| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.20 |
| Liaison | Kimberly Reeves |
| Submission Date | June 21, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Agnes Scott College
PA-5: Assessing Diversity and Equity
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.88 / 1.00 |
Elizabeth
Rowe Sustainability Fellow Center for Sustainability |
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Has the institution engaged in a structured assessment process during the previous three years to improve diversity, equity and inclusion on campus?:
Yes
A brief description of the assessment process and the framework, scorecard(s) and/or tool(s) used:
Agnes Scott College is currently engaging in a campus climate assessment that will assess institutional elements such as: institutional history, demographics, current offices, policies, initiatives, and priorities as they relate to diversity.
There are student, staff/faculty focus groups with six groups of 8-10 students or staff/faculty in each group. The students will be recruited based on involvement in a variety of student organizations and interest in cultural and diversity programs. Generally, participants will be invited to participate in groups through self-identification processes with various identities (e.g. Ability, Cultural/Racial/Ethnic, Political, Gender, Sexuality, etc).
Site visits
The diversity research team will visit various buildings or departments throughout campus to assess the climate for diversity and inclusion using observation and field notes. The purpose of these activities will be to gather information on the ways that diversity is represented visually throughout the institution in physical spaces.
Campus-wide surveys
The diversity research team will work with the Office of Institutional Research to identify appropriate survey instruments. The diversity research team will work with the Office of Institutional Research to identify surveys that may provide us with information on faculty and student experiences as they relate to diversity (i.e. HERI, NSSE, etc.). Upon review of these instruments, the diversity research team in consultation with the task force created to review the plan will determine whether an institutional survey may need to be created for further information gathering.
Does the assessment process address campus climate by engaging stakeholders to assess the attitudes, perceptions and behaviors of faculty, staff, administrators and students, including the experiences of underrepresented groups?:
Yes
Does the assessment process address student outcomes related to diversity, equity and success (e.g. graduation/success and retention rates for underrepresented groups)?:
Yes
Does the assessment process address employee outcomes related to diversity and equity (e.g. pay and retention rates for underrepresented groups)?:
Yes
A brief description of the most recent assessment findings and how the results are used in shaping policy, programs and initiatives:
Agnes Scott College will utilize the findings of the Campus Climate Assessment for Diversity to produce a Diversity Action Plan. An assessment of collected data will be synthesized in order to identify strengths and opportunities relative to diversity, equity, and inclusion campus-wide, and will include recommendations for key administrative leaders. Strategic actions and a subsequent implementation plan will use the assessment data to build on the successes and addresses the challenges uncovered in the report.
Are the results of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment shared with the campus community?:
Yes
A brief description of how the assessment results are shared with the campus community:
To date, the diversity assessment remains in progress, but once it is complete the results will be shared with the campus community through various public forums, and eventually publicly posted. Progress reports are being shared via email with the Agnes Scott community.
Are the results (or a summary of the results) of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment publicly posted?:
No
The diversity and equity assessment report or summary:
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The website URL where the report or summary is publicly posted:
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