UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
In particular, we can identify the issues that students view as high priorities for the college to address in order to improve climate in each of those four domains as follows: Diversity Does the Dietrich student body reflect national trends in changing demographics of high school graduates? How demographic diversity compare with other colleges at CMU? How does it compare with H&SS colleges at peer institutions? Equity Is Dietrich providing opportunities for equitable outcomes across all subpopulations of gender, race, socioeconomic status, first- generation status, etc.? Are students taking advantage of these equity opportunities?
Inclusion How strong is student sense of belonging in Dietrich/CMU? Do students feel valued by majority in Dietrich/CMU? Do students feel that they can shift culture in Dietrich/CMU?
Access Does Dietrich have a “pipeline” that identifies qualified and interested underrepresented students in order to expose them to and help secure opportunities for personal and professional development? Are students taking advantage of access opportunities?
PRIMARY LEAD(S) AND TIMELINE GOAL 1: R ecruit and retain a diverse student body.
STRATEGY A: CREATE DIVERSITY@DIETRICH, A SERIES OF DEI EVENTS AND TRAININGS The head stewards of this program will be a student-led Dietrich College Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. We hope to build partnerships and lines of communication in which the creation of sessions become highly collaborative with additional student groups on campus. To plan, coordinate and execute the level of events, we envision a subcommittee of students with a faculty representative(s) to manage particular events. STRATEGY B: LAUNCH THE DIETRICH ACADEMY, A SUMMER PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME, FIRST-GENERATION AND OTHER STUDENTS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO DIVERSITY In January and February 2021, we will collaborate with local partners (Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pittsburgh Promise, Breakthrough Pittsburgh, Crossroads Foundation, City Charter High, Propel Schools, etc.) to identify talented low-income, first-generation and other students who contribute to diversity who are high school juniors in the greater Pittsburgh area. March 2021, we will invite these students to apply for an intensive one-week program that will occur in the last week of July 2021. The program will require students to be on campus from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for five days. In that time, they will attend courses that provide an interdisciplinary introduction to the humanities and social sciences, as well as sessions focused on college readiness, financial aid and the college application process. Activities might also include short drama performances, a trip to the recording studio and other hands-on activities. Students who successfully complete the Dietrich Academy will participate in a year-long support program during their senior year in which they will be matched to a current Dietrich College student. Such a program would include a quarterly gathering that would create continuity and familiarity for students while providing support during the transition from high school to college. We envision the Dietrich Academy as a highly-impactful first-step toward a more comprehensive commitment to supporting low-income, first-generation and other students who contribute to diversity from the Pittsburgh region. This effort fits well within the Leadership Excellence Access Persistence (LEAP) program that was designed by the Dietrich College Pipeline Committee (see appendix).
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DIETRICH COLLEGE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PLAN
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