Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.65
Liaison Maddie LoDico
Submission Date Dec. 12, 2014
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STARS v2.0

Colby College
PA-5: Assessing Diversity and Equity

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Cora Clukey
Director of Recruitment and Employment
Human Resources
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Has the institution assessed diversity and equity in terms of campus climate?:
Yes

A brief description of the campus climate assessment(s) :

Cora Clukey, the Director of Equal Employment Opportunity, assesses and reports on the diversity of applicants and current employees every year. Among our campus climate assessments are the ones completed by several student groups and workers who have assessed campus climate through methods such as surveys to gather information on the experiences of students on campus, including underrepresented groups. They have also organized several focus groups.

+ Date Revised: Jan. 5, 2015

Has the institution assessed student diversity and educational equity?:
Yes

A brief description of the student diversity and educational equity assessment(s):

Cora Clukey, the Director of Equal Employment Opportunity, assesses and reports on the diversity of applicants each year. It is one of the College's priorities to provide a rich and diverse community. As shown in the College's Diversity Report, the College continues to focus on creating a diverse student body as 22% of the 2017 graduating class are students of color.

+ Date Revised: Jan. 5, 2015

Has the institution assessed employee diversity and employment equity?:
Yes

A brief description of the employee diversity and employment equity assessment(s):

Cora Clukey, the Director of Equal Employment Opportunity, assesses and reports on the diversity of applicants and current employees every year. There is also an online survey that provides demographic data of the applicant pool so that if they need to evaluate a search with regards to race, ethnicity, and gender, they can. The office also requests that all departments for faculty or staff hires provide a diversity search plan in order to identify and implement methods to attract a diverse applicant pool. One example to recruit a diverse applicant pool is to leverage select on-line job list websites including, but not limited to the following: DiverseJobs.net, HispanicOutlook.com, and StudentAffairs.com.


Has the institution assessed diversity and equity in terms of governance and public engagement?:
Yes

A brief description of the governance and public engagement assessment(s):

In terms of governance and public engagement, the College makes and reports on a number of efforts to ensure the access and participation in governance is a diverse group. Each year the College reports on the diversity of its board and alumni network in order to ensure there is equity and diversity in the future planning of the College. As it is the College's mission for equal opportunity and diversity in areas such as recruitment, employee education and development, this is an area of continued focus.

+ Date Revised: Jan. 5, 2015

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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