Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.39
Liaison Patrice Langevin
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Pitzer College
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.56 / 2.00 Patrice Langevin
Associate Vice President of Facilities & Capital Projects
Facilities and Capital Projects
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Part 1 

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, equity, inclusion and human rights?:
Yes

Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on students, employees, or both?:
Both students and employees

None
A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
Diversity Committee
This Committee seeks to implement the College's commitments to expanded racial and ethnic diversity in the student body and in the faculty and to better representation of minority concerns in the curriculum and in student life.

The Committee composition is:
a. Two appointed faculty members
b. Three appointed students
c. Representative from APT
d. Representative from the Office of Admissions
e. Representative from the Office of Black Student Affairs
f. Representative from the Chicano/Latino Student Affairs Center
g. Representative from the Centers for Asian Pacific American Students (CAPAS)
h. Representative from the Dean of Students‘ Office
i. The Dean of Faculty or his/her designee.

Part 2 

Estimated proportion of students that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Most

Estimated proportion of academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Most

Estimated proportion of non-academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Some

If trainings are made available, provide:

A brief description of the institution’s cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
For both students and faculty/staff Pitzer has a high cultural competence augmented through education, such as the HR department consistently conducting diversity and gender training, and ensuring diversity in hiring practices, and as well as providing safe dedicated club spaces for various student cultural groups, along with the resources provided on the diversity committee Staff and Faculty: https://www.pitzer.edu/diversity/
Students: https://www.pitzer.edu/admission/diversity-at-pitzer/

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity office or trainings is available:
https://www.pitzer.edu/diversity/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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