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.) Rationale: A significant portion of the undergraduate and some graduate educational experience occurs outside the conventional classroom -- in study abroad experiences, internships, practicum, seminars, undergraduate research, leadership roles in student groups, etc. There is a widespread perception at Trinity that students of color and students from other historically underrepresented groups have lower rates of participation in many of these opportunities. This intuition would be better served with not only the collection and analysis of data but the use of that data to make decisions. Such data mining will empower various departments on campus to develop a coordinated strategy that will ensure that the Trinity student experience becomes equally rich and meaningful for all students. This strategy should be informed by an understanding of any current or historical barriers that may discourage some students from participating fully in the Trinity experience. Stakeholders: Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Community partners Recommended Actions
Performance Indicators
Responsible Parties
Institutional Research and Effectiveness will gather, analyze, and widely disseminate data on student participation, disaggregated for various demographic and underrepresented groups.
Initial and follow-up reports will be completed annually.
President, Executive Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Student Involvement, the Center for Experiential Learning and Career Success, the Center for International Engagement, grant-writers and any other relevant stakeholders will develop a coordinated strategy for increasing participation by students from historically underrepresented groups.
An action plan will be completed for increasing participation by students from historically underrepresented groups.
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Student Life, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Involvement, CoDirectors of CELCS, Director of CIE, McNair Scholars Program Director
Implement an appropriate action plan that is strategic for increasing participation by students from historically underrepresented groups.
Participation rates by students from historically underrepresented groups will be equal or greater to the representation of those groups in the student population at-large.
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Student Life, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Involvement, CoDirectors of CELCS, Director of CIE, McNair Scholars
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