| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.49 |
| Liaison | Ezra Small |
| Submission Date | July 29, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Massachusetts Amherst
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Marilyn
Blaustein Director, Office of Institutional Research Office of Institutional Research |
Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :
The Faculty Senate Status of Diversity Council makes recommendations on all matters affecting the status of diverse populations and underrepresented communities on the campus, including such matters as faculty, librarian and staff recruitment, retention, promotion and salaries, the recruitment, admission and retention of undergraduate and graduate minority students, granting of financial aid, and the development of programs to reflect the needs of the diverse UMass community.
Members of the committee, including affiliations :
Co-Chair: Sergio Brena,College of Engineering
Co-Chair: Laura Lovett, College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Lisa Fontes, College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Hoang Gia Phan, College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Alice Nash, College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Ingrid Holm, College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Tobias Baskin, College of Natural Sciences
Mathew Ouellett, College of Social &
Behavioral Science
Mari Castañeda, College of Social &
Behavioral Science
Mzamo Mangaliso, Isenberg School of Management
Ernest Washington, School of Education
Doris Clemmons, School of Education
Nathaniel Whitmal, School of Public Health &
Health Sciences
Beth Lang, Library
Sam Killings, Admin. & Finance
Laurie Anastasia, Equal Op. &
Diversity
Byron Bullock, Student
Affairs/Campus Life
Ernest May, Faculty Senate
Riki Hing, USA/MTA
Nahir Otano-Gracia, Graduate Student
Tiffany Yee, Graduate Student
Li Gu, Graduate Student
Samantha Lyon, Graduate Student
The website URL where information about the diversity and equity committee is available:
Does the institution have a diversity and equity office?:
A brief description of the diversity office:
The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity (EO&D)
• Administers internal discrimination grievance procedures and conducts investigations relative to affirmative action and equal opportunity complaints.
• Administers the University Sexual Harassment Policy and provides advice and counsel to the campus community on all related issues.
• Conducts outreach to campus personnel to increase and assess effectiveness of efforts in affirmative action and equal opportunity.
• Develops and implements uniform affirmative action and equal opportunity policies and procedures for the entire campus.
• Develops monitoring systems to assess recruitment efforts and the progress of campus programs toward affirmative action goals.
• Establishes record keeping systems to maintain adequate empirical data for monitoring affirmative action and equal opportunity efforts on the Amherst campus.
• Prepares state, federal, and University system mandated reports.
• Provides training programs for academic and non-academic managers regarding the role of affirmative action and equal opportunity on the Amherst campus.
• Produces an annual Annual Affirmative Action Plan and related documents for the Amherst Campus. For print versions of recent documents, please contact the EO&D office. It is also available online.
The number of people employed in the diversity office:
The website URL where information about the diversity and equity office is available:
Does the institution have a diversity and equity coordinator?:
Diversity coordinator’s name:
Diversity coordinator's position title:
A brief description of the diversity coordinator's position:
The Executive Director for Equal Opportunity and Diversity, or designee, is also the Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator for the campus. This person will provide information about the University's obligations with respect to the provisions of nondiscrimination statutes including information about the requirement to provide program accessibility for persons with disabilities. This position also oversees the diversity initiatives for the University.
The website URL where information about the diversity and equity coordinator is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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