| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.31 |
| Liaison | Keaton Schrank |
| Submission Date | June 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Westminster University - Utah
PA-5: Assessing Diversity and Equity
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.75 / 1.00 |
Kyle
Wray Sustainability Fellow Environmental Center |
Has the institution assessed diversity and equity in terms of campus climate?:
A brief description of the campus climate assessment(s) :
Since 2008 Westminster has conducted a survey assessing the diversity experiences of incoming freshman.
Since 2010 Westminster has conducted a survey with sophomores and juniors assessing diverse learning environments.
Westminster also is in the process of conducting a curriculum inventory, assessing diversity in the curriculum. This inventory should be completed by the end of the summer.
Has the institution assessed student diversity and educational equity?:
A brief description of the student diversity and educational equity assessment(s):
Every year Westminster college does a full accreditation report. Accessing student diversity is included in this because it if one of our the 5 student learning goals. The college has set goals to diversify the school and the tests are to check if they are being met. Some of the goals include to enrich and broaden the curriculum and co-curriculum to include international and domestic diversity perspectives and
experiences, and to increase the recruitment and retention of international and historically under-represented students. The survey looked at many aspects,but a few keys points were that the percentage of entering freshmen who are students of color has increased by 5% from 2009 to 2012. Also percentage of students reporting participation in events/activities and satisfaction with the Diversity and International Center (Senior survey) increased by 17% from 2009 to 2012. The Diverse Learning Environment (DLE) Survey results include primarily “Neutral” or “Satisfied” responses to questions about the campus climate.
Has the institution assessed employee diversity and employment equity?:
A brief description of the employee diversity and employment equity assessment(s):
Every year Westminster college does a full accreditation report. The assessment of employee diversity is included to see if these goals are being met. Increase the recruitment and retention of international and historically under-represented faculty and staff, and to provide faculty and staff professional development opportunities related to diversity and global consciousness. Some of the results are that the percentage of faculty and staff who are international and/or who are people of color (Dashboards 2012) have not changed much, but data collection has changed in the process from the span of 2009 to 2012. The largest change is that the number of staff dedicated to supporting diversity and international initiatives has gone from 0 to 4 since 2008.
Has the institution assessed diversity and equity in terms of governance and public engagement?:
A brief description of the governance and public engagement assessment(s):
The website URL where information about the assessment(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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