| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.88 |
| Liaison | Kristina Hope |
| Submission Date | Feb. 13, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Knox College
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Deb
Steinberg Director of Campus Sustainability Initiatives Office of Sustainability |
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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:
From the Knox College Faculty regulations regarding the Campus Diversity Committee:
F 6.9 The Campus Diversity Committee shall include the Dean of the College, ex officio; the College’s Affirmative Action officer, ex officio; four faculty, four students, and four staff members (one of whom is a representative of the Office of Admission and one of whom is a representative of the Office of Student Development.)
F 10.9 Campus Diversity: To provide advice and counsel to the President for ways in which Knox’s educational programs, institutional practices, and community of students, faculty and staff can fulfill the College’s commitment to diversity; to help maintain a community unified by common institutional values and enriched by diversity based on such factors as race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation and disability. The committee or any subcommittee that it creates may choose to focus on such issues as support services, residential life, and recruitment and retention of students, faculty and staff. The Committee will provide initiative and leadership to ensure that the College’s programs and practices help all members of the Knox community to become more conscious, understanding, knowledgeable of and sensitive to different cultures and backgrounds, and to situate themselves within a diverse community.
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The full-time equivalent of people employed in the diversity and equity office:
1.50
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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:
Most cultural competence activities occur through academic courses and student sponsored programming. New to Knox is an academic program modeled after University of Michigan's Intergroup Dialogue program. We piloted the course for two terms and will teach a three-course sequence this year. Additionally, the Office of Student Development (Center for Intercultural Life, Residential Life, Student Activities and the Dean of Students) are beginning conversations on how to implement the program on the co-curricular side of learning. Staff and Faculty have been involved in the Intergroup Dialogue program. Cultural competence training for staff, faculty and administrators is being implemented as part of the institution's strategic planning initiative.
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The website URL where information about the cultural competence trainings is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Additional links:
http://www.knox.edu/student-life/diversity-and-inclusivity.html
http://departments.knox.edu/facdev/8.2013.feed/igdannounce.html
http://www.theknoxstudent.com/news/2014/05/21/intergroup-dialogues-open-opportunities/
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