Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 48.10
Liaison Jen Jones
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

College of Charleston
PA-6: Assessing Diversity and Equity

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.88 / 1.00 Jen Jones
Director
Center for Sustainable Development
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Has the institution engaged in a structured assessment process during the previous three years to improve diversity, equity and inclusion on campus?:
Yes

A brief description of the assessment process and the framework, scorecard(s) and/or tool(s) used:
The Office of Institutional Diversity and Chief Diversity Officer utilize survey results and feedback from campus constituents to report to the President's Diversity Review Committee. This committee consists of seven voting members and three non-voting members. These members issue reports and recommendations related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Campus-wide workplace and campus culture surveys are distributed regularly using the Modern Think Great Colleges to Work For survey instrument. The most recent one was conducted in 2021.https://greatcollegesprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-ModernThink-Higher-Education-Sample-Survey.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?:
Yes

Does the assessment process address student outcomes related to diversity, equity and success?:
Yes

Does the assessment process address employee outcomes related to diversity and equity?:
Yes

A brief description of the most recent assessment findings and how the results are used in shaping policy, programs, and initiatives:
Results are only available to CofC campus community.

Are the results of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment shared with the campus community?:
Yes

A brief description of how the assessment results are shared with the campus community:
Assessment results are shared on College, though you must have CofC credentials to view them. The presidents send out communication about when the are available for viewing and his team provides summaries of the results.

https://today.cofc.edu/2021/09/24/access-to-great-colleges-to-work-for-survey-presentation-results-fs/

Are the results (or a summary of the results) of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment publicly posted?:
No

The diversity and equity assessment report or summary (upload):
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Website URL where the diversity and equity assessment report or summary is publicly posted:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity assessment efforts is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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