Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 29.24
Liaison Laurel Pikcunas
Submission Date March 3, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Hawaii Windward Community College
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.78 / 2.00 Christian Palmer
Assistant Professor
Anthropology
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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

A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:

Title IX Coordinator: Every UH Campus is required to have a Title IX Coordinator. The HawCC Coordinator is Karla Silva-Park
https://windward.hawaii.edu/about-wcc/title-ix/

Ke Kumu Pali is the a WCC committee dedicated to Native Hawaiian advancement. The following is there mission statement and description:

We, the Kānaka Maoli, the Native people of Hawai‘i, are unique by virtue of our ancestralties to the ‘āina, our history, language, culture, knowledge and spirituality. Ke Kumu Pali envisions Windward Community and the University of Hawai‘i to be committed to the empowerment, advancement, and self-determination of Kānaka Maoli through distinctly Hawaiian instruction, research, and service. Windward Community College (WCC) will be the Piko of Hawaiian knowledge and practices in post secondary learning for the Ko‘olau communities of O‘ahu.

Windward Community College has one of the highest percentages of Native Hawaiian students within the University of Hawai‘i System. Established in 2003, Ke Kumu Pali was made a formal council to the Chancellor in 2005. The purpose of Ke Kumu Pali is to provide a voice and organization through which the Native Hawaiian faculty, staff, students and administrators of WCC can participate in the development and interpretation of campus policy and practice as it relates to Native Hawaiian programs, activities, initiatives, and issues.

Ke Kumu Pali hosts weekly cultural training for students and faculty. The events are voluntary, but very popular. Unfortunately there is no data on the amount of attendees.

Pau Violence Committee:
The focus of the WCC PAU Violence committee will be the following:

- to educate and empower the Windward Community College community, thus creating a culture of safety and respect.
- to strive to put an end to all forms of sexual and gender-based violence and discrimination, in accordance with Windward Community College’s Core Values.
- to implement educational efforts to prevent sexual and gender-based violence and discrimination.
- to advocate for a safe and respectful atmosphere through educational programming that focuses on healthy, consensual relationships and bystander intervention
- to support the institutional commitment to uphold Title IX mandates to provide awareness and prevention education.
- to collaborate with UH System and community partners to broaden the Committee’s impact and to support its efforts.

UH System Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ (LGBTQ+) Equality:

The University of Hawaiʻi Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ (LGBTQ+) Equality promotes a safe and inclusive environment by creating a culture of equality, acceptance, respect, and social justice throughout the University of Hawaiʻi System. The commission advocates the creation and implementation of and adherence to Hawaiʻi State and UH policies that serve the needs of the LGBTQ+ students, staff, and faculty. This system-wide commission is composed of faculty, staff and students appointed by the President of the University of Hawaiʻi, representing each of the 10 campuses. At least two commissioners shall be appointed from each of the campuses of the university system.


Estimated proportion of students that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Some

Estimated proportion of academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
All

Estimated proportion of non-academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
All

A brief description of the institution’s cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:

All employees are required to undergo Title IX training which includes anti-racism/bias, micro-aggressions, etc. Required every 2 years.

Students have the option to undergo the training but are not required.


Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity office or trainings is available:
https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/training/online-training-employees/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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