| Overall Rating | Silver |
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| Overall Score | 55.04 |
| Liaison | Prabhakar Shrestha |
| Submission Date | Jan. 13, 2023 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology
PA-6: Assessing Diversity and Equity
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Prabhakar
Shrestha Director of Sustainability Office of 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:
Our Office of Institutional Effectiveness assesses annually student outcomes for the population as a whole and based on ethnicity and gender.
Additionally, our strategic plan, 2025 Vision, includes KPIs that actively measure diversity of the university workforce.
DIVERSE FACULTY LEADERSHIP—To achieve a meaningful increase in the number of women and underrepresented minority tenure and tenure-track faculty, as well as instructors in non-tenure track positions.
DIVERSE ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP—To achieve a meaningful increase in the number of women and underrepresented minority administrators.
Additionally, our strategic plan, 2025 Vision, includes KPIs that actively measure diversity of the university workforce.
DIVERSE FACULTY LEADERSHIP—To achieve a meaningful increase in the number of women and underrepresented minority tenure and tenure-track faculty, as well as instructors in non-tenure track positions.
DIVERSE ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP—To achieve a meaningful increase in the number of women and underrepresented minority administrators.
Does the assessment process address campus climate by engaging stakeholders to assess the attitudes, perceptions and behaviors of employees and students, including the experiences of underrepresented groups?:
Yes
Does the assessment process address student outcomes related to diversity, equity and success?:
Yes
Does the assessment process address employee outcomes related to diversity and equity?:
Yes
A brief description of the most recent assessment findings and how the results are used in shaping policy, programs, and initiatives:
This semester, the university welcomed its most diverse first-year class ever, with the percentage of students identifying as Hispanic/Latinx or Black more than doubling from 10 years ago. At the same time, U.S. News & World Report, in its annual higher education rankings, ranked NJIT No. 8 in the nation for ethnic diversity among public universities. The timing of Hispanic/Latinx surge, in particular, primes NJIT to meet its goal of becoming a Hispanic-serving institution by 2025, if not earlier. That federal designation requires a Hispanic student body population of at least 25%. NJIT’s figure now stands at 23%.
Also this fall, half of the new professors that NJIT hired were women and women comprised 31% of the first-year class — the highest percentage ever. The overall makeup of the faculty and student body still skews male, but signs of progress nonetheless.
Among staff, a management training partnership with McKinsey & Company that accesses the company’s selective Management Accelerator program and is designed to create ladders for advancement among Black, Hispanic, Latinx and Asian has had substantial draw. An initial cohort of 60 grew to 80 this fall.
Also this fall, half of the new professors that NJIT hired were women and women comprised 31% of the first-year class — the highest percentage ever. The overall makeup of the faculty and student body still skews male, but signs of progress nonetheless.
Among staff, a management training partnership with McKinsey & Company that accesses the company’s selective Management Accelerator program and is designed to create ladders for advancement among Black, Hispanic, Latinx and Asian has had substantial draw. An initial cohort of 60 grew to 80 this fall.
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:
The KPI results are shared with the entire university community semi-annually. Statistics about student outcomes based on ethnicity and gender are publicly available on the NJIT Office of Institutional Effectiveness website.
Are the results (or a summary of the results) of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment publicly posted?:
Yes
The diversity and equity assessment report or summary (upload):
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Website URL where the diversity and equity assessment report or summary is publicly posted:
https://www.njit.edu/strategicplan/sites/njit.edu.strategicplan/files/Strategic%20Plan%2010.1.21.pdf
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