Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.64
Liaison Rachael Wein
Submission Date March 3, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Smith College
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.67 / 2.00 Dwight Hamilton
Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
Office for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity

Criteria

Part 1

Institution has a diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer (or the equivalent) tasked by the administration or governing body to advise on and implement policies, programs, and trainings related to diversity, equity, inclusion and human rights on campus. The committee, office and/or officer may focus on students and/or employees.

Part 2

Institution makes cultural competence trainings and activities available to students, staff, and/or faculty.

The trainings and activities help participants build the awareness, knowledge and skills necessary to work effectively in cross-cultural situations. Trainings and activities that focus exclusively on awareness, knowledge or skills do not count.


Applicability

This credit applies to all institutions.


Scoring

Each part is scored independently.

Part 1

Institutions earn 1 point for having a committee, office or officer that meets the criteria outlined above and focuses on both students and employees diversity. Partial points are available if the committee, office and/or officer focuses on students or employees, but not both. For example, an institution with a diversity and equity office that focuses solely on student diversity would earn 0.5 points (half of the points available for Part 1 of this credit).

Part 2

Institutions earn the maximum of 1 point available for Part 2 when all students, staff, and faculty have participated in cultural competence trainings and activities. Partial points are available based on the extent to which students, staff, and faculty participate in such trainings, as follows:

 

Group

Estimated proportion of each group that has participated in cultural competence trainings and activities (points available)

Points earned

 

Students

All (0.33)

Most (0.22)

Some (0.11)

 

Staff

All (0.33)

Most (0.22)

Some (0.11)

 

Faculty

All (0.33)

Most (0.22)

Some (0.11)

 

Total points earned ->

Up to 1


Measurement

Timeframe

Part 1

Report on current diversity and equity committee composition and practices, office status, and/or officer position status at the time of submission.

Part 2

Report on participation status at the time of submission.

Sampling and Data Standards

Not applicable

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.