| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.18 |
| Liaison | James Biesecker |
| Submission Date | March 7, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Gettysburg College
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Julie
Ramsey Vice President of College Life and Dean of Students College Life Office |
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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?:
Yes
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Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on one or both of the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Student diversity and equity | Yes |
| Employee diversity and equity | Yes |
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A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
The I.D.E.A.(Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Advancement) Council (formerly the President’s Diversity Commission) is charged with advising the Chief Diversity Officer and the Office of Diversity & Inclusion. The Council will advocate for the enhancement of the College’s efforts to institutionalize an inclusive learning and working environment.
Initiatives currently being overseen by the council include:
Inclusion Action Plan (IAP)
The IAP is a three-year plan that will have four action areas: Access & Equity, Campus Climate, Diversity in Curriculum & Co-Curriculum and Organizational Learning.
Distribution of the draft plan for a 30-day comment period will begin in August 2015.
Intercultural Development Inventory
The IDI is a survey that is privately taken regarding one’s life experiences and is designed to provide feedback on both perceived and actual levels of intercultural competence. The IDI also provides a plan useful for skill building. Training for qualified administrators will begin in the spring of 2015 with a rollout of the IDI in the fall of 2015. This program will be ongoing.
Campus Climate Study
Comprehensive survey, completed approximately every 5 years, of faculty, staff & students to ascertain their perceptions of what it feels like to live, learn and work at Gettysburg College. Development begins this semester (spring 2015). Implementation to occur in spring 2016.
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The full-time equivalent of people employed in the diversity and equity office:
4
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The website URL where information about the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer is available:
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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 |
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A brief description of the cultural competence trainings and activities:
The Office of Diversity & Inclusion is currently in the process of implementing the Intercultural Development Inventory Overview that will be used campus-wide as a training program for cultural competence.
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The website URL where information about the cultural competence trainings is available:
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