Download - di·ver·si·ty @ Keuka College
Chevanne DeVaney, Anne Marie Guthrie & Mark PalmieriCommunity Day
January 27, 2009 * Gannett Room, Lightner Library
Charge of the Taskforce during Year 1
Keuka College’s Definition of Diversity
Report: Data Collection & Analysis Sub –Committee
Report: Student Life Sub-CommitteeQuestions
Diversity Taskforce Year 1: April 2009
• Develop a definition of diversity as it relates to Keuka College, along with a list of vocabulary relevant to diversity and multiculturalism to disseminate across the campus
• Look at the data we currently have and decided what it is that we need
• Develop assessment tool to begin to look at campus climate
Diversity at Keuka College:At Keuka College we believe that diversity is multifaceted and a naturally valuable asset. We acknowledge, respect, and celebrate our differences. We believe that diversity encompasses the awareness and celebration of the many identities that make up our community, including—but not limited to—race, ethnicity, religious status and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, socio-economic status, age, culture, language, physical or mental ability, gender expression and identity, and region of origin. In a world where the pursuit of comfort and safety are central, we will foster an inclusive environment in which we actively and intentionally work toward understanding, respecting, and appreciating diversity by increasing one’s awareness, content knowledge, cognitive sophistication, and empathic understanding of the complex ways individuals interact within systems and institutions. In doing so, we will move beyond tolerance to embracing, celebrating and accepting our differences.
Mark Palmieri, ChairJim Blackburn, MemberAndi Lippincott, Member
Pat Reape, MemberKathy Waye, Member
Brenda Williams, Member
• Current Race/Ethnic Categories– Black, non-Hispanic– American
Indian/Alaskan Native
– Asian/Pacific Islander
– Hispanic– White, non-Hispanic– Race and ethnicity
unknown– Nonresident Alien
• New Race/Ethnic Categories– Black or African
American– American Indian or
Alaskan Native– Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander
– Asian– Hispanic/Latino– White– Two or more races– Nonresident Alien
Ethnic Enrollment of Peer Institutions
Full-time UG
Black non-Hispanic
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian or Pacific Islander
Hispanic Total
Elmira College 1195 1.5% 0.2% 1.3% 1.5% 4.4%Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science 897 2.2% 0.7% 1.0% 1.6% 5.5%Lycoming College 1397 2.7% 0.4% 0.9% 1.6% 5.7%Hobart & William Smith Colleges 1998 3.2% 0.3% 2.1% 3.3% 8.8%Cazenovia College 938 4.4% 1.2% 1.0% 2.3% 8.8%Keuka College 934 5.4% 1.4% 0.9% 1.7% 9.3%Nazareth College of Rochester 1996 4.0% 0.5% 2.2% 2.8% 9.4%Marist College 4481 2.9% 0.2% 2.5% 5.3% 10.8%Roberts Wesleyan College 1186 6.6% 0.5% 1.1% 3.2% 11.4%Wells College 541 5.5% 0.6% 1.8% 4.3% 12.2%Daemen College 1360 10.0% 0.4% 1.5% 2.4% 14.3%Rochester Institute of Technology 11014 4.6% 0.4% 6.1% 4.1% 15.3%Utica College 1975 11.2% 0.7% 2.0% 3.2% 17.1%D'Youville College 1345 13.3% 0.5% 1.0% 4.8% 19.7%
Average 2233 5.5% 0.6% 1.8% 3.0% 10.9%
Retention by Ethnicity: Fall to Fall Freshmen
6 Year Graduation Rates by Ethnicity
National Retention & Grad Rates
Survey Responses – Notable Findings (Spring 2008)
• NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement)
– How would you evaluate your entire experience at Keuka?• 92% of White, non-Hispanic rated it good or excellent• 83% of underrepresented groups rated it good or
excellent
– If you could start over again, would you attend Keuka?• 87% of White, non-Hispanic would• 69% of underrepresented would
Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory - (2007)
•So far, how has your college experience met your expectations?
-81% of White, non-Hispanic responded as expected or better than expected-75% of underrepresented groups responded as expected or better than expected
•Rate your overall satisfaction with your experience at Keuka
-61% of White, non-Hispanic were satisfied-66% of underrepresented groups were satisfied
Anne Marie Guthrie, ChairGinny Coombs, Member
Tom Flood, MemberJen Furner, MemberFred Hoyle, MemberJane Palmer, Member
Todd Ray, MemberMissy Thurston, Member
Kelly Welsh, Member
Objectives:•Identify student life areas on campus•Identify programming that pertains to diversity•Identify Resources allocated toward diversity programming•How do we celebrate and recognize diversity
Accomplishments:•Identified areas of student life on campus•Created interview questions to ask student life identified areas•Interviewed 14 areas and compiled results
Student Life Areas Identified
• Housing and Residence Life
• CAB Student Activities• Student Senate• Student Affairs• Library• Health and Counseling• LGBTA Resource
Center• Community Service
Resource Center• Campus Ministries• Athletics
• Sodexo Food Services• Follett Bookstore• Lightner Art Gallery• *Mentors/NSO/
Transitions• *Weed-Recreation
Services• *Intramurals• *ARC DRIVE program• *Women’s Center • *ASK Program
*to be interviewed
Recommendations:Areas that the Student Life Committee wants to
address• See an increase in recognition in celebrating
diversity. We should not limit the awards and recognition to just students, reach out to the entire campus
• Look at academic curriculum as pertains to diversity.
• Sodexo has an in depth program and training promoting diversity, how can we tap into them or what are they doing? We need to blend the diversity training to the entire campus community –not silos
• Increase diversity programming
• Look into the Co-curricular transcript as a way to document diversity initiatives for students
• Leadership: reaching out and recognizing student/faculty/staff that promote diversity initiatives
Next Steps… • Continue to interview the remaining
student life areas• Create a definition of student life for
taskforce purposes• Compile the final spreadsheet with
interview findings and share with Steering committee
• Follow-up with each area to see what has been accomplished for programming pertaining to diversity
• Work with Academic Affairs to identify curriculum that addresses diversity
Does Our Mission = Our Practice?
Spring 2009 Programming
February – April - Multicultural Roundtable:
Many Voices. One CampusMarch 13 – NCAA Diversity Speaker, Brian
JohnstonApril 3 – RADCA/LGBTA Speaker, Mark Brostoff: Transitioning into the WorkforceApril - MLK Commemoration Speaker, Ret. Judge Roy W. King April (TBA) –Safe Zone Training w/Certified
Trainer (also institute Train the Training Program)
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