| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.11 |
| Liaison | Natalie Sobrinski |
| Submission Date | June 16, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Muhlenberg College
PA-6: Support for Underrepresented Groups
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Robin
Riley-Casey Director of Multicultural Life Student Life |
Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support, academic support, or other programs to support underrepresented groups on campus?:
A brief description of the programs sponsored by the institution to support underrepresented groups:
Academic Bootcamp (Summer 2015) for students of color interested in pursuing the professorate.
Emerging Leader Diversity Network (ELDN--spring 2016) series that focus on connecting students with scholars, research and community leaders in order to support students ongoing engagement with intellectual and justice practices inside and outside the academy.
Career Services offered in the Center (spring 2016)
Muhlenberg has mentoring, counseling, peer support, academic support, and other programs to support underrepresented groups on campus:
o Mentoring: career center has connections with alums that are part of underrepresented groups, and holds networking events with them (LGBT, women, people of color, etc.)
o Counseling: the counseling center will offer accommodations to students who prefer to open up to one gender or race over another. If a student does not connect with a counselor in Muhlenberg’s counseling center, the counseling center would direct them to a local agency.
o Peer Support: We have a mentoring program that is part of our Emerging Leaders program. The Emerging Leaders program is a bridge and leadership program for students of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds. The program includes a pre-orientation week which introduces students to the rigor of college academics, offer workshops to help students adjust to being a member of a primarily white upper middle-class student population and provide peer mentors for social and academic support. The mentoring program pairs each new emerging leader with one or two Emerging Leaders from the previous cohort
o Academic Support: Each incoming Emerging Leader is advised by their first-year seminar faculty and or an Academic Support Staff member to assist with registering for classes, time management, study skill development and resources that support academic success.
The website URL where more information about the support programs for underrepresented groups is available:
Does the institution have a discrimination response policy and/or team (or the equivalent) to respond to and support those who have experienced or witnessed a bias incident, act of discrimination or hate crime?:
A brief description of the institution’s discrimination response policy, program and/or team:
Policy: We do have hate/bias response policy and a special team is being formed, which will be trained on how to respond to incidents.
The website URL where more information about the institution’s discrimination response policy, program and/or team is available:
Does the institution offer housing options to accommodate the special needs of transgender and transitioning students?:
Does the institution produce a publicly accessible inventory of gender neutral bathrooms on campus?:
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