Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.43
Liaison YOLANDA MENDOZA CAVAZOS
Submission Date Nov. 27, 2017
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Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 2.00 Miriam Sanchez Garza
MDE
Sustainability dept
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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:

CODISUAT is the Coordination of Care for People with Disabilities from the Values Department at UAT. This Coordination is focused on the promotion and practice of values; promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities (faculty, staff or students) at the University,

This Coordination has been encouraging a cultural change in all students, faculty or staff because they are accepted although they had a disability. Some services offered by this coordination are:

• Management of disabilities' students scholarships
• Physical infrastructure guidance for different faculties, academic units and offices corresponding to UAT.
• Vocational guidance to ensure their permanence at UAT.
• Awareness workshops that promote inclusion in the University community.
• Disability in higher education Forums and Conferences
• Orientation teachers from different schools, colleges and academic units for curricular adjustments in areas offered by UAT.
• Adapted technology to improve teaching and learning through information technology.


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

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

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

A brief description of the institution’s cultural competence trainings and activities for each of the groups identified above:
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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:
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