Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.22
Liaison Mary Ellen Mallia
Submission Date Dec. 21, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University at Albany
PA-5: Assessing Diversity and Equity

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.63 / 1.00 Tamra Minor
Chief Diversity Officer
Diversity and Inclusion
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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:

A randomized sample of students were selected to receive the on-line survey. The survey was administered during the Fall 2017 semester to a sample of 9,490 students. This included roughly half of the undergraduate population (6,659 students). It also included a sample of 2,831 graduate students.

A total of 816 undergraduate students responded to the survey for a response rate of roughly 12.3%. In addition to the undergraduate students, 575 graduate students participated in the survey for a response rate of roughly 20.3%. The overall response rate for the survey was 14.7%.


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

Does the assessment process address student outcomes related to diversity, equity and success (e.g. graduation/success and retention rates for underrepresented groups)?:
Yes

Does the assessment process address employee outcomes related to diversity and equity (e.g. pay and retention rates for underrepresented groups)?:
No

A brief description of the most recent assessment findings and how the results are used in shaping policy, programs and initiatives:

The main results showed that a majority of students have not witnessed or been part of incidences of harassment or discrimination. Also, most students have studied, shared a meal or otherwise interacted with students from another racial/ethnic group.
The information gathered from the climate surveys was taken into consideration during the Diversity and Inclusion aspect of Strategic Planning and is also used to drive campus conversations and programming.)


Are the results of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment shared with the campus community?:
Yes

A brief description of how the assessment results are shared with the campus community:

Results of assessment are shared through programming and campus events as well as with different groups and stakeholders.


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:
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The website URL where the report or summary is publicly posted:
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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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