Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.11
Liaison Kathleen McCaig
Submission Date March 15, 2016
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STARS v2.0

Berea College
PA-6: Support for Underrepresented Groups

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Kathleen McCaig
Sustainability Coordinator
Operations & 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:

Berea College provides excellent support for members of underrepresented groups (and for all Berea College students). This includes a Black Cultural Center which operates a Success Mentoring Program, as well as a Black Male Initiative, focusing on retention and matriculation of African American Males; the Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education, focusing on Berea’s historic commitment to Interracial Education; The Loyal Jones Appalachian Center, focusing on all students from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Distressed Counties (with a particular foci on Appalachian Males); and the Louise and Francis Hutchins Center for International Education, which focuses both on our international student population (7-10% of Berea College students are F1 international), as well as providing our domestic students with a variety of programming and opportunities for international study abroad).


The website URL where more information about the support programs for underrepresented groups is available:
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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:

Berea College does have a discrimination response policy and office to respond to and support those who have experienced such incidents (Title VII/IX Officer, and the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion).


The website URL where more information about the institution’s discrimination response policy, program and/or team is available:
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Does the institution offer housing options to accommodate the special needs of transgender and transitioning students?:
No

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

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