| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.20 |
| Liaison | Anne Duncan |
| Submission Date | Jan. 29, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wartburg College
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Anne
Duncan Environmental Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability |
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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
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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 |
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A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
Wartburg College’s Diversity Vision Statement
The Wartburg College community is committed to creating and maintaining a mutually respectful environment that recognizes and celebrates diversity among all students, faculty, and staff. Wartburg values human differences as an asset, works to sustain a culture that reflects the interests, contributions, and perspectives of members of diverse groups; and delivers educational programming to meet the needs of diverse audiences. We also seek to instill those values, understandings and skills to encourage leadership and service in a global multicultural society.
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The full-time equivalent of people employed in the diversity and equity office:
1
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The website URL where information about the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer is available:
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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 |
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A brief description of the cultural competence trainings and activities:
There is not a required, formal, campus-wide training to discuss cultural competence. We do provide some opportunities for staff and faculty to be exposed, but it is not required.
Throughout the year Wartburg College hosts several poverty simulations. Staff and faculty is encouraged to participate at least once during their time at Wartburg College. The poverty simulation is meant to help sensitize participants to the struggles people in poverty face on a daily basis. During the simulation, participants role-play the lives of low-income families, from single parents trying to care for their children to senior citizens trying to maintain their self-sufficiency on Social Security. Time is represented by four 15-minute periods, each representing one week. The task of each family is to provide food, shelter and other basic necessities during the simulation while interacting with various community resources. Afterward, participants and staffers conduct a debriefing. https://www.wartburg.edu/povertysim/
Martin Luther King Jr. week is an important event on our campus. Throughout the week we not only talk about service, but also diversity and civil rights. Activities are held throughout the week to increase awareness of the basic civil liberties Dr. King worked to make accessible to everyone. Staff or faculty leads some sessions, and many are involved in community service. We call it a “day on, not a day off.”
http://www.wartburg.edu/mlk/
The Human Resources department, Diversity and Inclusion Council, and Pathways Center partner regularly to provide personal development opportunities. The past has included topics of cultural competency.
Through the Diversity and Inclusion Council a program was developed to help students increase awareness of cultural competency. Cultural Advocates go through tiers via participation in existing campus activities and reflection. A sample of activities may include MLK day of service, V-Week, cultural week, French film festival, and more. Instead of recreating events, this program encourages attendance to what is already happening. The advocates pledge to continue their support for cultural competency after graduation.
The Alliance Program has worked to increase campus awareness of LGBTQ issues and acceptance. The leaders in this group work with other diversity and equality related groups to bring a better understand of cultural competency to our community.
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The website URL where information about the cultural competence trainings is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Issues of Diversity and Equity are divided between the Student Diversity Programs Office, Affirmative Action, and the Pathways Center.
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