Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 61.40 |
Liaison | Jennifer Bodine |
Submission Date | April 25, 2022 |
Weber State University
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.56 / 2.00 |
Bonnie
Christiansen Academic Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability Practices and Research Center |
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, equity, inclusion and human rights?:
Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on students, employees, or both?:
A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
WSU also has an Office of Access and Diversity that works to increase higher education access, persistence, and graduation rates for underrepresented students. This office oversees outreach programs like TRIO and Gear Up and also oversees campus programs like the Peer Mentor Program and the LGBT Resource Center.
Website: https://www.weber.edu/diversity/diversity-board.html
Estimated proportion of students that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Estimated proportion of academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Estimated proportion of non-academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
A brief description of the institution’s cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
describe his/her own perspective as one among many,
identify values and biases that inform the perspectives of oneself and others,
recognize and articulate the rights, perspectives, and experiences of others.
DV is a graduation requirement, thus, 100% of students participate in some cultural competence training and/or workshops.
All faculty, staff and administrators complete diversity training or updates through Coaching Certification, Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Training, Diversity workshops, speakers and panelists.
Examples of annual Conferences include the Diversity Conference, Hispanic Heritage keynote, MLK keynote, Black History Month keynote, Women’s History Month keynote, Holocaust Remembrance Commemoration keynote, Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage keynote, and Native Symposium, which are open and available to all students, faculty, staff and community.
Starting in Fall of 2020 the Diversity Office highly encouraged students, faculty and staff to participate in the YWCA 21-Day Racial Equity & Social Justice Challenge, and continues to promote the program.
Starting in January 2022 the Diversity Committee rolled out the how to be an anti-racist program, which is serving student affairs serving as the pilot.
Additionally there are trainings thought the LGBTQ Resource Center on allyship, transgender and pronoun trainings.
Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity office or trainings is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.weber.edu/issc
https://www.weber.edu/nontrad/
https://www.weber.edu/disabilityservices
https://www.weber.edu/womenscenter
https://www.weber.edu/lgbtresourcecenter
https://continue.weber.edu/cec/
https://www.weber.edu/multicultural
Faculty/staff resources
https://www.weber.edu/diversityoffice/
https://www.weber.edu/aaeo
https://www.weber.edu/owl
https://www.weber.edu/tlf
Student resources:
https://www.weber.edu/issc
https://www.weber.edu/nontrad/
https://www.weber.edu/disabilityservices
https://www.weber.edu/womenscenter
https://www.weber.edu/lgbtresourcecenter
https://continue.weber.edu/cec/
https://www.weber.edu/multicultural
Faculty/staff resources
https://www.weber.edu/diversityoffice/
https://www.weber.edu/aaeo
https://www.weber.edu/owl
https://www.weber.edu/tlf
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