Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 64.43
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date Nov. 4, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Carol Mullins
Sustainability Assessment Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee, office, and/or officer tasked by the administration or governing body to advise on and implement policies, programs, and trainings related to diversity and equity on campus?:
Yes

Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on one or both of the following?:
Yes or No
Student diversity and equity Yes
Employee diversity and equity Yes

A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:

IUPUI Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: https://diversity.iupui.edu/
The mission of the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is to educate, advocate, engage and empower the IUPUI community by cultivating partnerships and resources to create and sustain an environment that is inclusive, equitable and diverse.

By mandate of Indiana state law diversity committees were formed on each campus to annually report on findings, conclusions, and recommendations related to each of these statutorily defined areas: faculty employment policies concerning diversity issues; faculty and administration personnel complaints concerning diversity issues; recommendations to promote and maintain cultural diversity among faculty; and recommendations to promote recruitment and retention of minority students.


The full-time equivalent of people employed in the diversity and equity office:
9

The website URL where information about the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer is available:
Does the institution make cultural competence trainings and activities available to all members of the following groups?:
Yes or No
Students Yes
Staff Yes
Faculty Yes
Administrators Yes

A brief description of the cultural competence trainings and activities:

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS
- The Office of Equal Opportunity (http://www.iupui.edu/~oeo/training/) is engaged in ongoing compliance training initiatives which include supervisory training, orientation for search committees, and presentations to departments and academic classes.
Topics include: (1) Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (2) Sexual Harassment (3) Americans with Disabilities Act
- Office of Intercultural Literacy, Capacity and Engagement
Office of Intercultural Literacy, Capacity and Engagement
- The Office of Intercultural Literacy, Capacity and Engagement (https://diversity.iupui.edu/offices/ilce/index.html) provides resources for faculty, staff and community partners to support excellence in scholarship, teaching and engagement with diversity, equity and inclusion.
- LGBTQ+ CENTER (https://diversity.iupui.edu/offices/lgbtq/index.html) supports a commitment to leadership development, academic inquiry, and local, national, and global engagement with particular respect to sexual, romantic, and gender identities. The LGBTQ+ Center is an inclusive campus community that welcomes people of all identities and provides support, resources, and advocacy to IUPUI students, staff, faculty, alumni, and the surrounding community. The Center facilitates LGBTQ+ visibility by promoting and enhancing understanding, acceptance, and awareness through collaborative relationships, LGBTQ+ allyship trainings, and educational/programmatic initiatives.

STUDENTS
- LGBTQ+ CENTER (https://diversity.iupui.edu/offices/lgbtq/index.html) supports a commitment to leadership development, academic inquiry, and local, national, and global engagement with particular respect to sexual, romantic, and gender identities. The LGBTQ+ Center is an inclusive campus community that welcomes people of all identities and provides support, resources, and advocacy to IUPUI students, staff, faculty, alumni, and the surrounding community. The Center facilitates LGBTQ+ visibility by promoting and enhancing understanding, acceptance, and awareness through collaborative relationships, LGBTQ+ allyship trainings, and educational/programmatic initiatives.
- Multicultural Center (https://diversity.iupui.edu/offices/mc/index.html) is dedicated to promoting student development and support through diversity education and multicultural awareness


The website URL where information about the cultural competence trainings is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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