| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 37.30 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Dunseath |
| Submission Date | July 26, 2022 |
Roger Williams University
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.44 / 2.00 |
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?:
Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on students, employees, or both?:
A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
Responsible for defining and driving diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and helped lead the creation of a comprehensive infrastructure that included a strategic plan, innovative educational and cultural programming, and new partnerships across campus that strengthened institutional- wide practices and policies.
Estimated proportion of students that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Estimated proportion of academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Estimated proportion of non-academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
A brief description of the institution’s cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
The class of 2026 (incoming first years), 2025 and 2024 all participated in an introductory DEI course as part of their orientation process to RWU. The class of 2023 also took a course on allyship during their junior year.
The majority of the class of 2026 also participated in the preliminary DEI session (the 16 workshops we hosted throughout June) which specifically focused on becoming an antiracist and being an upstander. The remainder of the class of 2026 will complete this experience in August.
To clarify: the RWU student trajectory will be a 3 part series in their first-year (two workshops and one everfi course) with a booster course on allyship in their Junior year.
Future planning for a senior experience that addresses diversity in the job search/workplace would round out the co-curricular RWU DEI experience.
Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity office or trainings is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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