| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.24 |
| Liaison | Tess Esposito |
| Submission Date | Feb. 23, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Dayton
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
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 university previously had an Executive Director of Diversity and Inclusion. The individual who held the position retired in summer 2015. That position is being elevated to a newly created Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion. This position will focus on students, staff, and faculty. There is also an Affirmative Action office.
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:
Cultural Competence training is provided by a variety of areas including Human Resources, the Learning and Teaching Center, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Center for International Programs and other offices on campus. Trainings/workshops are incorporated into new employee training, Leadership UD (a program to build leaders at UD - exempt employees are nominated to participate), and UD Connections (another program to build leadership skills at UD - non-exempt employees are nominated to participate). Previously, the Executive Director of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, coordinated and implemented opportunities for employees to gain cultural competency and to dialogue on diversity and inclusion issues. Our Center for International Programs and our Office of Multicultural Affairs also offer programs for students and employees. There programs range from intergroup dialogues, conversations with international students, competency training, etc. The Learning Teaching Center also promotes such trainings/workshops among the faculty.
The website URL where information about the cultural competence trainings is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
additional trainings: https://www.udayton.edu/ltc/development/index.php
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