| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 79.37 |
| Liaison | Jillian Leach |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
California State University, Chico
PA-6: Assessing Diversity and Equity
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Jennifer
Rotnem Director of Energy and Sustainability FMS |
Has the institution engaged in a structured assessment process during the previous three years to improve diversity, equity and inclusion on campus?:
A brief description of the assessment process and the framework, scorecard(s) and/or tool(s) used:
Chico State engages in a structured assessment process every year to improve diversity, equity and inclusion on campus. The Academics Senate’s 2019 “Resolution Regarding Equity for Underrepresented Minority Students (link to PDF below)” called on the university to “provide instructors with equity gap data for their classes in a clear, contextualized, and confidential manner and course based resources that may be needed to help reduce this gap.” In response to the resolution, the Campus created the Grades and Equity Gaps dashboard to provide important data to help faculty secure academic equity for all students.
https://www.csuchico.edu/fdev/homepage/faculty-dashboard.shtml
https://www.csuchico.edu/sen/_assets/documents/reso_equity_underrepresented_minority.pdf
Does the assessment process address campus climate by engaging stakeholders to assess the attitudes, perceptions and behaviors of employees and students, including the experiences of underrepresented groups?:
Does the assessment process address student outcomes related to diversity, equity and success?:
Does the assessment process address employee outcomes related to diversity and equity?:
A brief description of the most recent assessment findings and how the results are used in shaping policy, programs, and initiatives:
Close analysis of Chico State retention and graduation data indicates that the gap in graduation rates between underrepresented minorities and non-underrepresented minorities is caused by the much higher rate of academic dismissal for underrepresented minorities (Jeff Bell, “Analysis of Dismissal and Dropout rates for the 2009-2011 First Time Freshmen Cohorts,” 2019 (PDF link below). This means that closing equity gaps in course outcomes (passing or non-passing grades) is an imperative for closing equity gaps in graduation rates. This dashboard allows faculty to identify those gaps in their own courses over the past three years. This data led to the
Academics Senate’s 2019 “Resolution Regarding Equity for Underrepresented Minority Students”.
https://www.csuchico.edu/ir/_assets/documents/by-the-numbers/bell-analysis-of-dismissal-dropout-rates.pdf
Are the results of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment shared with the campus community?:
A brief description of how the assessment results are shared with the campus community:
Assessment results are available to the campus community through the Grades and Equity Gaps dashboard: https://www.csuchico.edu/fdev/homepage/faculty-dashboard.shtml
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion tracks campus demographics and informs the campus on assessment results. https://www.csuchico.edu/diversity/demographics.shtml
Are the results (or a summary of the results) of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment publicly posted?:
The diversity and equity assessment report or summary (upload):
Website URL where the diversity and equity assessment report or summary is publicly posted:
Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity assessment efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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