| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.16 |
| Liaison | Dr. Jill Wicknick |
| Submission Date | Jan. 7, 2023 |
University of Montevallo
PA-7: Support for Underrepresented Groups
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.75 / 3.00 |
Susan
Caplow Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Behavioral and Social Sciences |
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Non-discrimination statement
Yes
The non-discrimination statement, including the website URL where the policy is publicly accessible:
https://www.montevallo.edu/about-um/administration/human-resources/equal-opportunity/
In accordance with University policy 01:100, the University of Montevallo is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability, or disabled veteran/Vietnam era veteran status in the University’s educational programs; admissions policies; faculty, staff, and student employment policies; financial aid; or other school-administered programs and services. The University of Montevallo prohibits any form of harassment related to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status of and by faculty, staff, and students.
It is the University’s intent to take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity in employment, and to avoid unlawful discrimination in employment within the University. The University will take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and to advance in employment minorities, women, and disabled veterans/Vietnam era veterans. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified disabled veterans and persons with disabilities.
The University and individuals or agencies signing contracts with the University agree not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information disability, or veteran status and agree to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. This policy covers the following: Recruitment and recruitment advertising; employment, promotion, demotion, or transfer; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; training; and all other terms and conditions of employment.
The University and individuals and agencies with whom it contracts will adhere to the letter and spirit of all relevant laws and governmental regulations.
The Director of Human Resources and Risk Management is responsible for coordination of all activities to ensure equal opportunity/affirmative action in all University programs and activities and for monitoring their effectiveness.
In accordance with University policy 01:100, the University of Montevallo is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability, or disabled veteran/Vietnam era veteran status in the University’s educational programs; admissions policies; faculty, staff, and student employment policies; financial aid; or other school-administered programs and services. The University of Montevallo prohibits any form of harassment related to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status of and by faculty, staff, and students.
It is the University’s intent to take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity in employment, and to avoid unlawful discrimination in employment within the University. The University will take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and to advance in employment minorities, women, and disabled veterans/Vietnam era veterans. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified disabled veterans and persons with disabilities.
The University and individuals or agencies signing contracts with the University agree not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information disability, or veteran status and agree to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. This policy covers the following: Recruitment and recruitment advertising; employment, promotion, demotion, or transfer; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; training; and all other terms and conditions of employment.
The University and individuals and agencies with whom it contracts will adhere to the letter and spirit of all relevant laws and governmental regulations.
The Director of Human Resources and Risk Management is responsible for coordination of all activities to ensure equal opportunity/affirmative action in all University programs and activities and for monitoring their effectiveness.
Bias response team
No
A brief description of the institution’s discrimination response protocol or team:
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Recruitment programs
Yes
Does the institution have programs specifically designed to recruit academic staff from underrepresented groups?:
Yes
Does the institution have programs designed specifically to recruit non-academic staff from underrepresented groups?:
Yes
If yes to any of the above, provide:
We have a program called Meet Me At Montevallo where we bus Birmingham City students to campus, give them a campus tour, and feed them lunch. They also get to hear from deans, campus minority groups, and other student services offices.
We also have TRIO SSS and McNair that explicitly serve minority/first generation college students, and a Great Start Program (GSP) that is a bridge program for students whose test scores are too low for regular admission.
Description of TRIO from website: McNair scholars receive services such as GRE preparation, academic counseling, personal development, tutoring and many additional services based on individual scholar needs. McNair scholars are also able to participate in graduate school campus visits, cultural events and connect with professionals in their areas of interest; likewise, scholars participate in various seminars, additional academic programming, and undergraduate research.
WE also have scholarships for minority students, including Transfer Minority Scholarship, Minority Educators Scholarship, Martin Luther King Scholarship, Minority Mentoring Scholarship.
As for Faculty and Staff, HR advertises all job openings on HigherEdjobs.com, HigherEdjobs.com Affirmative Action, The Academic Network, Inc., MFAD (Minority Faculty Application Database) Diverse Jobs. Several of these websites explicitly recruit minority applicants.
We also have Montevallo MADE, which stands for Minorities Achieving Dreams of Excellence. The program provides support for minority students to overcome barriers to college success: https://www.montevallo.edu/about-um/administration/policies/presidents-office/diversity-and-inclusion/made/
We also have TRIO SSS and McNair that explicitly serve minority/first generation college students, and a Great Start Program (GSP) that is a bridge program for students whose test scores are too low for regular admission.
Description of TRIO from website: McNair scholars receive services such as GRE preparation, academic counseling, personal development, tutoring and many additional services based on individual scholar needs. McNair scholars are also able to participate in graduate school campus visits, cultural events and connect with professionals in their areas of interest; likewise, scholars participate in various seminars, additional academic programming, and undergraduate research.
WE also have scholarships for minority students, including Transfer Minority Scholarship, Minority Educators Scholarship, Martin Luther King Scholarship, Minority Mentoring Scholarship.
As for Faculty and Staff, HR advertises all job openings on HigherEdjobs.com, HigherEdjobs.com Affirmative Action, The Academic Network, Inc., MFAD (Minority Faculty Application Database) Diverse Jobs. Several of these websites explicitly recruit minority applicants.
We also have Montevallo MADE, which stands for Minorities Achieving Dreams of Excellence. The program provides support for minority students to overcome barriers to college success: https://www.montevallo.edu/about-um/administration/policies/presidents-office/diversity-and-inclusion/made/
Mentoring, counseling and support programs
Yes
Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support or other programs designed specifically to support academic staff from underrepresented groups on campus?:
No
Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support or other programs to support non-academic staff from underrepresented groups on campus?:
No
A brief description of the institution’s programs designed specifically to support students, academic staff, and/or non-academic staff from underrepresented groups:
Montevallo Participates in TRIO SSS and McNair Scholars Program. We also run a Great Start Program that provides additional support for students whose test scores were too low for regular admission.
We also have Montevallo MADE, which stands for Minorities Achieving Dreams of Excellence. The program provides support for minority students to overcome barriers to college success, including emotional challenges: https://www.montevallo.edu/about-um/administration/policies/presidents-office/diversity-and-inclusion/made/
We also have Montevallo MADE, which stands for Minorities Achieving Dreams of Excellence. The program provides support for minority students to overcome barriers to college success, including emotional challenges: https://www.montevallo.edu/about-um/administration/policies/presidents-office/diversity-and-inclusion/made/
Support for future academic staff
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s programs to support and prepare students from underrepresented groups for careers as faculty members:
McNair Scholars Program encourages its participants (who are all minority/first generation students) to attend PhD programs directly following their undergraduate experience. They support students in all aspects of this process.
Optional Fields
No
Does the institution offer housing options to accommodate the special needs of transgender and transitioning students?:
Yes
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for underrepresented groups is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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