Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.90
Liaison Megan Butler
Submission Date July 19, 2011
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STARS v1.1

Macalester College
PAE-7: Measuring Campus Diversity Culture

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Karla Benson Rutten
Director
Lealtad-Suzuki Center, Department of Multicultural Life
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Has the institution assessed attitudes about diversity and equity on campus in a way that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief description of the assessment(s):

Every year, Macalester College assesses its campus diversity culture through surveys given to graduating senior students. The surveys are meant to assess their overall experience at Macalester College. Several questions are asked and among those questions are those related specifically to diversity culture. For example, they are asked to evaluate their overall satisfaction with the College’s ethnic and racial diversity, climate for minority students etc.


Year the assessment was last administered:
2,010

A brief description of how the results of the assessment(s) are used in shaping policy, programs, and initiatives:

Survey results are used by the Department of Multicultural Life to direct student programming and campus initiatives. For example, the department's campaign for All-Gender bathrooms around campus began through student concern.


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