University of California, Santa Barbara
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

There are several committees on the UCSB campus whose mission is to promote diversity and equity and who work in coordination with each other. Three of the central committees include: The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women Chancellor's Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion The Academic Senate Committee on Diversity and Equity The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women: http://bit.ly/zTOxQz The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women is an administrative committee that has existed on campus since the mid 1970s. It draws its membership from faculty, staff, and students on campus and standing members include the director of the Women's Center, our Title IX Coordinator and Sexual Harassment Officer, chair(s) from the Senior Women's Council, and chair(s) from the Professional Women's Association. The charge of CACSW is to advise and consult with the Chancellor about concerns and issues regarding the status of women at UCSB. The committee engages in the review of drafts of campus and systemwide policies pertaining to campus women (e.g., parental leaves, sexual harassment, gender equity in sports). The CACSW, along with the Women's Center, organizes a panel discussion "Demystifying the Tenure Process" for junior faculty women on a yearly basis. The CACSW conducts meetings and investigations on issues including leadership, governance, representation of women in faculty and key administrative positions, pay equity, career equity review, work/life, staff-student ratio, Title IX, safety, student parent registration, diversity training, and female graduate student representation, employment, and mentorship. Since 1997, CACSW has met annually with the Chancellor and his Vice-Chancellors to discuss a yearly report on the status of women. Chancellor's Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/23577 UC President Mark Yudof recently formed a systemwide Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/23577 to address challenges in enhancing and sustaining a tolerant, inclusive environment on all UC campuses. The Council's first meeting was held June 30, 2010. UCSB also has a Campus Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion. It is chaired by Chancellor Yang and composed of faculty, students, staff, administrative personnel, community representation, and ex-officio members, which includes academic deans. The purpose of the advisory council is to: • Provide ongoing evaluation of campus climate conditions, practices, and policies. • Suggest measures that will support the goals of inclusion and community, especially including measures reflecting promising practices from elsewhere in UC and the nation. • Coordinate its analyses, recommendations, and other work with related work of any entities created by faculty, staff, students, or neighboring communities. • Fulfill other campus-specific responsibilities identified by the Chancellor. • Respond to queries and suggestions from the President's Advisory Council The Academic Senate Committee on Diversity and Equity Purpose: To work towards attaining the campus goals of diversity and equity and to actively pursue the goals of affirmative action. Duties: The Committee promotes campus diversity and equity, ensuring the equal treatment of women, ethnic minorities, individuals of diverse sexual orientations, individuals with disabilities, and other members of the campus community. In meeting this charge, the committee may: initiate studies on campus diversity and equity, using data collected from all campus sources; formulate and disseminate recommendations on any matter influencing campus diversity and equity; address matters involving the hiring, employment, educational, and social circumstances of faculty, staff, and students.

Committee Membership for each of the three above committees and can be found at these respective websites: The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women: http://bit.ly/ybY7S1 Chancellor's Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion http://bit.ly/xH5W4C The Academic Senate Committee on Diversity and Equity http://bit.ly/wchbxl The Committee consists of a Chair and at least five members appointed by the Committee on Committees of the Academic Senate. The Campus Affirmative Action Officer serves ex-officio. In addition, there is one non-Senate academic representative and one undergraduate and one graduate student representative, appointed by the Committee on Committees, the Associated Students, and the Graduate Students Association, respectively. One Committee member is appointed to the University-wide Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity by the Committee on Committees. The Chair is a member of the Executive Council.

The Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Academic Policy's Office fulfills this credit. The responsibilities of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Academic Policy include oversight and administration of all academic policy issues; oversight of the campus review process for new academic programs, academic units, research units, and new degree programs; oversight of the campus Program Review process; administration of the campus faculty enrichment programs, including, but not limited to, diversity incentive recruitment funding, the President’s Postdoctoral recruitment program, the Faculty Career Development Awards, the Regents Humanities and Junior Faculty awards, and the Faculty Fellows programs; coordinating with the Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Personnel to administer campus processes to ensure equity throughout the campus academic personnel review process; oversight of the Career Equity Review process and survey process to identify and rectify inequities in faculty compensation; academic liaison and oversight of the implementation of the Immigration and Naturalization Service program to electronically track international students and scholars who come to UCSB with the F and J visa statuses (Student Exchange and Visitor Program); and oversight and administration of campus outreach programs. The Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Academic Policy's Office also works in coordination with the Office of Equal Opportunity & Sexual Harassment / Title IX Compliance (OEOSH/TC). OEOSH/TC is the campus office responsible for the University’s compliance with federal and state laws and University policies and procedures regarding discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment for students, staff, and faculty. OEOSH/TC works to promote and integrate the principles of equal opportunity, affirmative action, nondiscrimination, and excellence through diversity on campus. http://www.oeosh.ucsb.edu/index.html

The responsibilities of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Academic Policy include oversight and administration of all academic policy issues; oversight of the campus review process for new academic programs, academic units, research units, and new degree programs; oversight of the campus Program Review process; administration of the campus faculty enrichment programs including, but not limited to, diversity incentive recruitment funding, President’s Postdoctoral recruitment program, the Faculty Career Development Awards, Regents Humanities and Junior Faculty awards, and the Faculty Fellows programs; coordinating with the Associate Vice Chancellor Academic Personnel to administer campus processes to ensure equity throughout the campus academic personnel review process; oversight of the Career Equity Review process and survey process to identify and rectify inequities in faculty compensation; academic liaison and oversight of the implementation of the Immigration and Naturalization Service program to electronically track international students and scholars who come to UCSB with the F and J visa statuses (Student Exchange and Visitor Program); and oversight and administration of campus outreach programs.