| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 31.41 |
| Liaison | Hannes Gerhardt |
| Submission Date | April 20, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of West Georgia
PA-6: Support for Underrepresented Groups
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Hannes
Gerhardt Sustainability Director Department of Geosciences |
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:
Multicultural Achievement Program (MAP) The Multicultural Achievement Program (MAP) is an academic support program for minority students. MAP seeks to enhance the personal and unique UWG experience by providing programs and services that promote academic success.
*Study skill sessions *Mentoring
*Academic monitoring/coaching *Academic Awards
African American Male Initiative (AAMI) The African-American Male Initiative (AAMI) is an initiative of the University System of Georgia (USG) to increase enrollment of African-American males in USG institutions. AAMI uses the following strategies in its efforts to support the success of African-American male students:
*Learning Communities * Academic Coaching
*Freshmen Orientation Program (online) * Peer mentoring and tutoring
*Lecture Series *Community Service
*Weekly Study Hall Sessions
* Student Organizations – Black Men Encouraging Success Today and Black Men with Initiative
Latino Student Outreach (LSO) provides students with academic support services and programs to enrich the personal and academic development of Latino students. MAP services as a central resource for Latinos on campus to support and encourage student persistence.
There are also Living/Learning communities for students that offer peer support. FLAIR, for instance, is a academic discipline specific program limited to domestic students taking foreign languages that offers peer support. There is another discipline-specific academic support groups in Biology.
2014 saw the creation of the Association of Black Faculty and Staff that offers workshops, mentoring, counseling, and peer-support.
There was one meeting of the newly revived Women’s Caucus in 2014.
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:
UWG’s discrimination response team is organized by Human Resources and works closely with the Omsbud’s Office. There are also Title IX officers and an investigation team.
More on the title IX compliance team can be found here: http://www.westga.edu/titlenine/
UWG also has a general office to deal with issues of stress and distress. More info can be found here: http://www.westga.edu/titlenine/
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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