Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 38.87
Liaison Sam Edwards
Submission Date March 1, 2025

STARS v2.2

Quinnipiac University
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:

The Office of Inclusive Excellence promotes and sustains multicultural and global education by mentoring and advising students, facilitating transformative cultural experiences, preparing students to be responsible global citizens and enhancing creative and critical thinking through local and global academic engagement. We help define, enable and foster an inclusive campus culture that embraces the diversity of identities, ideas and values. (QU Diversity and Inclusion webpage) 


Part 2 

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

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

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

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 faculty and staff, Quinnipiac is committed to creating a supportive, safe and compliant environment that reflects the University’s high standards and core values. Effective November 2018, all employees are required to complete training courses that cover critical topics that support policies that govern our University. Quinnipiac has partnered with Vector, a leading education technology company, to provide interactive, web-based training on topics of compliance and culture in the workplace.  Courses include "Harrassment & Discrimination" and "Managing Bias"

Upon matriculation, all students complete mandatory online training designed to “explore the roots of racism and actions to counter discrimination in society and in our own behaviors."


Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity office or trainings is available:
https://www.qu.edu/student-life/diversity-and-inclusion/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
diversity-inclusion-report-fall-2024.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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