Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.90
Liaison Jessica Bowen
Submission Date Aug. 3, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Aquinas College
PA-6: Support for Underrepresented Groups

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Jessica Eimer Bowen
Director of Sustainability
Center for Sustainability
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Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support, academic support, or other programs to support underrepresented groups on campus?:
Yes

A brief description of the programs sponsored by the institution to support underrepresented groups:

All support services on campus are open to students from all backgrounds (including counseling office, acadmic advising, etc.) Additionally there are supportive programs which target underrepresented students specifically including:
Center for Diversity & Inclusion - mentoring, peer support, academic support, other support such as multicultural student organization advising
Disabilities Services - mentoring, peer support, academic support, other programs (www.aquinas.edu/aac/disability)
Student Support Services - mentoring, peer support, academic support, other programs (www.aquinas.edu/sss)
Campus Life - multicultural student organizations (www.aquinas.edu/students)


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?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s discrimination response policy, program and/or team:

We have an ad hoc group of staff/faculty that convenes as needed.


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?:
Yes

Does the institution produce a publicly accessible inventory of gender neutral bathrooms on campus?:
No

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