| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Morris
PA-6: Support for Underrepresented Groups
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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Reporter |
Troy
Goodnough Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have a publicly posted non-discrimination statement? :
The non-discrimination statement, including the website URL where the policy is publicly accessible:
Does the institution have a discrimination response protocol or committee (sometimes called a bias response team) 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 protocol or team (including examples of actions taken during the previous three years):
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/
Does the institution have programs specifically designed to recruit students from underrepresented groups?:
Does the institution have programs specifically designed to recruit staff from underrepresented groups?:
Does the institution have programs specifically designed to recruit faculty from underrepresented groups?:
A brief description of the institution’s programs to recruit students, staff and/or faculty from underrepresented groups:
UMM has close relationships with tribal communities across Minnesota and the U.S.
Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support, academic support, or other programs to support students from underrepresented groups on campus?:
Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support or other programs to support staff from underrepresented groups on campus?:
Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support or other programs to support faculty from underrepresented groups on campus?:
A brief description of the institution’s programs to support students, staff and/or faculty from 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.
Does the institution have training and development programs, teaching fellowships and/or other programs that specifically aim to support and prepare students from underrepresented groups for careers as faculty members?:
A brief description of the institution’s programs to support and prepare students from underrepresented groups for careers as faculty members:
Several UMM programs focus on exposing underrepresented students to research opportunities and encouraging them to pursue graduate studies. The Morris HHMI-Pathways to Science, which encourage underrepresented students to participate. We are a member of the "North Star STEM Alliance/LSAMP (Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation)", an NSF-funded program that seeks to increase the success rate of Native American, African American and Hispanic/Latino students in STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) fields. In addition, we have a STEP program that seeks to encourage Native American students to participate in environmental science research projects. Another program is MMP, the Multi-Ethnic Mentorship program which provides students of color the opportunity to receive a stipend for working with faculty or staff on year-long research projects.
The University of Minnesota, Morris— and the Office for Equity and Diversity (OED) also coordinate the Diversity Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellowship Program which provides U of MN doctoral candidates the opportunity to teach, write their dissertation, and be mentored by senior faculty. Fellows will teach one course per semester, continue working on their dissertation research and writing, and participate actively in faculty activities including discipline meetings, division meetings, campus events, etc. Fellows would typically teach an existing UMM lower division course (commonly taught at many institutions) for the first semester, and one at the upper division level (often related to their dissertation or research interests) for the second semester.
Does the institution produce a publicly accessible inventory of gender-neutral bathrooms on campus?:
Does the institution offer housing options to accommodate the special needs of transgender and transitioning students?:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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