| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.94 |
| Liaison | Brandon Trelstad |
| Submission Date | April 30, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Oregon State University
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Brandon
Trelstad Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability Office |
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?:
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:
The Office of Equity and Inclusion facilitates this work in addition to the Leadership Council for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity. There are also diversity committees at department levels in several larger OSU units.
The full-time equivalent of people employed in the diversity and equity office:
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:
Team Liberation is a group of facilitators (mostly students) of human relations workshops. These workshops include issues of racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, ageism, ableism, religious intolerance, communication and community & leadership development in an interactive and inclusive way. Team Liberation facilitators have received over forty hours of intensive training, followed by additional peer mentoring in facilitation with diverse groups on campus and in the community.
Team Liberation facilitates experiential exercises and process learning methods to provide the following:
- Communication and Relationship Building. An initial goal of human relations facilitations is to create a safe and supportive environment conducive to open and honest dialogue.
- Raising Awareness. With the proper atmosphere created, a facilitation or workshop can encourage participants to expand their awareness of the impact of different social circumstances on individuals and groups.
- Education and Training. Workshops can also challenge participants' assumptions about individuals and groups. It also provides opportunities to develop new strategies for care in daily interactions.
- Consensus/Buy-In and Community Development. Finally, group facilitation works to aid group members in recognizing and actively valuing each others' contributions to the shared environment. This layer can include development of group goals and action plans.
Each workshop is custom designed for the participant group to match the group's needs and goals, based upon interviews with the group organizer and using the knowledge and experience of the facilitators involved.
The Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity also offers training around Affirmative Action, Americans with Disabilities Act and Sexual Harassment Prevention. More at http://oregonstate.edu/oei/training
The website URL where information about the cultural competence trainings is available:
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