pass. Equal Opportunity tracks certificates and requires employees to retake the training until they receive the certificate. Training is available via the web site 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and in-person training is also provided as an alternative multiple times a year. The Office of Equal Opportunity administers the training and tracks all employees to ensure all staff have completed the training. Several departments on campus have also put a refresher requirement into place to ensure staff receive refresher training at regular intervals.