Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.93
Liaison Ezra Small
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2014
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Victoria Rosen
Sustainability Communications & Marketing Manager
University Relations
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Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee?:
Yes

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 job titles and affiliations :

Co-Chair: Mzamo Mangaliso, Isenberg School of Management
Co-Chair: Ernest Washington, School of Education

College of Engineering:
Sergio Breña (Civil/Environ. Engr.)

College of Humanities and Fine Arts:
Ingrid Holm (ESL)
Hoang Gia Phan (English)
Alice Nash (History)
Jane Degenhardt (English)
Alberto Ameal-Perez (Spanish/Portuguese)

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences:
Mari Castañeda (Communication)

Isenberg School of Management:
Mzamo Mangaliso, Co-Chair (Management)

School of Education:
Ernest Washington, Co-Chair (TECS)
Doris Clemmons (Education)

School of Nursing:
Sharon Mills-Wisneski (Nursing)
Jeung Choi (Nursing)

School of Public Health and Health Sciences:
Nathaniel Whitmal (Communication Disorders)

Library:
Sarah Hutton (Library)

MSP Representative:
Laura Lovett, College of Humanities and Fine Arts

Provost or designee (E):
Joel Martin

Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance or designee (E):
Sam Killings

Associate Chancellor for Equal Opportunity and Diversity or designee (E):
Laurie Anastasia

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life or designee (E):
Annemarie Seifert

Director of the Fine Arts Center (E):
Willie Hill

Secretary of the Faculty Senate or designee (E):
Ernest May

Graduate Students:
Anna Waltman
Ghazah Abbasi
Stefanie Robles

Undergraduate Students:
Ritika Bharkrhi
Joshua Odam
Merav Kaufman
Preston Davis


The website URL where information about the diversity and equity committee is available:
Does the institution have a diversity and equity office?:
Yes

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:
7

The website URL where information about the diversity and equity office is available:
Does the institution have a diversity and equity coordinator?:
Yes

Diversity coordinator’s name:
Debora D. Ferreira

Diversity coordinator's position title:
Executive Director for Equal Opportunity & Diversity

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:

In addition to the above mentioned offices/positions it should be noted that UMass Amherst also has a Faculty Advisor for Diversity & Excellence housed directly within the Chancellor's Office.

For additional details about this position http://www.umass.edu/chancellor/amilcar-shabazz


In addition to the above mentioned offices/positions it should be noted that UMass Amherst also has a Faculty Advisor for Diversity & Excellence housed directly within the Chancellor's Office.

For additional details about this position http://www.umass.edu/chancellor/amilcar-shabazz

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