Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.32
Liaison Andy Mitchell
Submission Date July 16, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of Illinois Chicago
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.44 / 2.00 Cynthia Klein-Banai
Associate Chancellor for Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Part 1 

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

None
A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
The UIC Office of Diversity (OOD) is headed by the Associate Chancellor and Vice Provost for Diversity, Co-Chairing the UIC Diversity Advisory Committee with the Provost, and Chairing the Diversity Chairpersons Committee. Within the OOD, policies, programs, and training workshops are developed, e.g., Cultural Dialogues. The ACVPD serves as an advisor to the Chancellor and Provost on campus issues and initiatives, and oversees various units of the office, most notably, the 7 Cultural Centers. The priorities of the OOD are to enhance community engagement, expand frontiers of knowledge, promote equity and inclusion, and strengthen diversity infrastructure.

The university also has 6 Chancellor Status Committees chaired by the Chancellor and ACVPD. These committees advise campus leadership on campus-wide diversity issues with a focus on Asian Americans, Blacks, Latinos, LGBTQ People, Persons with Disabilities, and Women.

Part 2 

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:
Some

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

If trainings are made available, provide:

A brief description of the institution’s cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
the Office of Diversity supports multiple training opportunities in addition to the Cultural Dialogues. Many of the Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change (CCUSCs) host specific training workshops, e.g., Safe Zone in Gender and Sexuality Center or Cultural Dialogues in the Latino Cultural Center. The Office of Diversity (OOD) also hosts the Inclusive Classroom Initiative, with nearly a dozen workshops in development for professional development of faculty and staff to improve teaching and learning with international students, students with disabilities, etc. The OOD also works with the new Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence (CATE) to offer workshops that address cultural competency, internal bias, anti-racism, and social capital, e.g., "Disability Justice and Access-Centered Pedagogy in the Pandemic," "Teaching for Equity and Social Justice," or "Inclusive and Equitable Teaching Practices."

Cultural Dialogues Initiative is a program of group workshops focused on race and gender, social identity, and professional student development. Additional programming is supported by the OOD and other offices, e.g., Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs, Office of Access and Equity, Vice Provost Faculty Affairs, etc.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity office or trainings is available:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/diversity/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Bernard Santarsiero, Office of Diversity

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