| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.62 |
| Liaison | Luis Maggiori |
| Submission Date | Oct. 23, 2024 |
Lane Community College
PA-7: Support for Underrepresented Groups
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 3.00 |
Luis
Maggiori Sustainability Coordinator Institute for Sustainable Practices |
Non-discrimination statement
The non-discrimination statement, including the website URL where the policy is publicly accessible:
The College’s nondiscrimination statement provides notice to all members of the College community about the College’s commitment to providing a working and learning environment that is free from discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Nondiscrimination Statement (May 11, 2022):
It is a policy of the Board of Education and a priority of Lane Community College that there will be no discrimination and harassment on the grounds of sex or gender, national origin or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, religion, age, gender identity or expression, race, color, genetic information, familial relationship, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability (including record or perception of disability), military and veteran status, expunged juvenile record, political affiliation, pregnancy or parental status. Inquiries may be directed to Associate Vice President, Human Resources & Labor Relations 541-463-5115, or ADA/504 Compliance Officer
https://www.lanecc.edu/copps/documents/nondiscrimination-statement
Bias response team
A brief description of the institution’s discrimination response protocol or team:
Purpose
This procedure provides guidance for individuals who believe they have been witness to or victims of bias acts, and provides protocols for these individuals to report them, and requires the college to respond in a timely manner to those reports. [For further information, please see: https://inside.lanecc.edu/copps/documents/bias-incident-response.]
This procedure delineates the Bias Incident Response framework, stemming from the Bias Incident Policy: “Lane Community College encourages all students, staff and faculty to refrain from committing and engaging in any bias incident on College property, at College-sponsored events, or when engaged in College activities and business (in person, by phone, or online) on or off campus.”
The College, the Office of Student Affairs, and the Bias Response Team will ensure that each bias incident is investigated and addressed appropriately. A summary of all verified bias incidents will be publicly reported annually to Lane’s Board of Education annually, in July. Annual reports will be accessible on a Bias Incident Response web page, maintained by the Bias Response Team.
This and other procedures are in place to obligate the College to respond comprehensively to different kinds of incidents, attending to the health and safety of members of the College community, managing individual complaints or grievances, and adjudication of possible violations of college policies, relying on Restorative Practices whenever possible, and referring possible violations of local, state, and federal laws and regulations to the appropriate authorities.
Protocols
Students, staff members, or the public, with a bias concern, should submit a Bias Incident report form(link is external). Please contact the Bias Response Team BRT@lanecc.edu if you have any difficulty submitting the form or have questions. Please refer to the procedure map for clarity on this structure.
Recruitment programs
Does the institution have programs specifically designed to recruit academic staff from underrepresented groups?:
Does the institution have programs designed specifically to recruit non-academic staff from underrepresented groups?:
If yes to any of the above, provide:
Student Recruitment: LCC Admissions Department offers campus tours (3 times a day from Mon-Friday), Preview Days (offered Fall and Spring only once a month), visit local high schools on a regular basis--especially our big schools that have a large number of underrepresented students (for example; North Eugene HS, Churchill HS, Willamette HS, Springfield HS and Thurston HS) and attend their events. In addition, we also attend district and regional college fairs held in Eugene, Newport, Redmond, Ashland, Roseburg, Salem and Portland and Klamath Falls. We also meet with our community partners on a regular basis who work directly with non-traditional students such as dislocated workers, veterans etc.
Admissions also partners a lot with Lane campus departments to plan events for prospective students and or promote/market events/programs such as our Rites of Passage Summer Leadership Academy which specifically targets underrepresented students including Latino, Asian American, Native American and African American students.
Staff Recruitment: https://localjobnetwork.com/who-we-are/ - We use LocalJobsNetwork for all our postings. They scrub our site and send our postings to many different diverse groups. LocalJobsNetwork is designed to Promote our jobs on our national network of 600+ local employment & diversity sites Provide outreach to 17,500 community organizations and 20,000 contacts
The HR website makes it clear that we welcome diversity:
Our Human Resources staff strives to find the best candidate for each open position and we understand that candidate may be someone who comes from a less traditional background. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described in a job posting. We also encourage you to address how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, teaching, mentorship, and/or service will contribute to Lane’s mission of transforming lives through learning.
Mentoring, counseling and support programs
Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support or other programs designed specifically to support academic staff from underrepresented groups on campus?:
Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support or other programs to support non-academic staff from underrepresented groups on campus?:
A brief description of the institution’s programs designed specifically to support students, academic staff, and/or non-academic staff from underrepresented groups:
Lane has a variety of programs to support students, faculty, and classified professionals from underrepresented groups. Programs are listed below.
Lane welcomes all students regardless of their citizenship status (DACA web page). We respect the contributions undocumented immigrant students make to our community and are committed to education equity for all.
Gender Equity Center The Center exists for students, staff, and faculty and focuses on supporting an inclusive campus environment where all genders and sexual identities are valued and supported.
The Multicultural Center provides a comfortable atmosphere where students from all ethnic backgrounds can get information on admission, registration, course and program planning, and referrals to on-campus and community services. Lane also provides for coordination of the African American, Chicano/Latino, Native American, Asian Pacific American Student Programs and a Longhouse. Student Groups include the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, Black Student Union, Native American Student Association, Asian and Pacific Islander Student Union. Work-Study and Intern students serve as assistants, giving guidance on how to navigate Moodle and other educational platforms.
Rites of Passage Summer Youth Academies offer four affinity-based programs.
The African American Rites of Passage Summer Academy is designed to address the cultural, career, academic, and social needs of high school and middle school African American and multicultural students of African descent in Lane County. The academy is crafted in an academic and cultural framework for the purpose of connecting these students with the history, literature, traditions, and folklore of the experience of African people in western civilization.
Asian and Pacific Islander American Rites of Passage Summer Academy is designed to provide experiential and culturally specific learning activities to assist Asian and Pacific Islander American high school and middle school students in achieving success. The primary objectives are to promote and sustain cultural awareness, increase intercultural skills, and develop personal and community empowerment skills.
Bridge of the Gods Leadership Summit is designed to teach appropriate indigenous principles of cooperative social interaction to Native American high school students. The Bridge of the Gods program is based on the tradition of honor and respect for all peoples, and students are informed about traditional ways of knowing. The program's purpose is to increase cultural awareness among pre-college age Native youth that will lead to improved academic success and increased self-awareness in the college environment.
Puertas Abiertas Latino/Latina Leadership Academy is designed to provide an academic and cultural enrichment experience for Chicano/Latino high school students in Lane County. The primary goal of the program is to develop positive values and proactive habits that will maximize the students' opportunities for success. Students learn about cultural history, how to excel in their classes, how to become a bicultural leader, and how to accomplish their goals. The program uses a cultural framework based on Mexican American, Latino/Latina, Caribbean, and Hispanic experiences. Student Leadership Development program provides coursework in empowering african american and latino students by exploring cultural heroes.
The International Programs at Lane is an exemplar in in recruiting and supporting students from abroad. Student success rates are very high and personalized attention and activities are prevalent.
Support for future academic staff
A brief description of the institution’s programs to support and prepare students from underrepresented groups for careers as faculty members:
Optional Fields
Does the institution offer housing options to accommodate the special needs of transgender and transitioning students?:
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for underrepresented groups is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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