San Jose State University
PA-7: Support for Underrepresented Groups

The California State University (CSU) Systemwide Guidelines for Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Programs in Employment (Executive Orders (EO) 1088 and 1096), affirms California State University's commitment to non-discrimination on the basis of disability and to providing reasonable accommodations upon request by qualified individuals with disabilities. The CSU is committed to maintaining and implementing employment policies and procedures that comply with applicable state and federal nondiscrimination and affirmative action laws and regulations. Discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, medical condition, and covered veteran status is prohibited. Additionally, EOs 1088 and 1096 prohibits retaliation for filing a discrimination complaint, opposing a discriminatory act, or participating in a discrimination investigation or proceeding. For more information on Executive Order 1088, please visit: https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/6591895/latest/ For more information on Executive Order 1096, please visit: https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/6743499/latest/

To report bias or discrimination, the process is listed here https://www.sjsu.edu/diversity/bias/index.php#:~:text=Call%20the%20University%20Police%20Department,the%20Office%20for%20Equal%20Opportunity.&text=By%20reporting%20discrimination%20incidents%2C%20you,inclusive%20and%20safe%20campus%20environment. The purpose of a bias response team is to collect reports of incidents of bias that have impacted the campus community. They reach out to and work to provide support to reporters and impacted parties, as well as work to engage them in voluntary educational activities such as conversations, trainings, and workshops. They keep up with emerging trends that may impact the campus climate. They do not discipline, punish, and/or sanction community members. https://www.sjsu.edu/diversity/bias/team/index.php

Students: The CSU’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) provides admission, academic and financial support services to historically underserved students throughout California. The primary goal of the EOP is to improve access of low-income, first generation and historically disadvantaged students with potential for academic success by making higher education a possibility. EOP provides a comprehensive program of support services which include, but are not limited to, recruitment, pre-admission counseling, orientation, summer program, diagnostic testing, financial aid follow-up, special admissions, pre introductory instruction, academic advisement, tutoring, learning skill services, and personal, educational and career counseling. As the largest producer of teachers in California, the CSU is being called upon to expand its teacher preparation programs to meet the staffing needs of California's K-12 school districts. Teacher shortages in the state are projected to last for the next decade, and the Chancellor's Office of the CSU and campuses have initiated efforts to meet this demand. A number of campuses are involved in EduCorps, a comprehensive teacher recruitment effort to identify and encourage promising undergraduate students to consider a career in teaching. The effort has a special emphasis on attracting and preparing more male and female teachers of color with the goal of providing students with role models from their own backgrounds. EduCorps represents a community of individuals interested in shaping the future through teaching. Its two key purposes are: -To significantly increase the number and diversity of students entering CSU's teacher preparation programs, especially in high-need areas such as mathematics, science, special education, and bilingual education; and -To provide ongoing, high-quality support to members on their path to earning their teaching credential. Faculty Recruiting: https://www.sjsu.edu/diversity/resources/faculty/faculty-recruiting.php NON-ACADEMIC STAFF: The non-academic staff recruitment process was redesigned to tailor our Action-Oriented Programs each year to ensure they address the underutilization of women / minorities / veterans / persons with disabilities. The Action-Oriented Programs are carried out throughout the Affirmative Action Plan year. Recruitment programs include: • University Personnel will place job opportunity announcements on the University website and through local job service offices. • University Personnel uses PeopleSoft's eRecruit, which makes its advertised positions available from any internet-accessible computer. • Advertisements and newsletters will always carry the Equal Employment Opportunity clause. • Minorities / women / veterans / persons with disabilities will be considered for all positions for which they are qualified. • University Personnel will participate in job fairs on a quarterly basis if there are sufficient numbers of openings to warrant participation. • University Personnel will continue to advertise open positions throughout the CSU System. • Each Announcement of Position Availability must contain the Equal Opportunity Statement. Job Specifications / Selection Process: • Develop position descriptions that accurately reflect position functions, and are consistent for the same position from one location to another. • Develop job specifications that contain academic, experience, and skill requirements that do not constitute inadvertent discrimination. Develop specifications that are free from bias with regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, disability or veteran status. • Approved position specifications will be made available to all members of management involved in the recruiting, screening, selection, and promotion process. Copies may also be made available to recruiting sources. • University Personnel will continue to use only minimum qualifications that include job-related criteria. • University Personnel will continue to counsel all personnel involved in the recruiting, screening, selection, promotion, disciplinary, and related processes to eliminate bias in all personnel actions. Teacher shortages in the state are projected to last for the next decade, and the Chancellor's Office of the CSU and campuses have initiated efforts to meet this demand. A number of campuses are involved in EduCorps, a comprehensive teacher recruitment effort to identify and encourage promising undergraduate students to consider a career in teaching. The effort has a special emphasis on attracting and preparing more male and female teachers of color with the goal of providing students with role models from their own backgrounds. STUDENTS: The CSU’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) provides admission, academic and financial support services to historically underserved students throughout California. The primary goal of the EOP is to improve access of low-income, first generation and historically disadvantaged students with potential for academic success by making higher education a possibility. The CSU has many programs designed to recruit, retain and support student from underserved backgrounds: https://www2.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/diversity The School of Information provides many scholarships to recruit diverse students: https://ischool.sjsu.edu/diversity-scholarships The School of Engineering highlights the need to broaden the recruitment pool in both diversity and gender equality: https://engineering.sjsu.edu/distinctions/eps The Strategic Plan of the Urban and Regional Planning Department includes a specific goal of recruiting and graduating a growing and diverse student population. https://www.sjsu.edu/urbanplanning/assessment/URBP_StategicPlan_2017_Final.pdf The SJSU Affirmative Action Plan details the programs here: https://www.sjsu.edu/up/docs/oeo/info/2016%20AAP%20for%20San%20Jose%20State%20University%20-%20University-Wide.pdf The latest WASC report details the many efforts to diversify the recruitment pool of faculty and staff. http://www.sjsu.edu/wasc/portfolio2017/SJSU_WSCUC_SpecialVisitReport_July_2017.pdf A response team that will look into situations and complaints that do not fall in the purview of EO 1096/1097 investigations is in the process of being formed.

Students: The CSU’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) provides admission, academic and financial support services to historically underserved students throughout California. The primary goal of the EOP is to improve access of low-income, first generation and historically disadvantaged students with potential for academic success by making higher education a possibility. EOP provides a comprehensive program of support services which include, but are not limited to, recruitment, pre-admission counseling, orientation, summer program, diagnostic testing, financial aid follow-up, special admissions, pre-introductory instruction, academic advisement, tutoring, learning skill services, and personal, educational and career counseling. SJSU² Mentoring & Meetups is a partnership between the SJSU Career Center, SJSU Alumni Association, and the campus community which connects mentees (current SJSU students) with mentors (alumni and/or other industry professionals) to support mentee career success. https://www.sjsu.edu/careercenter/resources/sjsu2.php Additional CSU educational and professional programs offered to support students and employees in general that may be of benefit to students, academic staff and non-academic staff from underrepresented groups: https://www2.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/community/stem-vista/Pages/about-stem-vista.aspx

Educations Opportunity Programs (EOP)
http://www.sjsu.edu/eop/
Since 1969 the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) has been providing services to retain and graduate students who are first in their family to go to college, especially low-income and educationally disadvantaged students. An EOP student has the potential to perform satisfactorily in the CSU but has not been able to realize this potential because of economic or educational background. The program provides admission, academic, and financial assistance to EOP-eligible undergraduate students. EOP students can expect to receive comprehensive educational services which include academic advisement, personal and career counseling, tutorial services, skills enhancement seminars, adjunct learning courses, as well as referral and advocacy services. Students are also provided with financial aid assistance, as well as encouragement and support.

Pride Center http://www.sjsu.edu/pride/
The mission of the Pride Center is to support the LGBTIQQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, Ally) students of San José State University. Through dynamic programming and educational outreach the Resource Center seeks to improve the campus climate for LGBTIQQA students and advocate for the respect and safety of all members of the campus community. In collaboration with other campus programs, the Resource Center works to meet the needs of students to promote the successful completion of their educational goals. Activities include sponsoring educational and community building programs. The center also has a library with an extensive collection of books concerning LGBT issues. The space can be used for club meetings, studying, and hanging out. The center networks with campus and San José area organizations in order to build a stronger community and support system for the LGBTIQQA students of San José State University and have offices in the new Student Union Buildings.

MOSAIC
http://www.sjsu.edu/studentaffairs/mosaic/
MOSAIC provides a safe and welcoming environment which honors and celebrates diversity. MOSAIC offers support, advocacy for historically under-represented groups, leadership opportunities, and intentional programming that focus on critical thought, social justice, and cultural empowerment for the SJSU community. MOSAIC collaborates with student organizations, academic departments, staff, residence halls, and members of the surrounding community whose purpose is concurrent with MOSAIC's mission, philosophies, and goals. Services offered by MOSAIC include; a place to gather and talk, programs and events that relate to diversity issues, leadership training and development for students, small resource library, and a speaker resource database.

Gender Equity Center
http://www.sjsu.edu/genec/
The mission of the Gender Equity Center (GenEC) is to advocate for social justice, respect, and safety for all members of the San José State University community, by educating on issues experienced by people because of their gender, gender identity, and/or their perceived gender/gender identity, through an intersectional lens.
The GenEC provides dynamic programming and educational outreach opportunities through collaborative partnerships with other campus and community organizations. The GenEC works to empower individuals with the tools and skills they need to successfully complete their educational goals and to become leaders in the community.

The mission of Black Faculty and Staff Association is to form coalitions throughout campus and the San José community to identify issues of concern to the San Jose State African-American community and to unify efforts to address those issues. https://www.sjsu.edu/diversity/resources/groups/bfsa/index.php

The Center for Asian Pacific Islander Student Empowerment provides community-building and cultural and academic empowerment opportunities for Asian and Pacific Islander students at SJSU. https://www.sjsu.edu/capise/

The Asian Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Association [APIFSA]'s mission is to provide a safe and supportive network for Asian Pacific Islander (API) staff and faculty at San Jose State. https://www.sjsu.edu/diversity/resources/groups/apifsa/index.php

The mission of the Chicano/Latino Faculty & Staff Association is to advocate and support opportunities for Latino students, faculty and staff at San Jose State. The goals and objectives of CLFSA are to ensure that the university increases access, retention and graduation rates of Latino students; Recruits, retains, promotes and tenures greater numbers of Latino faculty and staff members;
Provides increased opportunities for faculty and staff members to advance to administrative and policy-making positions; Reflects the Latino experience throughout the curriculum; Improves its connections with and service to the Latino community. https://www.sjsu.edu/clfsa/

The PRIDE Facuty and Staff Asssociation https://www.sjsu.edu/pride/organizations/faculty-staff-association.php is open to all faculty and staff members interested in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender topics. The goals and objectives of the LGBTFSA to serve as an on-campus resource for all faculty and staff; To provide a forum for art and scholarship that addresses lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues;To encourage the development and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender content and perspective in the curriculum and in co-curricular activities; To provide spokespersons on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues; To advise and consult with the Academic Senate and administration on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.

The Indigenous and Native American Faculty and Staff Affinity Group seeks to: build community promote visibility provide support for SJSU’s Indigenous and Native American Faculty and Staff through campus activities and initiatives. https://www.sjsu.edu/diversity/resources/groups/gain/index.php

The purposes of the Jewish Faculty and Staff Association are to:  Represent the interest of the campus Jewish faculty and staff in University affairs. Foster relations between the Jewish community and the University. https://www.sjsu.edu/diversity/resources/groups/jfsa/index.php

The Muslim Faculty and Staff Association (MFSA) seeks to connect, represent, and support SJSU Muslims. We strive to provide an inclusive community as we recognize our diverse intersectional experiences, practices, and backgrounds. https://www.sjsu.edu/diversity/resources/groups/mfsa/index.php

There are many more student support groups listed here: https://www.sjsu.edu/diversity/resources/students/index.php

The California State University’s (CSU) Pre-Doctoral Program has granted the Sally Casanova scholarship to over 2254 low-income and educationally disadvantaged students throughout the CSU, the majority of whom are first-generation college students. For the 2019-20 academic year, 74 new scholars will join this group representing 16 of the 23 CSU campuses. The California Pre-Doctoral Program is designed to increase diversity within the pool of university faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of students in the CSU--with particular support for low-income and educationally disadvantaged students. Awardees of this scholarship represent juniors, seniors, and master’s level students who come from a variety of academic disciplines. Each of these scholars are mentored by a faculty member from their respective campus. The scholarship provides the Sally Casanova Scholars with: -An opportunity to travel with their mentor to various University of California (UC) and other doctoral-granting institutions for site visits; -Attendance at national symposia, or professional meetings, exposing them to their field of interest; and -Membership in professional organizations, subscriptions to academic journals, or -Purchasing of supplies necessary to carry out their current research agenda. In addition, these scholars are offered an opportunity to participate in a summer research experience at any doctoral-granting institution in the United States, with particular emphasis on the UCs. This eight-week program gives the scholars direct exposure to doctoral-granting faculty and research, preparing them for entry into doctoral programs. For more information about the Sally Casanova Scholarship program, please visit: https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/faculty-staff/predoc/SallyCasanovaScholars

https://www2.calstate.edu/attend/student-services/eop https://www2.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/teacher-education/Pages/pathways-to-teaching-education-careers.aspx https://www2.calstate.edu/csu-system/faculty-staff/cdip