Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.91
Liaison Tom Hartzell
Submission Date Dec. 21, 2022

STARS v2.2

Calvin University
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.67 / 2.00 Michelle Loyd-Paige
Exec. Associate to the President for Diversity and Inclusion
President's Office
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Part 1 

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?:
Yes

Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on students, employees, or both?:
Both students and employees

None
A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
Officers:
The Executive Associate to the President for Diversity and Inclusion is responsible for leading deep, pervasive, and meaningful change in the university understands and practices diversity and inclusion. Advises president. Peer coach to cabinet members. Develops cultural competence workshops for faculty and staff. Sets and monitors strategic diversity goals for campus.
The Dean for Intercultural Student Development oversees student development related to diversity. Offers programing for US racially under-represented students and international students.
The Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion oversees the integration of diversity into the curriculum.
Committees: President's Advisory Team for Diversity and Inclusion is an advisory team made up of diversity champions from across the campus.
The Gender Equity Committee is a faculty governing committee overseeing gender equity among the faculty.
The Disabilities Services office addresses needs for students with disabilities.

Part 2 

Estimated proportion of students that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Most

Estimated proportion of academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Most

Estimated proportion of non-academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Most

If trainings are made available, provide:

A brief description of the institution’s cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Members of the President's cabinet meet monthly with the Executive Associate to the President for Diversity and Inclusion in one-hour cultural competency coaching sessions. Each member of the cabinet also takes an annual cultural competency assessment. Each member also participated in half-day professional development training facilitated by the West Michigan President's Compact. an organization focused on racial equity.

All Board of Trustee members completed an Intercultural Development inventory assessment and participated in a group training on cultural competence.
All faculty, staff and administrators have access to monthly professional development opportunities related to diversity and cultural competency. Activities include lectures, workshops, and discussion groups. Trainings for 2018-2019 include: The Culturally Responsive Classroom; Anti-Racism 101; Cognitive Errors in Interviewing; Engaging International Students, Managing the Micro-Agressions.

Students are also afforded regular cultural competency activities. This year the Office for Multicultural Student Development expanded their UnLearn Week programming to year-long monthly activities to build cultural competence. Students are also required to complete a Cross-cultural Engagement course for graduation.

Optional Fields 

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:
At the time of this submission all links were correct, however, several websites are being restructured and may become broken if the restructuring involves moving a page rather than just a refreshed look. -Loyd Paige

Faculty Resources: https://calvin.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/?_ga=2.119952520.1216102623.1547399083-122263534.1540587384

Student requirements: https://calvin.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/get-involved.html#current

Additional Student Resources: https://calvin.edu/offices-services/intercultural-student-development/events/

CQ Training: https://calvin.edu/offices-services/intercultural-student-development/events/training-and-workshops.html

Lead Diversity Officer: http://calvin.edu/directory/people/michelle-loyd-paige

Data from Michelle Loyd-Paige

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