| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.41 |
| Liaison | Ian Johnson |
| Submission Date | April 19, 2024 |
Colorado College
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.78 / 2.00 |
Part 1
Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on students, employees, or both?:
The ADEI team, comprised of 2 Associate Vice Presidents, 1 Assistant Vice President, and an ADEI Programs Coordinator are tasked by the administration to advice on and implement policies, programs, and trainings related to ADEI. The ADEI team has a workshop series that started in 2023; however, several capacity-building workshops have been provided to all groups (staff, faculty, students) throughout campus. The current series consists of: ·Cultural responsiveness/humility ·Cycle of socialization ·Microaggressions ·Bias ·ADEI frameworks and self-assessments The Antiracist Community of Action has focused on a variety of topics ranging from bias to racial profiling and behavior policing.
The Butler Center is a student-based office that provides programming to celebrate identity and affinity-based communities, to educate about diversity topics, and to advocate for marginalized groups. It oversees the following initiatives: -Microaggressions & Macroaggressions -Implicit & Explicit Bias -Identity Exploration -Identity Development -Exploring Positionality as it relates to identity. -LGBTQ+ Identity: Safe Zone training -Cultural Capital for BIPOC community members -ADEI efforts within the workplace/summer internships -Inclusion & Access in Outdoor Spaces These workshops are offered in classes, sports teams, and other student organizations/clubs.
The Crown Center is a CC staple providing educational building services for academic staff to acquire knowledge and skills to infuse ADEI principles into their work both in and outside the classroom. There are an estimated 200 + faculty (this does not include visiting faculty) who, at some point, have been exposed to these practices and resources. Additionally, most faculty have engaged in equitable hiring programming, building capacity to inform how to approach selection and recruitment using antiracist and anti-oppressive strategies. Crown workshops have focused on anti-oppressive curriculum design, teaching practices, and un-grading.
The Antiracism Commitment Committee (ACC) at CC is a community accountability body that evaluates the implementation and impact of CC’s antiracism plan and guides the revision and development of new goals as the plan evolves and remains relevant. In addition to some of the previously mentioned ADEI programs that are made available to all constituent groups, staff have access to Excell at CC, which has a variety of ADEI workshops and activities where faculty and other staff facilitate and teach on various subject matters ranging from bias to frameworks. There are over 500 staff at CC, and all have been exposed to ADEI, whether in onboarding, professional development, strategic plan goals, presenters and speakers, or other means to build capacity and understanding of how to operationalize the work.
Part 2
Estimated proportion of academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Estimated proportion of non-academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
If trainings are made available, provide:
The Butler Center is a student based office that provides programming to celebrate identity and affinity based communities, to educate around diversity topics, and to advocate for marginalized groups. It oversees the following initiatives:
Behind the Masc – a space for men and masc identifying individuals to build community, deconstruct toxic masculinity, promote mental health, and construct more positive ideals around masculinity.
Table Talk – a space for women and femme identifying people of color to meet, build community, and discuss identity-based topics.
Advocates for Immigrant Justices: This group spreads awareness about the undocumented community and anti-undocumented legislation and partners with local organizations to advocate for this community – both within and outside of CC.
MSLE – an organization to support all identity-based student clubs and organizations (IE Black Student Union, Native American Student Union, etc.) and support club leadership.
Achieve First – this is a program that offers support and peer mentorship for first-generation students. It specifically endeavors to work with students who were unable to participate in Bridge Scholars, but also works with a variety of other programs including the Daniels Fund Scholarship.
International Student Engagement Program: This program offers community-building activities and peer mentorship for international students.
Queer and Trans Collective: This program offers a wide range of programming centered around the LGBTQIA community. This year its main projects include the Transition Closet which helps provide gender affirming garments and tools to students, T-Time which offers a safe space for trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming students to build community, and several other workshop series which center LGBTQIA topics.
The ADEI leadership team provides various programming to staff, faculty, and students, and it is challenging to separate the impact for each constituent group aggregate numbers are provided below: -
The antiracist book club has served upwards of 500 people with featured books for educational reading and guides for meaningful reflection since its debut in 2021.
The ACE grant has provided funding for antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion activities since the beginning of 2023 and has aided in the equitable distribution of resources in support of all constituent activities ranging from Native American and Indigenous education and celebratory resources to record student representation at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity. -ADEI funding has also supported the growth and development of the peer educators program by equipping students with their teach-back work to build student capacity around ADEI-related content and topic areas.
Several customized workshops have been facilitated by Rosalie Rodriguez and students to build knowledge and understanding about ADEI. -With over 2,000 undergraduate students, the ADEI leadership team activities and funding have reached the majority (approximately 80%) of these students here at CC, whether directly or indirectly.
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