Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.20
Liaison Olivia Conner-Bennett
Submission Date March 2, 2020

STARS v2.2

Stevens Institute of Technology
PA-6: Assessing Diversity and Equity

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.75 / 1.00 Maria Ouckama
AVP
Human Resources
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Has the institution engaged in a structured assessment process during the previous three years to improve diversity, equity and inclusion on campus?:
Yes

A brief description of the assessment process and the framework, scorecard(s) and/or tool(s) used:
The university has engaged in multiple studies that focus on diversity and pay equity across different underrepresented groups. With regards to staff and faculty, through these studies we are identifying and defining goals that the University will commit to to impact these groups in positive meaningful way.

Does the assessment process address campus climate by engaging stakeholders to assess the attitudes, perceptions and behaviors of employees and students, including the experiences of underrepresented groups?:
Yes

Does the assessment process address student outcomes related to diversity, equity and success?:
Yes

Does the assessment process address employee outcomes related to diversity and equity?:
Yes

A brief description of the most recent assessment findings and how the results are used in shaping policy, programs, and initiatives:
With regards to faculty, there are goals for increasing the hiring of female faculty. With regards to staff, we are assessing our diversity at leadership levels and our talent acquisition team is evaluating our recruiting process to ensure a diverse set of candidates is present during the search process. With regards to pay, a budget amount of dollars was set aside to address pay equity issues for underrepresented groups both amongst faculty and staff.

Are the results of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment shared with the campus community?:
No

A brief description of how the assessment results are shared with the campus community:
Diversity stats about current students are shared on the website, but further information gathered in the assessment is not explicitly shared with the student body. Information on faculty and staff diversity and the assessments are not shared with the whole community, but are posted to the internal employee website.

Are the results (or a summary of the results) of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment publicly posted?:
No

The diversity and equity assessment report or summary (upload):
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Website URL where the diversity and equity assessment report or summary is publicly posted:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity assessment efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
General diversity figures reported: https://www.stevens.edu/about-stevens/facts-statistics

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