| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.84 |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | June 2, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Morris
PA-6: Support for Underrepresented Groups
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Troy
Goodnough Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support, academic support, or other programs to support underrepresented groups on campus?:
A brief description of the programs sponsored by the institution to support underrepresented groups:
The Multi-Ethnic Student Program office offers mentoring and support for under-represented students. We also have a number of culturally-oriented student organizations (Black Student Union, Asian Student Association, Voces Unidas, Women of Color Association, E-Quality, Circle of Nations Indian Association, AISES, etc.) Through campus governance we also have the Multi-Ethnic Experience Committee which addresses issues of diversity on campus.
The website URL where more information about the support programs for underrepresented groups is available:
Does the institution have a discrimination response policy and/or team (or the equivalent) to respond to and support those who have experienced or witnessed a bias incident, act of discrimination or hate crime?:
A brief description of the institution’s discrimination response policy, program and/or team:
Response team:
The Response Team for possible bias incidents will include:
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (convener)
Asst. Vice Chancellor for Student Life (convener, in absence of VCSA)
Human Resources/Equal Opportunity Director (convener, in absence of the
above)
Multi-Ethnic Student Program Director
Target group lead support staff person (i.e. Multi-Ethnic Student Program Director,
Queer Issues Committee Chair, Disabilities Services Coordinator, Commission on
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Women Coordinator, Center for International Programs Director, Veterans Services
Coordinator)
Chief Law Enforcement Officer (or their designee) for incidents of a criminal nature
Morris has a set of reporting and response guidelines that can be found here, including the team.
https://netfiles.umn.edu/umm/www/hr/ReportingProcedures.pdf
http://www.morris.umn.edu/hr/equalopportunity/incidents/
The website URL where more information about the institution’s discrimination response policy, program and/or team is available:
Does the institution offer housing options to accommodate the special needs of transgender and transitioning students?:
Does the institution produce a publicly accessible inventory of gender neutral bathrooms on campus?:
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