Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 77.18
Liaison Daimon Eklund
Submission Date Oct. 12, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Washington, Seattle
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Claudia Frere-Anderson
Director
UW Sustainability
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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

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A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
Based on the results of the 2005 University Diversity Appraisal the Council addresses issues of diversity in the following areas: Mission and Goals Diversity Leadership and Governance Pipeline/Outreach Student Recruitment and Admissions Student Development and Retention Faculty Recruitment, Development and Retention Staff Recruitment, Development and Retention Curriculum Research Climate Community Outreach Council members share diversity best practices, engage in institutional diversity planning, and make recommendations to University administration about pressing diversity issues.

Part 2 

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

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

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

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:
Cultivating Cultural Competence This one-day class brings a light touch to a seemingly heavy subject. Through experiential learning in a nonjudgmental setting, develop positive strategies to handle the interpersonal issues that can arise from cultural differences and to increase your cultural competency. There is also a diversity requirement for all undergraduates: https://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/academic-planning/general-education-requirements/diversity/ The University's Professional and Continuing Education office also offers one on one coaching and targeted trainings for individual departments and academic or administrative units as requested.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://www.washington.edu/raceequity/resources/

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