Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 41.51
Liaison Lori Chance
Submission Date May 16, 2024

STARS v2.2

Messiah University
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.67 / 2.00 Brandon Hoover
Director of Sustainability
Operations
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Part 1 

Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee, office, and/or officer tasked by the administration or governing body to advise on and implement policies, programs, and trainings related to diversity, equity, inclusion and human rights?:
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:

Dr. Todd Allen serves as the VP of Diversity Affairs and has been in this role since 2017. As a member of the President's Cabinet, the VPDA reports directly to the President and provides oversight for the management, implementation, and assessment of the University's diversity strategic plan.


Part 2 

Estimated proportion of students that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Most

Estimated proportion of academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Most

Estimated proportion of non-academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Most

If trainings are made available, provide:

A brief description of the institution’s cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:

There are a series of programs among which are the Inclusive Excellence Ambassadors (a group of faculty and staff equipped to facilitate various DEI topics), the Inclusive Excellence in Teaching Academy (a faculty cohort program that equips educators to better understand the role fo inclusive excellence in teaching, service and scholarship) and the development of a canvas based platform called ListenUp@Messiah that includes a variety of resources that teams/departments can use to engage various topics on DEI.


Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity office or trainings is available:
https://www.messiah.edu/info/20725/diversity_affairs

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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