Center for Diversity and Inclusion 2021 Board Report

2021 BOARD REPORT INSTITUTE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION EFFORTS

Dear Colleagues and Friends of Rose-Hulman, We are pleased to present the 2021 Board Report for the Institute’s Diversity and Inclusion Efforts. This comprehensive report describes the great work our community has done to advance and enhance diversity and inclusion at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Likewise, we understand that Rose-Hulman’s diversity must come with an active and sustained commitment to inclusion and equity: to promoting a campus culture where the individual’s unique presence is valued, experience is respected, and everyone belongs.

This past year has proven to be an extraordinary time in our history—where, as a campus, we have learned that our greatest strength is our capacity to partner together, support one another, and do what needs to be done to provide a safe and equitable space for all. We have also learned where opportunities exist to continue to learn, grow, and further develop a diverse community of faculty, staff, and students that fosters equity and inclusion in the broadest sense. Our charge is to continue building on the work of previous years to ensure our campus is one of value, belonging and respect. Within these pages, you will learn more about the amazing work of our faculty, staff, and students over the past year to further this charge and fulfill our mission.

With our commitment to partnerships across campus and at all levels of the Institution, we have scaled our diversity and inclusion initiatives to new heights, building upon last year’s efforts. We acknowledge there is still much work to be done—indeed, our work will never be fully accomplished.

Thank you for your continued support of our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, and Rose-Hulman.

Moving Forward Together, Megan C. Elliot

Nicholas M. Davis

Vice President for Human and Environmental Services

Director

Rey Blaylock

Kelly Keyes

Program Coordinator

Program Coordinator

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION – Our Mission, Vision, Progress and Possibilities………………………………4 CAMPUS DIVERSITY STATISTICS – Visualizing our progress by the numbers ……………………………………7 CAMPUS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT – Creating a diverse and inviting environment for all …………………………9

ABOUT THE REPORT This report highlights Rose-Hulman’s diversity and inclusion efforts, as well as how we contribute to the Institute’s Strategic Plan – specifically strategic plan Goal Four – but is by no means all-inclusive. It is also reflective of the Institute’s historical progress, specifically in the areas of diversity and inclusion.

We would like to thank all Rose-Hulman contributors for providing the campus data found in this report.

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PRESIDENT’S DIVERSITY HIGHLIGHTS U.S. News & World Report For the 23rd consecutive year, Rose-Hulman has been ranked by its peers as best among U.S. engineering colleges that are focused on bachelor’s- and master’s-level education.

Mission Driven Campaign We successfully completed the $250 million fundraising campaign, Mission Driven, which transformed the campus with new construction including the renovated Mussallem Union and new Pi-Vilion, the Kremer Innovation Center, and the state-of-theart New Academic Building which opened this fall. The campaign also provided the Institute with upgraded athletic facilities. A significant area of growth resulting from the campaign was the increase in student scholarships, including those targeted specifically to attract underrepresented groups to Rose-Hulman.

A History-Making First-Year Class Not only is the Class of 2025 the largest in Rose-Hulman history with more than 640 students, it’s also one of the most talented and diverse groups we’ve ever had. The class includes students from 38 states and 8 countries including China, India, and South Korea. The median high school GPA was 4.06, including 73 students who were ranked in the top three of their high school class. Thirty percent of the class is racially diverse, and 20 percent are either first-generation students and/or Pell Grant recipients.

Inaugural Rose Prime a Success Rose-Hulman faculty, staff and student mentors welcomed approximately 20 first-year students this summer to the inaugural Rose Prime program. Thanks to a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to fund the program, these students were invited to two weeks of pre-orientation instruction designed to build upon and sharpen their existing mathematics skills, making them well prepared for a successful college experience at Rose-Hulman.

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OUR MISSION The Center for Diversity and Inclusion The Center for Diversity and Inclusion has worked to provide important programming for students, faculty and staff. We have also worked to enhance and advance diversity initiatives with our external partners. Through programming, we have challenged community members to move beyond their comfort zone and expand their cultural competency in many areas, including Diversity Development and Inclusive Excellence.

Strategic Plan Rose-Hulman continues to make progress on a new Strategic Plan focused on creating a firm financial foundation in the short-term to position the institute to execute a broader long-term Strategic Plan that will be launched in coordination with the Institute’s 150th anniversary in 2024.

A diverse steering committee representing various stakeholders is leading the longer-term planning effort.

Rose-Hulman continues to make great strides under the Strategic Plan that began in 2013. Through the collec­tive efforts and vision of our entire campus community and leadership of the Board of Trustees, much has been accomplished to-date, and a great deal of groundwork has been laid for continued progress. The positive outgrowths of the Strategic Plan have reverberated throughout campus in dozens of additions and changes to our programs, practices, policies, facilities, staffing and student representation.

GOAL 1: Rose-Hulman will support and recognize excellence in teaching, learning, innovation, and intellectual growth - both in and out of the classroom.

GOAL 2: Rose-Hulman will give students a vision of the breadth of their possible futures and will prepare them to achieve these futures.

GOAL 3: Rose-Hulman will foster a culture of lifelong connection with all of our constituents.

GOAL 4: Rose-Hulman will be a diverse, globally connected, sought-after community in which to live, learn, and work.

GOAL 5: Rose-Hulman will be a model of a fiscally sustainable and affordable private institution focused on science, engineering, and mathematics education.

GOAL 6: Rose-Hulman will have global name recognition for the excellence of our education.

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CAMPUS PROGRESS AND POSSIBILITIES • The grand opening this fall of the new 70,000-square-foot, $29 million academic building that includes new design studios, collaborative workspaces and science laboratories.

• Our growing national reputation, including rankings that recognize Rose-Hulman’s value added.

• Continued successful placement of our graduates as a result of our STEM focus and academic rigor.

• Continued success from our competitive Division III athletic programs, offering our student-athletes an opportunity to continue to compete at a high level.

• Successful management of COVID-19, allowing for as much in-person activity as possible.

More than 91 percent of students and 87 percent of employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

• Our first Engineering Design majors graduated in the Class of 2021.

• Successfully launched the new Rose Squared concurrent degree program that allows students to earn two degrees – a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Engineering Management – in just four years. Plans are to expand beyond Engineering Management to other graduate programs.

• The successful creation of the Noblitt Scholars Program.

• Nick Davis named Director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion.

• Improved financial stability and operations on a pathway to sustainability.

• Collaborative recipient of an $8.1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to fund improved mental health services for students.

• One of five U.S. colleges and universities recognized by the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment for achieving sustained excellence in integrating best assessment practices and using assessment results to guide institutional decision-making and improve student learning performance.

• Successful launch of the Sawmill Society entrepreneurial network.

• The first outdoor commencement in the Institute’s history.

• Largest endowment in Institute history - $257 million, or approximately $97,000 per student.

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CAMPUS DIVERSITY STATISTICS A Global Audience for Students, Faculty and Staff The Institute continues to attract a global audience of diverse learners. Our incoming freshman class is 11.2% first generation college attendees and 11.7% Pell eligible; overall, 19.4% of our first-year students are either first-generation attendees and/or Pell Grant recipients. The class is also 24.4% female, representing the second highest number of female students in Institute history.

In total, 32.0% of our domestic first-year students are from demographic groups which are historically underrepresented in the STEM disciplines. Finally, 28% of students are racially diverse being non-white.

Noblitt Scholars Program

Region

Total 38

Indiana 11 (29%)

Female 27 (71%)

Male 11 (29%)

Bordering State

Asian 2 (5%)

Black or African American 4 (10%)

Hispanic of any race 6 (15%)

Nonresident Alien 2 (5%)

Two or more races 5 (13%)

9 (24%)

California 4 (10%) Texas 1 (2%) Rest of US 11 (30%)

International 2 (5%)

White 19 (50%)

Accessibility Services 1%

Mobility Impairment

1%

Visual Impairment

2%

Hearing Impairment

8%

Chronic Health

15%

Learning Disability

11%

Autism Spectrum Disorder

21%

Psychological Disability

42%

Attention Deficit Disorder

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CAMPUS DIVERSITY STATISTICS

FACULTY AND RECRUITMENT DATA Full-time Visiting Searches

Tenure Track Searches First Offers

First Offers:

were women

were women

Hires

Hires:

2 of 4

0 of 5

3 of 4

2 of 4

were women

were women

Spouse/Partner Hires

URM Faculty Hires

0

1

Record Enrollment per Racial Type

Asian 50 (2021-22)

Hispanic of any race 39 (2021-22)

Two or more races 39 (2021-22)

American Indian or Alaska Native 3 (2021-22 & 2010-11)

Black or African American 33 (2020-21)

Unknown 16 (2019-20)

Nonresidential Alien/International 87 (2017-18)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 (2016-17)

Professional Development

442

hours completed in diversity programs for Faculty and Staff Did you know that’s

2.6x

more than last year?

White 490 (2012-13)

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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RoseD (Diversity) Strategies At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, our mission is to attract the best students, faculty and staff from all backgrounds to a campus family that understands the concept of diversity, appreciates its impact, routinely and comfortably engages across diverse lines, and instinctively demonstrates its support for diversity. We will achieve this by:

CREATING A DIVERSE AND INVITING CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL

PROVIDING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES

ENGAGING IN STRATEGIC OUTREACH, RECRUITING AND SUPPORT TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES

CREATING AWARENESS AND GOODWILL FOR ROSE-HULMAN ACROSS DIVERSE CONSTITUENTS AND COMMUNITIES

Diversity Council The charge of the Diversity Council is to serve as an advisory group for the Director and provide support and assistance in the promotion of the campus wide activities of the Center. These Diversity Delegates serve as champions for Diversity and Inclusion among the Rose-Hulman community.

As of this report, Council Members include: Faculty Staff Students Jason Yoder, Chair Miles Canino Gustavo Garcia Joshua Holden Alfred Tuley Robert Williamson Shraddha Sangelkar

Jill Butcher Katherine Hammett Jonathan Labayo Kristen Loyd

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Danna Carreno Saayeh Siahmakoun

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Book Club The Center for Practice and Scholarship of Education in conjunction with the Center for Diversity and Inclusion had a successful Summer 2020 White Fragility Common Read. This book challenged many, ourselves included, and the momentum is still going with crucial conversations still happening today.

An amazing 95+ colleagues participated in at least one session of the book club; largest common read experience among Rose-Hulman employees to date.

Gift from the Office of Innovation: The Center for Diversity and Inclusion received a wonderful gift from Dr. Bill Kline at the BIC. This 3D printed rainbow elephant took 100 hours to create. We took the opportunity to start a social media campaign to name our new CFDI family member. Several people participated, but alumnus Laura Tello was chosen for her name choice of PRISM. Stop by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion to meet Prism.

Virtual Accountability Hours The Center for Diversity and Inclusion continued to offer virtual accountability hours through the Winter quarter. This service gives the student workers the chance to help students who may need tutoring, academic resources, or just need to chat. The Center’s student workers are online via Teams on Monday-Thursday from 5:00 PM- 8:30 PM.

RA and SA Training The Center for Diversity and Inclusion staff presented to the RA’s and SA’s at Hatfield Hall during their week of training. We shared with them the exciting programming that we have coming up for the year.

We were also able to briefly discuss implicit bias with the students and enrolled all of them in our Diversity Badge Course so that could explore the topic further. This is in alignment with RoseD Strategies 1, 2, 3, 4.

Safe Zone Training for Residence Life All 2020-2021 RA’s and SA’s underwent General Safe Zone Training administered by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion Staff along with the Safe Zone Administrators. Additionally, the RA’s also underwent a separate Advanced Safe Zone Training.

Freshman Orientation: Nick Davis, Director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion presented an informative PowerPoint that shared the many services the Center offered as well as upcoming programming for the Quarter.

While presenting, the students were asked to engage with the Center by sending us a message on Instagram stating what they were excited about for the upcoming year. For those that participated, they were sent a few Center swag items.

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RHIT 100 Diversity Education All incoming first-year students are required to take the course Foundations for Rose-Hulman Success.

As part of this year’s curriculum the Diversity Badge Course; Is my story the only story was required of all first-year students to complete. This Course designed by the Center staff helps students reflect on their own personal history and respecting others lived experiences and worldviews.

Activities Fair Every year Student Activities Office holds an Activities Fair so that new and returning students can learn about the different student clubs and organizations around campus. This year, in a virtual format, Center staff were available to students for drop-in sessions via Microsoft Teams letting students know about the resources that the center offers like the marathon snack station, accountability hours, and diversity education. We were also promoting the Identity and Affinity organizations that are a part of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion.

Diversity Leadership Retreat The Center for Diversity and Inclusion hosted a Diversity Leadership Retreat for all of the student diversity organization executive teams. The day consisted of presentations from departments around campus and focused on several critical areas including engaging student membership in times of COVID, leveraging your voice as a student leader to make positive change, and developing transferable leadership skills that can carry over into academics and the workforce. 45 students participated in the day-long retreat and students represented the following student diversity organizations: NSBE, SASE, SHPE, SWE, Unity, SASA, ISA, Intervarsity.

Marathon Snack Station Social Media Campaign The COVID-19 pandemic has brought some restrictions to the Center including capacity limits. With these capacity limits we wanted to make sure that students still had access to the free snacks at the Marathon Snack Station. To do this we decided to take the Marathon Snack Station to the students.

Along with having the physical snack station in the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, snacks were sent to different resident hall floors every week for all of Fall quarter. Over 1100 snacks were sent to the resident halls during Fall Quarter. Additionally, as part of this we included stickers on snacks encouraging students to post a picture of themselves with their snack on Instagram and tag the center and Marathon Petroleum. For those that participate in the social media campaign we had weekly drawing to give away prizes.

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Diversity Connect Diversity Connect 2020 happened the day before the Fall Career Fair, September 29th, 2020. In collaboration with the Career Center, we were able to offer an exciting virtual program to several companies including ArcelorMittal, Lilly, Cummins, and Milwaukee Tool. This year’s program included quick connect sessions, access to diverse student resumes and a new offering a Diversity Organization Expo. This Expo let the Center’s Identify Affinity student organizations take the spotlight. Students were able to highlight their organizational objectives, specific programming they have planned for the year, and provide ideas for companies to become involved.

The student leaders from these organizations were able to share contact information and offer up ideas for engagement during their presentations. In total over 150 students participated in at least one aspect of Diversity Connect.

“To me, the most valuable thing was the student contact information, to be able to reach out to the different D&I orgs afterwards.” – Participating Company

“I definitely benefited significantly from engaging in the Quick Connect.”

– Student Diversity Film Series

Diversity Film Series The Center for Diversity and Inclusion hosts the Diversity Film Series every quarter. In October, to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, we highlighted the Documentary Disclosure. This film looks at Hollywood’s depiction of transgender people and the impact of this on American culture. Utilizing the platform Netflix Party, we were able to simultaneously watch the film and have a discussion with all that attended the event. After students returned to campus in January, we held a second virtual Diversity Film Series. We showcased the documentary Crip Camp that looks into history behind the fair housing and ADA. For Crip Camp we were able to stream the film via the platform Watch2gether. “#roses to Nick, Rey, and Kelly from the Center for Diversity and Inclusion for hosting the showing of Crip Camp. This quirky and real documentary shows the civil rights paths of individuals fighting for Section 504 and the passage of ADA.” – Patty Eaton

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VERB Workshops The Center for Diversity and Inclusion excited to offer a new workshop series starting this school year. These VERB workshops are 60– 90-minute intensive workshops that focus on specific diversity topics.

The goal of these workshops is to have attendees be able to take away actionable items that they can incorporate into their everyday lives.

Our first workshop of the year was in September with a focus Implicit Bias and Microaggressions.

In October, we had our second workshop on Social Justice and Cultural Appropriation. We have a VERB Workshops coming up this month on Cultural Intelligence. Each VERB Workshop has consisted of 15 or so students, faculty, and staff.

“I feel like this workshop built upon what I learned in the White Fragility book discussions. I am so glad that Rose is keeping the momentum going on issues like this, and I will absolutely participate in more. “ – Staff

Safe Zone The Center for Diversity and Inclusion along with the Safe Zone Administrators offered quarterly safe zone training. This year, the trainings were held in a virtual format. In addition to the quarterly trainings we held in September and December, the Safe Zone Administrators offered several trainings for various departments around campus. Be on the lookout for our next general Safe Zone training in February.

Lightning Talks The Center for Diversity and Inclusion partnered up with Dr. Bill Kline from the Office of Innovation to bring back the Award-winning Lighting Talk Series. Known as “the most interesting hour on camps,” the Lighting Talks Series highlights faculty and staff members as they share topics of personal interest to them. Our first Lightning Talk of the year in September, Zac Chambers spoke on “The Persistence of Bad Data,” Scott Tieken spoke on “Samara Acres Maple Syrup,” and Nick Davis spoke on the Center for Diversity and Inclusion’s events. Our second session of the year had recordingbreaking attendance with 65 people attending. This was a special Lightning Talk that featured all Cabinet members. Tom Bear spoke on Teamwork and the Bears, Santhana Naidu spoke on Marketing in Higher Education, and Erik Hayes spoke on Fighting Forest Fires. We have an upcoming Lightning Talk scheduled for the end of January so be on the lookout for more information.

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LGBTQ+ History Month Trivia The month of October is LGBTQ+ History Month. During this month, the LGBTQ+ community celebrates their strength in overcoming adversity while fighting for Queer Civil Rights. The Center for Diversity and Inclusion celebrated this month by holding a weekly LGBTQ+ History Month Trivia Game! We were able to highlight individuals from the LGBTQ+ Community that have had a profound impact on the STEM field. We had several students, faculty, and staff participate to try and win prizes. The Student Counseling Center was happy to partner with us and be a prize sponsor for one of the weeks.

Student Leadership Council The Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Center’s Identity and Affinity organizations make up the Student Leadership Council. From both nationally recognized and homegrown organizations, these students are a direct reflection of the diversity on Rose-Hulman’s campus. The students that make up the Leadership Council meet monthly to discuss ways their organization can build-out activities and programming as well as how to collaborate across organizations. Kiewit was a title sponsor of the Student Leadership Council this past year and facilitated a leadership development session on “Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives” at Kiewit.

These student leaders are also part of a bigger conversation on discussing the current diversity and inclusion efforts on campus and tasked to produce innovative ideas and opportunities on how to enhance diversity initiatives across campus. So far this school year the SLC has met every month this school year and had multiple guest speakers from across campus including Kristen Merchant and Dr. Rick Stamper.

Center Sign in Station For the safety of our campus community, the Center put in place a new sign-in procedure for the Fall Quarter. In order to track individuals who were in the center at any particular time students were asked to sign-in when entering the center by scanning a QR code and completing a form. We held weekly prize drawing for individuals who signed in and we were able to give out 25 prizes.

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Virtual Diversity Night-In The Center for Diversity and Inclusion hosted a Virtual Diversity Night-IN in November. The theme of the event was Sip & Craft. Student’s preregistered for the event so that all supplies could be sent through campus mail. Each student that registered received a crafting mug, coloring supplies, and a warm beverage mix of either Hot Coco or Hot Apple Cider. We hosted a Microsoft Teams meeting where center staff and students were able to craft together and show off their artwork.

Logan Library Book Collection The Center for Diversity and Inclusion partnered with The Logan Library to showcase the “Advancing Racial Equality” book collection. The collection contained books and DVDs/Blu-rays that address systemic racism, inequitable policing, and/or protest through a humanities lens, along with contemporary works of fiction and nonfiction by Black authors. Over two days, the Logan Library modeled the collection in its glory, encouraging students to check out the reading materials. On the second day, the Center engaged with faculty, staff, and students in the Logan Library. They passed out swag items, publicized upcoming diversity initiatives, and welcomed all to take part in learning history. This collection was made possible with support from the Lilly Endowment Inc. and Indiana Humanities. The selection of books was made by Logan Library librarians, Mr. Nick Davis, Dr. Corey Taylor, and Dr. Ella Ingram.

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National I Care About You Day The Center for Diversity and Inclusion celebrated National “I Care About You Day” by gifting RoseHulman Administrative Assistants with goodies, handmade by the Staff of the CFDI. National I Care About You Day is a day where you honor everyone in your life; friends, co-workers, and even complete strangers for no other reason but to tell them we are grateful!

Wear Your Pride Colors Day The Center for Diversity and Inclusion showed support for the Student Counseling Center’s Wear Your Pride Colors Day. This event encouraged Rose’s faculty, staff, and students to express their LGBTQ+ pride through self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility by wearing the colors, or specific identifying shirts, of their respected identifying community/population. The Center was able to help promote the event by blasting it on social media and sharing the details of the event with our student leaders.

What if 2020 Isn’t Cancelled The Center for Diversity and Inclusion was pleased to share with campus our video What if 2020 Isn’t Cancelled inspired by the Leslie Dwight poem. We kept hearing in the news and in social media about wishing 2020 would just go away due to all the changes we are seeing in our lives, country, and around the world. This video project aimed to shed light on all of the opportunities we have as one campus community to take 2020 and change for the better. We hope this video inspired the RoseHulman community to build, learn, grow, and change ourselves and our communities for the better.

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Center for Diversity and Inclusion Virtual Office Hours The Center for Diversity and Inclusion staff wanted to make sure they were available to campus during the remote learning start to the winter quarter. Starting November 19th through December 21st, Center staff held virtual office hours to be available to those who needed assistance.

Instagram The Center for Diversity and Inclusion has continued involvement with students through its Instagram platform. We share upcoming events, promote others’ events and accolades, share professional development resources, post community engagement opportunities, and share various diversity resources with the Rose-Hulman community. These posts remind students, faculty, and staff that the Center for Diversity and Inclusion is here for everyone and available for support when needed.

Diversity Forward Newsletter Every quarter the Center for Diversity and Inclusion releases the “Diversity Forward” newsletter that promotes and highlights the Center’s upcoming and past events for the quarter. Our Fall Diversity Forward that was released in September focused on the value of self-growth and imposter syndrome. This month we released our Winter Diversity Forward that focused on stress management. We also highlight Austin Jewell from RosePOD who spoke on his family ties to RoseHulman and how he enjoys getting to know people on campus. Be looking for our Spring Diversity Forward at the start of the new quarter.

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Diversity at Rose: Alumni Panel In November, the Center for Diversity and Inclusion in collaboration with Institutional Advancement held the alumni panel discussion, Diversity at Rose: Our Past, Our Progress, and Our Potential. The panel consisted of Dr. James Stewart (Math, 1969), the Honorable Robert Wilkins (Chemical Engineering, 1986) and Board of Trustees member Tonya Combs (Chemical Engineering, 2001) as well as our student moderator Sarozjani Hunter.

The three alumni discussed time as underrepresented students at Rose-Hulman and the positive impact of diversity and inclusion initiatives in the STEM fields.

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Employee Learning Week In partnership with the Office of Professional and Organization Development, Director, Nick Davis, presented a riveting presentation about Cultural Intelligence. This presentation highlighted the importance of Cultural Intelligence while working in diverse work settings, acknowledging the importance of intersectionality, and how to identify and address implicit/explicit biases in the workplace.

The City of Terre Haute MLK Webinar The Center for Diversity and Inclusion represented Rose-Hulman at the City of Terre Haute Human Relations Commission 2021 MLK Webinar on January 18th, 2021.

MLK Day It is a Rose-Hulman tradition to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by bring a speaker to campus who will promote inclusiveness, civil rights, and racial equality on our campus. This year our keynote will be given by Dr. Nicole Robinson of Cultural Connections by Design. Dr. Robinson, a returning guest speaker to campus, will be speaking on Legacy: Social Change and Social Transformation. This event will be a call to action to not only our campus community but also to those who attend from outside community.

Dr. Nicole Robinson Workshops Dr. Nicole Robinson will be sticking around after the commemorative event to host two days of actionoriented workshops for Students, Faculty, and Staff. Workshop topics will include Race, Power, and Responsibility in and out of the classroom, and Microaggressions. Our hope is that this will build upon the conversation from when Dr. Robinson last spoke on campus, last November, and give individuals the tools needed to be social justice allies.

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Black History Month Trivia For the month of February, which is Black History Month, we will be having a weekly trivia game.

We will be featuring some of the countless accomplishments, priceless inventions, and vital roles Black/African-Americans have played in U.S & World History. Each week throughout the month we will be posting new trivia questions giving students, faculty, and staff a chance to win some awesome prizes.

Donor Check Presentation to Student Organizations The Center for Diversity and Inclusion facilitated check presentations between Rose Hulman’s Identity-Affinity Student Organizations, Marathon, Collins, Kiewit, and Eli Lilly. The Presidents and Vice Presidents have been gifted with generous donations – some of which have been as much as $5,000. The student orgs plan to use the funds for implementing new, innovative programming to further the professional and personal growth of their members and the student body.

Moodle Page In addition to our MyRose-Hulman site we have built out a Center for Diversity and Inclusion Moodle page. On this page we have upcoming programming and registration links, information about the offerings from the Center, and diversity education resources for students, faculty, and staff. A new addition to our page is an anonymous question submitting portal that allows for sensitive questions to be addressed indirectly.

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Center for Diversity and Inclusion Spring 2021 Highlights • Women’s History Month Trivia: The Center for Diversity and Inclusion celebrated Women’s History Month by showcasing women; past, present, and future. Taking inspiration from the National Women’s History Project, we honored women who helped create a better world for the times in which they lived as well as for future generations. Throughout the month of March, we tested the knowledge of campus on the history of women and women’s achievements through our weekly trivia.

• Diversity Speaker Series presents Lindsay Boccardo: The Center for Diversity and Inclusion’s Speaker Series hosted Lindsay Boccardo for High Achiever Land.

Lindsay spoke to faculty and staff along with holding a student-focused session in the evening. Attendees were able to recognize the effects on one’s mental state within high achieving spaces, especially during a pandemic, and were provided actionable takeaways for navigating high achiever land.

• Diversity Education Series; Women in STEM: Alumna Ranjana Chandramouli (CHE, 2014) joined the Center for Diversity and Inclusion for a Women in Stem discussion on May 12. She shared her experiences as a female student of color at Rose, her experiences and challenges in industry, the things she’s learned about working through imposter syndrome, how to use your personality to shine, and much more!

The event was open to Rose-Hulman students, employees, and alumni, with a question and answer session after the event.

• Spring Diversity Book Read How to Be an Antiracist: The Center for Diversity and Inclusion in partnership with the Logan Library held

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a spring book read for students, faculty, and staff. With over 60 participants, small groups were able to discuss Kendi’s journey of becoming an antiracist and explore his call to action to implement antiracist behaviors into one’s own life or scope of influence.

• A Message on Intersectionality: In celebration of Disability Awareness Month and Women’s History Month, the Center for Diversity and Inclusion in partnership with Student Accessibility Services provided an educational message to campus. The message shared information on how many marginalized people with disabilities experience increased systemic discrimination.

• LEAD Leadership Month: The Center for Diversity and Inclusion partnered with LEAD for two of the LEAD Leadership Month events; a student Cultural Intelligence Workshop and the student session of High Achiever Land.

• Final Friday: The Center is excited to be able to participate in Final Friday this year along with the SRC, Hatfield Hall, and Student Activities.

The Center will be having an ice cream station for attendees to enjoy, along with other contributions to the event.

• Understanding Intersectionality: An In-Depth Panel Discussion of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ Experiences: Two of our identity and affinity student groups; NSBE and Unity, held a moderated Q&A-style panel. This panel featured three panelists answering questions about the experiences of BIPOC members of the LGBTQ+ community. The Center for Diversity and Inclusion was honored to have a staff member serve as the moderator for this event.

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• Community Engagement with the Pride Center of Terre Haute Grand Opening: The Center participated in the inaugural opening of the Pride Center of Terre Haute at the beginning of June. Rose-Hulman was one of many booths offering education, resources, and information. The Center had approximately 800 touchpoints with members of the broader Terre Haute community at the event.

• Juneteenth Celebration in Terre Haute: The Center for Diversity and Inclusion was proud to support the Juneteenth celebration in Terre Haute. Center staff attended and worked the event which directly celebrated and impacted support services in Terre Haute.

• EVERFI Implementation for all First-Year Students: The Center for Diversity and Inclusion coordinated and implemented an EVERFI module around inclusion, equity, and belonging for first-year students. The reason for the implementation was to provide all first-year students a baseline understanding of diversity and inclusion concepts and education, and to have them reflect on a healthy transition to college by exploring their identity and sense of belonging. As of this report, 647 students have progressed through the module accounting for 96% of all eligible students.* (Total students were 675 based on number of first-year students, and second-year students who were not on campus last year due to COVID-19).

• Safe Zone Education During Administrative Professionals Retreat: The Center provided General Safe Zone education to administrative professional staff during their retreat in August.

Feedback form attendees stated, “You made it a lot of fun and your energy is contagious!

I could tell that both of you are genuine and

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passionate about your mission. I took away many ideas that I think will benefit [me and my] interns.”

• Global Transitions for International Students Supporting The Center for Global Engagement: The Center for Diversity and Inclusion welcomed new and returning international students to campus as part of the Global Transitions event in partnership with the Center for Global Engagement. The Center hosted an open house with resources and swag items for those who attended.

• New Student Orientation & Accessible PreOrientation Presentation in Support of Student Accessibility Services: The Center participated in both New Student Orientation and the Pre-Accessible Orientation for new students.

The Center was able to share programming and events with new students, provide resources and information on support systems on and off campus, and speak with parents.

Center Director, Nick Davis, facilitated a presentation for parents and students at the Pre-Accessible Orientation outlining the continued commitment to serve all students and answered questions on support for students with disabilities and the partnership between the diversity and inclusion office and Student Accessibility Services.

• In Person Diversity Night-In: The Center hosted its first event of the academic year during Diversity Night-IN. The aim of the event was to bring in new and returning students to the space to play games, socialize, and watch movies. The theme of the event was based around building inclusive spaces for all students. In total, 90 students participated in the event and included an even mix of first year and returning students

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Partnerships Across Campus The Center for Diversity and Inclusion strives to build partnerships across campus The Center for Diversity and Inclusion continues to work across campus through our partnerships with other departments as well. Some of these partnerships consist of: • Logan Library Racial and Social Justice book collections and grant writing.

• Career Services partnerships with company sponsorships and engagement.

• Human Resources and RosePOD partnerships to support campus recruitment and hiring, and professional development.

• Representation in the Employee Relations Committee.

• Representation as Staff Ombudsman.

• Active support with Rose-Hulman’s Diversity Council.

• Strategic corporate partnerships with Institutional Advancement.

• Active participation in alumni outreach.

• Collaboration with Admissions and Enrollment Management to create recruitment opportunities for underrepresented admitted and prospective students.

• Supportive partnerships with Student Counseling Center.

• Engaging the CSSE Diversity Committee in relevant programming and activities.

• Active engagement in the ME Focus Group initiative.

And much more!

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Student Academic Success Created “Invested Development” video for Diversity Leadership Retreat. Panopto analytics show that 26 students watched some or all of the video.

Student Activities LEAD partnered with the Center for Diversity and Inclusion for the High Achieverland speaker series in April.

Student Activities partnered with the Center and many other offices for the end of year Final Friday festivities.

Provided diversity training to all incoming students using the EVERFI modules.

Res Life/Student Affairs • Safe Zone Training for all Catapult counselors, Project SELECT counselors, and the RA/SA staff.

• Added RAs/SAs to the RHIT100 Moodle course training focused on implicit bias, microaggressions, and cultural competence.

• Professional staff participated in several campus book reads.

• How to be Anti-racist – LeAnne • White Fragility - Cory • Updated the Gender-Inclusive housing page on My Rose-Hulman with links supported and reviewed by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion.

• The residence life policies in the Student Handbook were reviewed and updated with more genderinclusive language, terminology, and policies.

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Logan Library • The Logan Library received, cataloged, and promoted the Advancing Racial Equity Collection of books and DVDs. Several copies of How to Be an Antiracist were used for the Center for Diversity and Inclusions’ common read. The Logan Library also organized the bulk purchase of the How to Be an Antiracist books for the Center for Diversity’s common read.

• The Logan Library partnered with Corey Taylor to create and promote an African American / Black Literature collection, research guide, and book display.

• The Accessibility Team (Kay Dee, Jake Campbell, Patty Eaton, Bernadette Ewen, Russ Warley, and Chad Weber) continued work to improve the physical accessibility of campus.

Improvements include: Crapo doors were updated with ADA compliant locksets and handles, walkways to the east of Myers were updated, power-door assists were added to the east entrance to Myers, ADA accessible tables were added in Moench BL110, and the new academic building includes an elevator.

• Patty Eaton and Bernadette Ewen conducted and shared an ADA audit of the athletic fields, • The Logan Library partnered with Corey Taylor athletic courts, and SRC with the Athletics to create and promote a Banned Book collection Department, SRC, Student Affairs, and the and display. All classic and contemporary Facilities Department. This was an initial step banned books displayed covered at least one towards improving accessibility for those wishing element of diversity and inclusion. Corey Taylor’s to attend sporting events on campus. They also Banned in the USA class (ENGHL338) displayed conducted and shared an ADA audit of the their projects in the Logan Library during the fall Mechanical Engineering labs in Moench Hall 2020 academic term. with Daniel Kawano, Russ Warley, and the • The Logan Library partnered with the Center Facilities Department. for Global Engagement to create and promote • Sheryl Fulk and Bernadette Ewen co-chaired a an International Education Week collection, task force to investigate and report on options research guide, and book display. to be able to provide a significant portion of • The Logan Library worked with Kathy Hammett Rose-Hulman’s textbooks in a digital format to identify titles of possible interest on Asian that is convenient for students to use, and to Americans and Pacific Islanders. be able to better manage the cost of RoseHulman textbooks. Over 88% of textbooks • The Logan Library attended the Academic adopted in the bookstore’s textbook database Libraries of Indiana’s training on Creating were provided in a digital format during the Antiracist & Anti-biased Workplaces.

2020-2021 academic year. All e-textbooks • The Logan Library partnered with English as met accessibility standards. They found that a Second Language instructors to help make the use of Inclusive Access, e-textbooks free at international students not on campus feel the library, and Open Educational Resources welcome and more connected to Rose-Hulman. were underutilized. They worked with key Several Logan Library student workers gave the stakeholders on campus to make changes and students visual tour of the library, an overview of to save all students money. For example, the Logan Library online, and helped them with freshmen this fall can save over $500 each a couple of their English as a Second Language on the purchase of the combination of Inclusive class assignments.

Access textbooks for calculus, chemistry, and physics.

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Student Counseling Services During the month of October for LGBTQ+ history month, the SCC hosted a pride cookie giveaway, as well as engaged students with pop quizzes to share LGBTQ+ facts and promote awareness. The SCC also encouraged individuals to wear pride colors on the day of our events.

The SCC outreach coordinator participated in a virtual presentation and roundtable discussion with Unity regarding LGBTQ+ mental health.

The SCC collaborated with the CFDI for their Diversity Leadership Retreat by answering panel questions regarding mental health for diverse populations.

Inclusive language continues to be examined and updated in our documentation processes and we have initiated pronoun display in our email signatures.

The SCC assistant director for clinical services facilitated a relationship with a community partner who is an expert in racial concerns. This community partner will now host on-site group counseling and support for those who are interested in these services.

Communications and Marketing The Center for Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of Communications and Marketing continue to strengthen their partnership and highlight a number of events, speakers and initiatives on campus, as well as various members of the Rose-Hulman community.

In November 2020, Rose-Hulman alumni Dr. James Stewart (Math, 1969), the Honorable Robert Wilkins (Chemical Engineering, 1986) and Board of Trustees member Tonya Combs (Chemical Engineering, 2001) discussed their time as underrepresented students at Rose-Hulman and the positive impact of diversity and inclusion initiatives in the STEM fields.

In February and March 2021, the life stories and professional profiles of several Black, African American and African descent alumni along with alumnae were featured, as Rose-Hulman celebrated Black History Month (February) and Women’s History Month (March) on the institute’s website and social media.

These stories, which included written and video profiles, also highlighted several faculty, staff and students. (continued to page 26)

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There also was a look at the improving racial diversity on campus as part of a larger effort to make RHIT welcoming for everyone regardless of ethnic background, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or other distinguishing characteristics.

Watch the alumni panel at https://www.rose-hulman.edu/alumni-and-friends/ alumni-panel.html.

The Black History Month profiles and stories can be viewed at www.rose-hulman.edu/blackhistory.

The Women’s History Month profiles and stories can be viewed att www.rose-hulman.edu/womenshistory.

Human Resources • Implemented components within the Employee Search Manual/Guide, including but not limited to the following: • Importance of recruiting for Diversity and Inclusion • Steps for actively recruiting for Diversity • Guidance on increasing candidate pool Diversity

• Fair and consistent evaluation measurables • Methods to reduce biases

• Create recruiting reports to monitor diversity in candidate pools • Identify external outlets, media and publications for diversity targeted advertising and recruiting, our recruiting list as expanded to include: • SACNAS (Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science) • The National Registry of Diverse & Strategic Faculty

• AllLGBTJobs.com • AsianHires.com

• Professional Diversity Network

• WeHireWomen.com

• DiversityJobs.com (which includes the following affiliate sites)

• All Bilingual Jobs • Over Fifty Jobs

• LatinoJobs.org

• Native Jobs

• African American Hires

• Disabilityjobs.net

• Veteranjobs.net

• BlackCareers.org

• All Hispanic Jobs • Continually seek opportunities to improve diverse candidate engagement, applications and hires through the search and recruitment process (ongoing continual improvements for increasing/ improving diversity and inclusion within the search and recruitment processes)

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Corporate and Foundation Relations In addition to those companies who supported DEI though their participation in Diversity Connect last year (the list of which you probably already have), we also had companies support diverse student organizations directly. Both Marathon Petroleum and Kiewit Corporation supported these organizations broadly- MPC through small, direct gifts, and Kiewit through their support for the Student Leadership Council. Marathon of course also supported CFDI through their snack station.

Collins Aerospace supported NSBE, SHPE, and SWE specifically with direct financial support.

While not CFDI specific, Collins also supported Women in STEM through their support of WOLFPAC. In addition, the Ball Venture Fund supported Pat Carlson’s EMERGE program to enhance the pipeline of women in STEM at a High School level.

Institutional Advancement • The Alumni Advisory Board has proposed to add a Diversity Committee to their board structure to continue supporting Institute diversity initiatives.

• Alumni Advisory Board Past President, Kelly Noel, has begun work with Megan Elliott to identify the diversity needs of campus and how alumni may be able to support those initiatives.

• More scholarship support for students • Corp Foundation Relations continues to work with CFDI on funding needs.

CSSE CSSE has a diversity committee that works throughout the year. One of their programs is AURMA (ask an under represented minority anything).

We’ve also had a focused effort to improve the diversity of the CSSE faculty,

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ABOUT US We recognize that Rose-Hulman is part of a mutually-dependent, multicultural community. As an institution devoted to excellence in education, we acknowledge our responsibility to teach students the skills they need to excel in their chosen field, including the ability to interact with people of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints. Our goal is to help our students become global leaders.

To achieve this goal, we will: Promote diversity in all aspects of our community life

Encourage every individual to respect the inherent dignity of others

Recruit and retain students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds

Strive to broaden understanding of each individual’s unique contribution to society

Challenge stereotypes to build a broader and more inclusive world view

ROSE-HULMAN AT A GLANCE Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is a leader in undergraduate science, engineering, and mathematics, and has been named by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 Undergraduate Engineering College in the Nation.

Visit the Center for Diversity and Inclusion In Person: Mussallem Union, Door 13 (Lower Level, the Right) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Online: rose-hulman.edu/diversity Email: diversity@rose-hulman.edu

THE CENTER FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION 5500 Wabash Avenue Terre Haute, IN 47803

812-877-1511