| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.28 |
| Liaison | Michelle Seppala Gibbs |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2023 |
Hope College
IN-39: Sustainability Office Diversity Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Michelle
Gibbs Director Office of Sustainability |
Does the sustainability office have initiatives specifically designed to recruit sustainability employees from underrepresented groups?:
A brief description of the initiatives specifically designed to recruit sustainability employees from underrepresented groups:
Yes, for the past couple of years the Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) and the Office of Sustainability often share content from their repsective newsletters. Each year CDI also shares hiring opporunities for the Office of Sustainability's Hope Advocates for Sustainability Internship Program on the screens in their department and in their newsletter.
There have not been any non-student sustainability positions posted during the reporting period.
Does the sustainability office ensure that sustainability employees complete DEI training?:
A brief description of the DEI trainings for sustainability employees:
In the spring of 2022 the Hope Advocates for Sustainability Environmental Justice Intern led a portion session during a weekly meeting about DEI and environmental justice. There are plans for this to happen during a meeting in the spring of 2023 as well.
The Director for the Office of Sustainability and the Chief Sustainability Officer regularly attend DEI trainings during professional development training sessions. The Director has also been trained as an Equity Advisors. These Advisors are trained consultants who partner with Human Resources and Culture and Inclusion to achieve our shared institutional goal of excellence and equity in our hiring practices. Equity Advisors support search committees to achieve inclusive hiring practices, which is important to help accomplish Hope’s mission “to educate students for lives of leadership and service in a global society” (Hope College Mission). Equity Advisors assist search committees by increasing awareness, recognizing and identifying potential barriers, leaning into courageous conversations, and navigating hiring policies, practices, and procedures. In the past two years she has served on three hiring teams.
Does the sustainability office regularly collaborate on events, projects, or initiatives with the institution’s DEI office/program and/or organizations that support underrepresented groups on campus?:
A brief description of events, projects, or initiatives during the previous year developed in collaboration with the DEI office/program and/or organizations that support underrepresented groups on campus:
The Director for the Office of Sustainability the Hope Advocates for Sustainability Environmental Justice Intern meet regularly during the academic year with staff from the Center for Diversity and Inclusion to plan and coordinate events for the campus and greater Holland community.
Spring 2023 -
Working Toward Safe Water and Environmental Justice at Home and Abroad
https://hope.edu/news/2023/research/event-focuses-on-safe-water-and-environmental-justice-nearby-and-abroad.html
Fall 2022 -
ADDRESS TO EXPLORE “RACIAL RECKONING: ACTIVISM AND JUSTICE IN ACADEMIA, THE ENVIRONMENT & THE POLITICS OF KNOWLEDGE”
https://hope.edu/news/2022/campus-life/address-to-explore-racial-reckoning-activism-and-justice-in-academia-the-environment-and-the-politics-of-knowledge.html
Spring 2022 -
FAIR TRADE EVENT
https://anchor.hope.edu/features/hope-advocates-for-sustainability-partners-with-the-bridge/
Fall 2021 -
DOCUMENTARY CELEBRATES INDIGENOUS FOOD SYSTEMS AND EFFORTS TO RECLAIM AND REBUILD THEM
https://hope.edu/news/2021/academics/documentary-celebrates-indigenous-food-systems-and-efforts-to-reclaim-and-rebuild-them.html
Does the sustainability office or committee include at least one individual with formal DEI and/or environmental or social justice responsibilities?:
Documentation of the formal DEI and/or environmental or social justice responsibilities:
Since the Fall of 2021 we have had a student in an "Environmental Justice" internship and this student meets regularly with the Director for the Office of Sustainability and the Assistant Director for the Center for Diversity and Inclusion.
https://hope.edu/offices/sustainability/staff/green-team.html
Website URL where information about the initiatives to advance DEI within the sustainability program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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