Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.01
Liaison Cindy Shea
Submission Date July 18, 2014
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STARS v2.0

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Taffye Clayton
Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer
Office of the Provost
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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?:
Yes

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 Diversity and Multicultural Affairs reports to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost and serves as the diversity arm of the University. DMA is led by Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer Taffye Benson Clayton and has the responsibility of providing university-wide leadership in building and sustaining an inclusive campus community that values and respects all members of the university community and beyond.


The full-time equivalent of people employed in the diversity and equity office:
9

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:

Multiple cultural competence trainings and workshops are available to all faculty, staff, and students through the Diversity and Multicultural Affairs office. The office works closely with university departments, units and organizations to develop relevant training programs. In addition the office also offers:
- collaborative partnerships in the planning of programs that advance issues of diversity in the campus and community
- consultation on diversity strategic plans and initiatives for units who wish to engage in embracing diversity best practices on a organizational level
- diversity education workshops for units and groups that increase diversity awareness, incorporate practice and create dialogue. There are 6 different topics currently being offered (Diversity and Leadership, Diversity in the Classroom, Diversity and Gender, Diversity in the Workplace, Diversity in Hiring, and Negotiating for Equity).There is no cost for the facilitators and the delivery of the education session for on campus units/ departments/ groups.


The website URL where information about the cultural competence trainings is available:
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