| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.56 |
| Liaison | Mari Acob-Nash |
| Submission Date | Oct. 30, 2021 |
North Seattle College
PA-6: Assessing Diversity and Equity
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.88 / 1.00 |
Adam
Maurer District Sustainability Coordinator Finance and Ops |
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Has the institution engaged in a structured assessment process during the previous three years to improve diversity, equity and inclusion on campus?:
Yes
A brief description of the assessment process and the framework, scorecard(s) and/or tool(s) used:
North Seattle College recently completed an inventory using the Equity Resource Bank Tool. The Equity Resource Bank (ERB) Tool is starting with reviewing/inventorying racial equity in an understanding that documenting common practices, to improve campus climates, is an important step to examining critical work being done to improve equity. This tool is intended to use critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth at the Community and Technical Colleges within Washington. As a tool, it asks colleges to share work done within your institution at the division, department, and/or committee level to improve racial equity for student, faculty, staff, and/or community members.
Does the assessment process address campus climate by engaging stakeholders to assess the attitudes, perceptions and behaviors of employees and students, including the experiences of underrepresented groups?:
Yes
Does the assessment process address student outcomes related to diversity, equity and success?:
Yes
Does the assessment process address employee outcomes related to diversity and equity?:
Yes
A brief description of the most recent assessment findings and how the results are used in shaping policy, programs, and initiatives:
The most recent assessments have shown that underrepresented groups need more financial support to attend and succeed. Also, assessments have shown we need to better diversify our faculty and staff. As a result, the Seattle Colleges has embarked on two big initiatives district wide: 1. An Equity Can’t Wait $50 million fundraising campaign that has already led to the commitment to hire advisors focused on serving BIPOC students and a men of color initiative. 2. Seattle Colleges Equity Charge 2023 that targets key areas where we need to improve such as hiring, retaining students of color, and developing anti-bias anti-racist trainings.
Are the results of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment shared with the campus community?:
Yes
A brief description of how the assessment results are shared with the campus community:
North has all campus staff and faculty meeting prior to the Fall quarter where results are shared and updates to these initiatives are given.
Are the results (or a summary of the results) of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment publicly posted?:
No
The diversity and equity assessment report or summary (upload):
Website URL where the diversity and equity assessment report or summary is publicly posted:
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