Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.18
Liaison Aysha Bodenhamer
Submission Date May 21, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Radford University
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.33 / 2.00 Josh Nease
Sustainability Manager
Academic Programs
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Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee, office, and/or officer tasked to advise on and implement policies, programs, and trainings related to diversity, equity, inclusion and human rights on campus?:
Yes

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

A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
Radford University has a Diversity and Equity Action Committee. This group of key stakeholders recommends and reviews policy and procedures concerning equity issues. Develops and recommends strategies for recruitment and retention of under-represented groups (students, faculty, and staff). Develops and recommends strategies and reviews issues related to students, faculty, and staff with disabilities. Proposed actions from this committee require the opportunity for comment from all the Senates prior to submission of a final report to the President’s Cabinet.

Estimated proportion of students that has participated in cultural competence trainings and activities (All, Most, Some, or None):
Some

Estimated proportion of staff (including administrators) that has participated in cultural competence trainings and activities (All, Most, Some, or None):
Some

Estimated proportion of faculty that has participated in cultural competence trainings and activities (All, Most, Some, or None):
Some

A brief description of the institution’s cultural competence trainings and activities for each of the groups identified above:
The Center for Diversity and Inclusion host various training opportunities for all within the campus community to attend. Trainings include cultural competency training with a focus on classroom inclusivity and equity, bias, prejudice, and privilege. Other culturally based training and certification includes Safezone training and Greenzone training.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.radford.edu/content/diversity/home.html https://www.radford.edu/content/radfordcore/home/news/releases/2015/august/safezonetraining.html https://www.radford.edu/content/veterans-resources/home.html

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