How does Chadron State College define diversity?
Diversity refers to all the ways in which people differ, including primary characteristics, such as age, race, gender, ethnicity, mental and physical abilities, and sexual orientation; and secondary characteristics such as education, income, religion and spiritual traditions, work experience, language skills, geographic location, and family status. Put simply, diversity refers to all the characteristics that make individuals different from each other, and in its most basic form, refers to heterogeneity.
The purpose and function of this committee shall be:
- Develop a Campus Diversity Plan
- Document meeting minutes/notes
- Review committee’s purpose, relevance at year end and provide recommendations with your year-end summary report
- Submit an annual report to the President’s office prior to May 1t each year
Goals for the Committee:
- Create a welcoming and supportive environment for the campus community.
- Create a climate of intentional interaction and collaboration between individuals and groups.
- Develop leaders for positive social transformation.
- Enhance student learning and personal development through intentional Multicultural/Diversity/Inclusion programming.
- Support the college’s Diversity Club.
Outcomes for the Belongingness and Inclusion Committee:
- Diversity awareness: Students, faculty and staff will acquire and articulate knowledge about diverse groups and cultures.
- Cognitive development: Students, faculty and staff should gain a greater cognitive and social development derived from experiences in diverse learning environments.
- Identity enhancement: Students, faculty and staff should better understand their sense of ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, gender, and other social identities because of participating in programs.
- Leadership: Programs should provide students, faculty and staff opportunities for leadership development within diversity and inclusion
Reporting Template
- Summarize committee’s efforts throughout the year – include summary meeting minutes/notes
- Provide summary of challenges the committee experienced and what recommendation of changes for the next year
- Submit committee’s review of purpose and provide recommendations for changes, deletions, additions, etc.
- Submit committee’s membership and provide recommendations for next year.
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