Diversity and Inclusion Task Force Report by Trinity University

Diversity and Inclusion Task Force Report

Recommendation 2: All academic units must review their curricula and consider how they might incorporate diversity in an appropriate, meaningful fashion. Rationale: For diversity and inclusion to occupy a central role in the Trinity educational experience, all departments and interdisciplinary programs must contribute in a meaningful way to the development of an inclusive curriculum that equitably broadens the scope to diverse and underrepresented groups and seeks to challenge bias, practices, and traditional approaches for instruction. Stakeholders: VPAA, Faculty, Students Recommended Actions

Performance Indicators

Responsible Parties

The University Curriculum Council (UCC) will develop a process to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives into the FYE curriculum.

Develop and present a report to the faculty assembly.

Chair of the University Curriculum Council, Vice President for Academic Affairs, First Year Experience Director and Committee

Encourage the selection and choice of speakers with racially, ethnically, diverse religious orientations, and/or LGBTQI as well as other underrepresented groups perspectives in all speaker series.

There will be a 15% increase in the number and type of diverse speakers featured on campus

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs: Budget and Research, Department Chairs, Interdisciplinary Directors, Chair of LVSC, Lennox Committee, Humanities Collective, Stieren Series, and other lecture series leadership units

Require academic departments to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion criteria into the annual performance review rubrics as well as departmental promotion and tenure criteria.

Revision of all department performance review rubrics and promotion and tenure criteria

Department Chairs, Chair of the University Curriculum Council, Vice President for Academic Affairs

The UCC, in collaboration with academic departments and programs, will develop a strategy to foster greater

UCC submits proposal to Faculty Assembly

Chair of the University Curriculum Council Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs:

Diversity and Inclusion Task Force Report

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APPENDIX F: HEDS DIVERSITY AND EQUITY CAMPUS CLIMATE SURVEY

APPENDIX G: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF STAND BY SYSTEMS II (SBS), INC. CAMPUS WIDE INTERVIEWS

APPENDIX D: TRINITY UNIVERSITY FACULTY STATEMENT IN SOLIDARITY WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER

APPENDIX C: STATEMENTS FROM STAKEHOLDER GROUPS

APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY OF TERMS

APPENDIX A: REFERENCES

Recommendation 3: Encourage culturally responsive teaching strategies, including anti racist pedagogy. Provide professional development and other resources to support the adoption of such a pedagogy

Recommendation 2: All academic units must review their curricula and consider how they might incorporate diversity in an appropriate, meaningful fashion

Recommendation 1: Expand and infuse a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout academic departments, interdisciplinary programs, and First Year Experience using appropriate curriculum and instructional practices

Recommendation 9: Trinity must prepare students to succeed in a diverse, multicultural workplace

Recommendation 8: Increase the number of opportunities for alumni to receive awards and honors

Recommendation 7: Create a campus wide oral history project which will include a

Recommendation 6: Support staff education and training efforts that build individual awareness of and capacity for issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion and collective action in support of an anti bias and anti racist community

Recommendation 5: Increase empowerment and engagement of BIPOC alumni

Recommendation 4: Use existing and new forms of data to inform institutional diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts

Recommendation 3: Track student participation in extracurricular, co curricular, and experiential learning activities, and seek to broaden participation in such activities for students from historically underrepresented groups

Recommendation 2: Engage all students in ongoing and robust professional development and education around all issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the duration of their time at the university

Recommendation 1: Create a culture of dialogue and communication for diversity, equity, and inclusion by providing safe spaces, opportunities, and platforms for all members of the Trinity community

Recommendation 8: Actively communicate information, processes, and practices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts from all major campus units

Recommendation 7: Retain talented employees from all BIPOC and underrepresented constituents by improving campus climate and providing sufficient and appropriate institutional support

Recommendation 2: Increase the number of BIPOC and other underrepresented groups of faculty at Trinity

Recommendation 5: Require the adoption of best practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the hiring process for all faculty and staff

Recommendation 3: Increase the number of exempt (“contract”) and non exempt (“classified”) BIPOC and other underrepresented staff members

CATEGORY 3: RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

Recommendation 4: Provide mentoring for underrepresented student, faculty, and staff populations

Recommendation 5: Create a center devoted to university wide issues of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Recommendation 3: Develop diversity, equity, and inclusion assessment mechanisms to foster accountability

Recommendation 4: Develop a university wide culture of celebrating progress

Recommendation 2: Achieve greater representation of BIPOC as well as other identifications of underrepresentation on the Trinity Board of Trustees

Recommendation 2: Develop a culture of community education and community improvement

Recommendation 4: Inform faculty, students, and staff that Trinity’s Anti Harassment

CATEGORY 1: ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT

Foreword

CATEGORY 2: CAMPUS, ALUMNI, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT