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

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

Rationale: Transparency should be an integral part of intentional inclusion. Communicating information, policies, processes, and practices will allow all university stakeholders to invest in appropriate diversity, equity, and inclusion transformations and help support overall goals while identifying progress.

Stakeholders: Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni

Recommended Actions

Require open reports of the work and decisions of the Board of Trustees related to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Require open reports of admissions offices strategies and practices for recruiting goals. Require all major campus units to submitsemi-annual updates of diversity, equity, and inclusion goals, progress, with highlights related to adopted policies, strategies and practices to Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Performance Indicators

Quarterly report of goals, progress, decisions, and rationale of the Board of Trustees related to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Bi-annual report of strategies and practices used to accompany admission profiles, as well as tentative plans for the next admission class. Submitted reports of unit diversity, equity, and inclusion updates demonstrating measurable progress of goals and strategies.

Responsible Parties

Board of Trustees Executive Committee, President, Strategic Communications

and Marketing Vice President for Enrollment Management, Vice President for Finance and Administration, President, Strategic Communications and Marketing

Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Vice Presidents

Suggested Timeline:

● Submission of open reports from the board to begin FY23 ● Submission of strategies from admissions by FY 2023 ● Submission of reports from all campus units to Vice President for Diversity Equity and

Inclusion one fiscal year after hiring of Vice President for Diversity Equity and Inclusion