Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.51
Liaison Mike Evans
Submission Date Feb. 2, 2016
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Williams College
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Mike Evans
Assistant Director
Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives
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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 Committee on Diversity and Community (CDC), formerly the Commission on Campus Race Relations (CCRR), focuses on issues of diversity and community on campus and makes recommendations on both curricular and extracurricular matters with the intention of promoting better understanding between and among groups on campus. The Vice President for Strategic Planning and Institutional Diversity solicits nominations and self-nominations from the campus as a whole and through the regular College Council and Faculty Steering Committee procedures for selection of faculty, staff, and students to committees and annually appoints the Committee Chair and members. The three ex officio members are the Vice President for Strategic Planning and Institutional Diversity, the Associate Dean for Diversity, and an officer of the College Council.


The full-time equivalent of people employed in the diversity and equity office:
5

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:

We use two models – staff and student facilitator model (to do the trainings). 2nd model is bringing in a wide range of professionals to work with the trainers.


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