Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.27
Liaison Veronica Johnson
Submission Date Jan. 14, 2022

STARS v2.2

Southwestern University
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.67 / 2.00 Veronica Johnson
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Management
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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:
The Diversity Enrichment Committee encourages campus organizations, departments, and student affairs offices to provide opportunities and programs which further diversity and inclusion on campus.

The Office of Diversity Education works to promote diversity, inclusion, equity, peacebuilding, and social initiatives on campus, it also provides resources and supports the continued development of a positive campus climate.

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:
Most

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:
The Office of Diversity Education offers a variety of social justice and diversity workshops. These workshops include the following:
- Welcoming Workshop
- Stereotypes Workshop
- Diversity Circles
- Creating Brave Spaces
- Difficult Dialogues Circles
- Leadership Diversity Workshops
- Identity Wheel Workshop
- Lavender Spaces Training
- Social Economics Workshop
- Storytelling for Social Justice
- Invisibility and Diversity
- Building a Community of Trust
- Peacebuilding Workshop
- Interactive Icebreakers

The Coalition for Diversity and Social Justice, The Office of Diversity Education, and the Diversity Enrichment Committee also sponsors an Annual Diversity Training Retreat for students.

In 2020, Southwestern University joined the Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance (LACRELA) which provides participating institutions with a 12-month curriculum led by racial-equity experts; an online resource library of rubrics, readings, and case studies; guidance on designing action plans; and campus climate surveys for students, faculty, and staff.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity office or trainings is available:
https://www.southwestern.edu/diversity-education/office-of-diversity-education/workshops/

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