| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.15 |
| Liaison | Phil Valko |
| Submission Date | Aug. 6, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Washington University in St. Louis
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Michelle
Milligan Associate Provost Office of the Provost |
Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :
Goals:
1. Increase the proportion of women and underrepresented faculty at all ranks through hiring, retention and promotion.
2. Increase the number of women and underrepresented faculty in leadership positions at WU.
3. Ensure that we continue to pay all faculty equitably. The Provost will work closely with the Senate Council to evaluate faculty pay equity on a regular basis.
4. Foster an intellectual and administrative climate where all faculty have opportunities to contribute to the direction of the University.
Specific initiatives:
*Develop initiatives to promote faculty leadership, with an express purpose of involving women and minorities more deeply in University life.
*Recognize women and underrepresented faculty through endowed chairs and internal awards.
*Establish ombudspersons for both the Danforth and Medical Campuses who will provide confidential, independent, nonpolitical, and knowledgeable counsel and advocacy for faculty members.
*Ensure accepted search procedures are followed, particularly those that encourage diversity as an important criterion in searches. This will include supporting annual workshops for search committees.
*Develop target of opportunity recruitment policies (where they do not exist).
*Collect and report data on the representation of women and underrepresented groups in the applicant pools, finalist pools and offers made for all faculty searches.
*Strengthen faculty retention through mentoring and other processes.
*Initiate third party exit interviews for faculty who leave Washington University.
*Create standards for accountability to evaluate progress within schools, departments or divisions.
Members of the committee, including affiliations :
Adrienne Davis, Vice Provost
John Baugh, Arts & Sciences
Brian Carpenter, Arts & Sciences
Marion Crain, Law
Mary Ann Dzuback, Arts & Sciences
Diana Gray, Medicine
Debra Haire-Joshu, Social Work
Jeff Lowell, Medicine
Judi McLean Parks, Business
Jim McLeod, Administration
Leah Merrifield, Administration
Shelley Milligan, Administration
Helen Piwnica-Worms, Medicine
Carolyn Sargent, Arts & Sciences
Larry Shapiro, Medicine
Lisa Siddens, Administration
Elzbieta Sklodowska, Arts & Sciences
Denise Ward-Brown, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Gerhild Williams, Arts & Sciences
Frank Yin, Engineering
Luis Zayas, Social Work
The website URL where information about the diversity and equity committee is available:
Does the institution have a diversity and equity office?:
A brief description of the diversity office:
The number of people employed in the diversity office:
The website URL where information about the diversity and equity office is available:
Does the institution have a diversity and equity coordinator?:
Diversity coordinator’s name:
Diversity coordinator's position title:
A brief description of the diversity coordinator's position:
The website URL where information about the diversity and equity coordinator is available:
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