UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
GOAL 2: Provide an equitable and inclusive environment for students. STRATEGY A: CONDUCT A DIETRICH COLLEGE CULTURAL CLIMATE SURVEY FOR STUDENTS Within the Undergraduate Subcommittee, Kevin Jarbo and Jeremy Xue will drive the development of survey items, drafting promotional communications, logistics related to survey administration and data collection, analysis and reporting. To facilitate these efforts, we look to Dean Richard Scheines to communicate the purpose of the survey and invitation to complete it college-wide. In addition, Ayana Ledford will liaise with Kevin and Jeremy to oversee progress. Dietrich department heads will reinforce messaging from Dean Scheines. Faculty members, especially those who teach large course sections in Dietrich, will promote the survey. Finally, undergraduate program directors will further boost direct communication with students to complete the survey. We also hope to find support in those organizing Dietrich-wide events such as Dietrich Day, Dietrich Fall Fest, as well as any Dietrich- specific orientation events to use these events as a means to distribute the survey. We propose utilizing an outside provider to conduct the climate survey to maintain confidentiality and build trust. However, partnering with the Office of Institutional Research & Analysis (IR&A) may be useful in terms of linking survey response data with academic records to evaluate how climate may impact academic performance. We may also be able to merge and/or compare Dietrich data with CMU-wide data, and we can consider outsourcing data analysis and reporting to IR&A. The Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion would also be a valuable partner in terms of developing experiential learning curriculum and delivering other DIEA programming tailored to Dietrich College. Since we already have access to the CECE survey materials, with some adaptation to make the items Dietrich specific, we can realize an immediate short-term goal of administering the survey at the end of the Fall 2019 semester and the end of academic year 2020–2021 to yield responses at two time points for all Dietrich students. These data can be used to inform the development of any DIEA programming during the summer in preparation for Fall 2020. In the long-term, this survey can be administered at the end of every academic semester as 1) an ongoing assessment of the progress, efficacy and subsequent development of DIEA initiatives and 2) as a regular pulse check to track potential new DIEA issues and trends.
DIETRICH COLLEGE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PLAN
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