| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.39 |
| Liaison | Holli Fajack |
| Submission Date | July 6, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
California State University, Long Beach
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.33 / 2.00 |
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Part 1
Yes
Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on students, employees, or both?:
Both students and employees
None
A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
The Equity and Diversity Office and Committee provide leadership and direction to achieve a positive, continuing, and vigorous campus nondiscrimination and equal opportunity program that goes well beyond the fulfillment of basic regulatory and procedural requirements to one with emphasis on providing positive attention to serving the needs of the campus.
Part 2
Some
Estimated proportion of staff (including administrators) that has participated in cultural competence trainings and activities (All, Most, Some, or None):
Some
Estimated proportion of faculty that has participated in cultural competence trainings and activities (All, Most, Some, or None):
Some
If trainings are made available, provide:
Students Talk About Race (STAR) is a signature project of the Multicultural Center (MCC) at California State University, Long Beach. STAR is a one day workshop designed to empower students with the ability to facilitate difficult conversations about racial issues. The topics covered range from workplace diversity to political and civil unrest. Since its inception in November, 1992, with just 15 CSULB students, STAR has trained, at times, over 400 students per semester drawn from CSULB as well as other Los Angeles area campuses (including UCLA, USC, Pepperdine, and Loyola). STAR has recruited over 2,500 college volunteers, training them to become facilitators in cross-cultural communication and placing them into 76 middle school and high schools (serving some 18,000 students) and continues to serve in this capacity. The eight week STAR experience has proven itself to be a compassionate and candid forum, addressing difficult issues of diversity with vulnerability and humor.
In addition to the STAR program, which is geared toward students, university departments may request cultural competency trainings from the Office of Equity and Diversity at any time. The office will coordinate with appropriate University offices to develop a training program appropriate for the audience. The majority of training requested has focused on effectively addressing and preventing discrimination, harassment, and retaliation complaints from students, faculty, and staff. The Office of Equity and Diversity reviews case scenarios, definitions and court cases regarding protected class (i.e., race, disability, age, etc.), and best practices for responding sensitively to protected class issues or consents.
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://web.csulb.edu/depts/oed/policies/faculty-staff-diversity-plan.html
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