| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.28 |
| Liaison | Stephen Ellis |
| Submission Date | Nov. 25, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Boston University
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 2.00 |
Dennis
Carlberg Associate Vice President for Sustainability BU Sustainability |
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?:
Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on one or both of the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Student diversity and equity | --- |
| Employee diversity and equity | --- |
A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
The full-time equivalent of people employed in the diversity and equity office:
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:
The Howard Thurman Center offers a number of cultural competence activities and trainings to students throughout the year. Their website lists past events that were available to all students.
The Equal Opportunity Office provides formal training for managers, employees and administrators on sexual harassment, discrimination, and other EO topics. Training is offered on a regular basis through the Get Trained! series of professional development workshops provided by Human Resources. Training is also provided for departments and other employee groups by request.
The same trainings available to staff members is available to faculty. Additionally, the BU School of Medicine is currently developing the Office of Medical Education Faculty Development Program, that consists of workshops, seminars, and online modules. This is a new program to assist faculty and staff with increasing their teaching effectiveness by providing a central location for medical education information, self-paced quick tutorials on teaching and educational career development strategies.
Additionally, the Boston University Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching offers a variety of Teaching Talks and Teaching Tech Talks, focused on teaching and the professional development of faculty and graduate-student teachers. Teaching Talks focuses primarily on pedagogy, while Teaching Tech Talks dives deeper into the use of technology to enhance teaching.
The website URL where information about the cultural competence trainings is available:
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