STAFF
CURRENT STATE The recent release of the 2019 Climate Task Force report by the university makes plain that the college needs to provide sound strategies to foster a more inclusive campus for staff. While inclusion is one of CMU’s core values, visibility or articulation of this value is not even across staff. As part of the community, it is critical for Dietrich College to rigorously begin to examine how it can provide clear pathways to access and success for all of its staff where respect, dignity and accountability is a part of its social and academic fabric. For purposes of this report, we use the term staff to refer to non- instructional individuals working in Dietrich College. We recognize that there are individuals in the college currently coded as staff that teach students. There is an effort underway in Dietrich to move these individuals into a category that better represents their engagement with the college. It is important to note that for this iteration of this report, we were asked to focus on diversity and inclusion issues related to: gender, under- represented minority status (Black, Latino, American Indian and Asian) and international employees. In the next phase, the committee would like to broaden the focus to include ableism, ageism, sexual orientation and religious affiliation. As of Fall 2018, Dietrich College had 206 individuals coded as staff.
STAFF SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS
Michael Granovetter Stefanie Johndrow Mary O’Toole Lloyd Andrew Ramey Ana Maria Ulloa-Shields (chair)
Female
Male
Asian
Black
Latino American Indian International
135
71
7
11
6
0
22
65.53% 34.47% 3.4% 5.34% 2.91%
0%
10.68%
This data is self-reported when employees complete their paperwork with Human Resources. Looking at the staff data in these categories over four years, small improvements have been made to increase the number of black (7 to 11), Latino (1 to 6) and international (6 to 22) staff members in the college. The number of individuals identifying as American Indian has been zero for the last four years. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian has fluctuated year-to-year reaching a high of 12 in FY2017 to a low of 7 in FY2018. Human Resources assigns staff members a job profile and grade. While we are happy to see steady improvement in the underrepresented groups’ numbers overall and a strong representation of women on staff in Dietrich College, the next phase requires a closer examination of job grade levels to ensure a diverse representation of individuals at all grade levels in the college.
DIETRICH COLLEGE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PLAN
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