Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.63
Liaison Amy Kadrie
Submission Date Jan. 6, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Rochester
PA-6: Support for Underrepresented Groups

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Vivian Lewis
Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity
Diversity Office
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Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support, academic support, or other programs to support underrepresented groups on campus?:
Yes

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A brief description of the programs sponsored by the institution to support underrepresented groups:
MSAB functions as the liaison group between: The Black Students Union (BSU) and their respective committees: Pan-African Students Association (PASA), Student Organization for Caribbean Awareness (SOCA), and their dance groups Indulgence and Xclusive. The Spanish and Latino Students Association (SALSA) and their sub-committee Salseros. The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) The Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers (SHPE); The Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS); The Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) American Sign Language (ASLClub) Association for Development of Interest in the Indian Subcont. (ADITI) Black Students' Union (BSU) Axum Student Organization for Caribbean Awareness Celtic (Celtic) Sihir Dance Ensemble (Middle Eastern Dance) Chinese Students' Association (CSA) Filipino American Students' Association (FASA) Israel Council (URIC) Korean American Students' Association (KASA) Liberty in North Korea Slavic Club (SlaviClub) Student Assoc for the Dev of Arab Cultural Awareness (SADACA) Taiwanese American Students' Association (TASA) Pride Network

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The website URL where more information about the support programs for underrepresented groups is available:
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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?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s discrimination response policy, program and/or team:
To ensure nondiscrimination and equal opportunity, the University prohibits and will not engage in discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, martial status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by law. The University also prohibits retaliation and will not retaliate against any persons who makes a complaint of discrimination or harassment on the basis on a protected status or who provides information or otherwise participates in a investigation of such a complaint.

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The website URL where more information about the institution’s discrimination response policy, program and/or team is available:
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Does the institution offer housing options to accommodate the special needs of transgender and transitioning students?:
Yes

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Does the institution produce a publicly accessible inventory of gender neutral bathrooms on campus?:
Yes

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://sa.rochester.edu/clubs/MSAB/about ; https://sa.rochester.edu/clubs/?club_type=30; https://sa.rochester.edu/clubs/PrideNtwk/about ; http://www.rochester.edu/eoc/HarassmentDiscrimination.html

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