Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.15
Liaison Rebecca Walker
Submission Date March 1, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Southern Oregon University
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.33 / 2.00 Roxane Beigel-Coryell
Sustainability & Recycling Coordinator
Facilities Management & Planning
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Part 1 

Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee, office, and/or officer tasked to advise on and implement policies, programs, and trainings related to diversity, equity, inclusion and human rights on campus?:
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:
In September 2010 the Diversity and Inclusion Oversight Committee was formed by President Mary Cullinan to coordinate institutional diversity efforts. The Committee was reorganized and elavated by President Linda Schott in 2018. The Committee uses the Inclusive Excellence model which builds on the work of D.G. Smith. 1. Institutional Infrastructure 2. Education and Scholarship 3. Access and Success 4. Campus Climate and Intergroup Relations The Diversity and Inclusion Oversight Committee and Subcommittees are comprised of students, faculty and staff and meet twice a month during the school year to forward diversity and inclusion initiatives. We also have a Bias Response Team comprised of Faculty, Staff and Students, and a Title IX team that provides trainings, investigations and resources based in gender/sex equity.

Part 2 

Estimated proportion of students that has participated in cultural competence trainings and activities (All, Most, Some, or None):
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:

A brief description of the institution’s cultural competence trainings and activities for each of the groups identified above:
SOU offers diversity and Title IX trainings, workshops, and conversations for faculty, staff, and students. Topics of these trainings include: supporting trans students, recognizing implicit bias, and how to interrupt oppressive behavior. We have been providing targeted opportunities to new students and student leaders. Some of SOU's staff have participated in cultural competency training but the primary focus has been on Title IX training. We have offered topical diversity trainings open to all faculty and staff. They included: The Language of Diversity Multicultural Awareness Disability Awareness Gender Equity Deconstructing Queer Age and the Intergenerational Workplace We also sometimes offer a Program Series based on conversations of diverse topics called Diversi-Teas. So far we have discussed the inclusivity/exclusivity to comedy and body size politics.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.sou.edu/diversity/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://inside.sou.edu/assets/policies/Diversity.pdf

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