Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.80
Liaison Paul Scanlon
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2014
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STARS v2.0

Slippery Rock University
PA-5: Assessing Diversity and Equity

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Holly McCoy, JD
Assistant Vice President
Diversity and Equal Opportunity
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Has the institution assessed diversity and equity in terms of campus climate?:
Yes

A brief description of the campus climate assessment(s) :

Yes, the university completes a campus climate survey, focusing on diversity issues. The instrument has been developed by a committee in conjunction with Dr. Sue Rankin, a researcher from Penn State University. It was last completed during the Spring 2011 semester; SRU is currently in the process of implementing modifications. Results of the climate survey may be found at:
http://www.sru.edu/president/diversity/Pages/campus-climate.aspx


Has the institution assessed student diversity and educational equity?:
No

A brief description of the student diversity and educational equity assessment(s):
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Has the institution assessed employee diversity and employment equity?:
Yes

A brief description of the employee diversity and employment equity assessment(s):

Slippery Rock University performs in-depth analysis of its total employment process to determine if there are areas where minority and/or female groups may face impediments to equal opportunity. The following analyses are conducted in order to reveal any potential problem areas: placement goals, an analysis of incumbency versus availability is performed to determine whether there are problems of minority or female utilization. The only area that showed underutilization was females in the skilled crafts. Steps will be taken to encourage and increase the percentage of qualified females and/or minorities applying for positions both externally and internally.


Has the institution assessed diversity and equity in terms of governance and public engagement?:
No

A brief description of the governance and public engagement assessment(s):

na


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