Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.54
Liaison Tavey Capps
Submission Date Oct. 18, 2013
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Duke University
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Tavey Capps
Environmental Sustainability Director
Office of the Executive Vice President
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Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee?:
Yes

The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :

The OIE Advisory Committee will provide advice and feedback to the Office for Institutional Equity relative to its services, impact on the Duke community and how OIE might do its work more effectively. Committee members will serve as communicators for OIE’s message, while keeping the office informed and aware of significant issues of employment policies and practices as they pertain to OIE’s mission.


Members of the committee, including job titles and affiliations :

Committee members of the OIE Advisory Committee represent many different sections of the university and health system, and are from various position levels, both non-exempt and monthly staff, to maximize the networking and input. For an up-to-date list of committee members, please visit: https://web.duke.edu/equity/resources/advisory.html


The website URL where information about the diversity and equity committee is available:
Does the institution have a diversity and equity office?:
Yes

A brief description of the diversity office:

Under the auspices of the President of the University, the Office for Institutional Equity provides institutional leadership in enhancing respectful, diverse and inclusive work and learning environments for the Duke Community. We provide a range of services that uphold values of equity and diversity, as well as support compliance efforts in the areas of equal opportunity, affirmative action and harassment prevention.

Additionally, Duke University Hospital has many initiatives to prioritize diversity in the workplace: http://diversity.duhs.duke.edu/


The number of people employed in the diversity office:
11

The website URL where information about the diversity and equity office is available:
Does the institution have a diversity and equity coordinator?:
Yes

Diversity coordinator’s name:
Benjamin D. Reese, Jr. AND Paul James

Diversity coordinator's position title:
(Benjamin D. Reese, Jr) Vice President for Institutional Equity AND (Paul James) Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

A brief description of the diversity coordinator's position:

An environment characterized by exemplary academic performance and high levels of employee productivity requires an organizational culture that sets clear expectations, provides appropriate supports and engenders respect and dignity. Diversity of cultural background, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, etc. among our student body, workforce, patients and visitors provides an opportunity to continually accelerate productivity, human growth and ongoing learning.

The Director of Diversity & Equity Programs assists the Vice-President in developing, implementing and monitoring programs and processes that promote and sustain diversity,
equity and respect throughout Duke University and the Duke University Health System.


The website URL where information about the diversity and equity coordinator is available:
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