Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 64.43
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date Nov. 4, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
PA-6: Support for Underrepresented Groups

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Carol Mullins
Sustainability Assessment Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support, academic support, or other programs to support underrepresented groups on campus?:
Yes

A brief description of the programs sponsored by the institution to support underrepresented groups:

IUPUI has many affinity groups and support programs to support under-represented groups on campus.

Student groups can be found https://diversity.iupui.edu/offices/mc/student-organizations/index.html AND https://theden.iupui.edu/
- African Student Association
- Asian Student Union
- Black Student Union
- Filipino Student Association
- Latino Student Association
- LGBTQ Student Alliance
- Native American Student Alliance
- Jewish Law Society at Indiana University McKinney School of Law (JLS)
- LGBTQ Alliance at IUSM
- American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana Student Chapter (ACLU Student Chapter)
- American Medical Women's Association Pre-Medicine Branch at IUPUI (AMWA Pre-Med at IUPUI)
- American Women's Medical Association (AMWA)
- Amigos en Servicio (AeS)
- Arabic Club at IUPUI
- Asian Law Students Association (ALSA)
- Association for Non-Traditional Students (ANTS)
- Association for Women in Mathematics Student Chapter at IUPUI (AWM at IUPUI)
- Association of Women Surgeons (AWS-SIG)
- Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
- Bollywood Beats @ IUPUI (BB)
- Bridges International (Bridges)
- Chinese Christian Campus Fellowship (CCCF)
- Chinese Culture Club @ IUPUI (CCCI)
- Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA)
- DesiJags: The Indian Students Association (ISA)
- Feminist Law Society at IU McKinney School of Law (Feminist Law Society)
- German Club at IUPUI (Deutschklub)
- Hispanic Law Society (HLS)
- Indian Student Cultural Association (ISCA)
- Indianapolis Korean Christian Association (IKCA)
- Iranian Student Association (ISA)
- Islamic Law Association (ILA)
- Japanese Culture Club at IUPUI (JCC)
- Jewish Student Association at IUPUI (JSA)
- Korean Student Association (KSA)
- Malaysian Student Association at IUPUI (MySA)
- Medical Spanish Society of Latinos (MS-SOL)
- Minority Science and Technology Club (MSTC)
- Muslim Student Association (MSA)
- National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
- National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
- Pakistani Student Association (PSA)
- Saudi Students Club At IUPUI (ssciupui)
- Social Justice Scholars (SJS)
- Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
- South Asian Youth Action (SAYA)
- Student African American Brothehood (SAAB)
- Student African American Sisterhood (SAAS)
- Student Association of Raas and Garba (SARANG)
- Student Immigration Law Society (SILS)
- Student Veterans Organization at IUPUI (Veterans@IUPUI)
- Students for Justice in Palestine at IUPUI (SJP @ IUPUI)
- Students Organize for Syria at IUPUI (SOS at IUPUI)
- Students Supporting Israel at Indiana University -Purdue University (SSI)
- Taiwanese Student Association at IUPUI (TSA-IUPUI)
- The Buddha Cafe' (SGI Student Group)
- Turkish Student Association
- Women in Business (WIB)
- Women in Science House (WISH)
- Women in Technology (WiT)
- Women's Alliance at IUPUI (WAI)


The website URL where more information about the support programs for underrepresented groups is available:
Does the institution have a discrimination response policy and/or team (or the equivalent) to respond to and support those who have experienced or witnessed a bias incident, act of discrimination or hate crime?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s discrimination response policy, program and/or team:

Indiana University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on arbitrary considerations of such characteristics as age, color, disability, ethnicity, sex, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. The Office of Affirmative Action works to ensure compliance with federal, state and university equal employment opportunity and affirmative action policies and requirements. These procedures guide the Office of Affirmative Action when handling any incident of alleged discrimination related to the Bloomington campus.

See website for more information on the steps taken in response to alleged discrimination.


The website URL where more information about the institution’s discrimination response policy, program and/or team is available:
Does the institution offer housing options to accommodate the special needs of transgender and transitioning students?:
Yes

Does the institution produce a publicly accessible inventory of gender neutral bathrooms on campus?:
Yes

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Location of gender neutral restrooms can be found here: http://aes.iupui.edu/Gender-Neutral%20Restroom%20List.pdf


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