Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.90
Liaison Megan Butler
Submission Date July 19, 2011
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Macalester College
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Karla Benson Rutten
Director
Lealtad-Suzuki Center, Department of Multicultural Life
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Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee?:
Yes

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The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :
The Staff Affirmative Action Committee reviews the status of staff affirmative action program as well as operating policies and procedures affecting affirmative action.

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Members of the committee, including job titles and affiliations :
Api Sulistyo, Talent Acquisition & Development Manager Chuck Standfuss, Director of Employment Services Sedric McClure, Multicultural Counselor - MAX Center Sue Abou-Nasr, Office Manager - Facilities Services

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The website URL where information about the diversity and equity committee is available:
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Does the institution have a diversity and equity office?:
Yes

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A brief description of the diversity office:
The mission of the Macalester College Department of Multicultural Life is to integrate and affirm the people, discourses, thoughts, and experiences of marginalized people into fabric of the Macalester community. The goals of the DML are to: • Identify, assess and promote social justice for the campus community. • Create partnerships with academic and administrative departments to infuse multiculturalism throughout all aspects of campus life • Foster and promote a welcoming and pluralistic environment that is inclusive of the entire College community

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The number of people employed in the diversity office:
5

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The website URL where information about the diversity and equity office is available:
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Does the institution have a diversity and equity coordinator?:
Yes

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Diversity coordinator’s name:
Christopher MacDonald-Dennis

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Diversity coordinator's position title:
Dean of Multicultural Life

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A brief description of the diversity coordinator's position:
The Dean of Multicultultural Life manages the Department of Multicultural Life (DML) and works with senior administrators and other campus personnel to promote student success and inclusion. To do this, the Dean works with the DML staff and a wide range of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members about multicultural issues and development. The Dean is currently focusing on creating an inclusion initiative that will synchronize voluntary campus efforts to address emerging multicultural needs and build institutional capacity to meet them. The Dean serves on the President's Council, the Student Affairs Leadership Team, the Advisory Board of the Institute for Global Citizenship, an the Faculty and Staff Affirmative Action Committees.

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