Diversity at The College at Brockport
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Diversity at The College at Brockport
Diversity is everyone's business at the College – not a select few.
Welcome
Thank you for visiting The College at Brockport, State University of New York, Diversity Web site. Please accept my warmest welcome.
The issue of diversity at The College at Brockport is anchored in our mission of making “student success our highest priority,” and “emphasizing student learning … and civic engagement in a culturally diverse society and in globally interdependent communities.” Fostering student success at Brockport is made manifest through a thoughtful and in-depth process of goal setting. One such goal is for the College to continue to embrace and enhance diversity so that we may achieve a more inclusive community.
My office, with the assistance of the College-wide Diversity Committee, will guide efforts to communicate to the College community the College's commitment to diversity and equity; develop and monitor the College's Diversity Plan; prepare and analyze reports to monitor our success; and conceptualize and cultivate diversity as an institutional and educational priority.
However, “diversity at The College at Brockport is everyone’s business—not a select few,” as stated by President John R. Halstead. We acknowledge the complexities and challenges involved in integrating and valuing diversity in its many forms, particularly its infusion into the curriculum, and we are committed to creating a climate in which all students, faculty and staff are able to realize their fullest potential. In so doing, everyone in our College community will be ready to reap the benefits of the competitive edge that cultural competence and diversity provide in the increasingly interdependent global community of commerce, diplomacy and social interaction. Thus, the Office of the Assistant to the Provost for Diversity is committed to serving as a model of collaboration while supporting and promoting this complex yet exciting institutional priority.
Do not hesitate to contact me at jfrater@brockport.edu with any questions you may have, or to develop a conversation which speaks to the College’s mission of creating a more diverse and inclusive community.
Again, thank you for visiting our Web site. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Joel L. Frater
Assistant to the Provost for Diversity, Academic Affairs
Diversity Committee Charge
I. Policy & Commitment
The College at Brockport, State University of New York College has committed itself to recruiting and supporting students, faculty and staff to ensure that we mirror, to the extent possible, the diversity that is evident in a global society and that equity prevails for all members of the College community. As a part of the College’s commitment to diversity and student success, the Strategic Plan for Diversity was developed by the Diversity Committee to assess the progress of the College’s diversity efforts.
One of the College's major goals is to embrace diversity and achieve a more inclusive community. The College’s commitment to diversity is outlined in Goal 3 of the Matrix: An Integrated Approach to Planning and Accountability that guide the College. Diversity continues to be a central goal of the College.
The ultimate responsibility for demonstrating and leading the College's commitment to diversity is the President's. The responsibility for the oversight of diversity and equity at the College has been delegated to the Assistant to the Provost for Diversity (who reports directly to the Provost) with support from a Diversity Committee appointed by the President. At The College at Brockport, diversity is everyone's business.
II. Assistant to the Provost for Diversity
The Assistant to the Provost for Diversity is responsible for:
- Communicating the College's commitment to diversity and equity to the College community;
- Developing and monitoring the College's diversity plan;
- Preparing and analyzing reports to monitor our success.
While the Assistant to the Provost for Diversity reports directly to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, this position works collaboratively with all divisions to ensure that the College’s goal of embracing diversity and inclusion is realized.
III. Diversity Committee
To provide the Assistant to the Provost for Diversity with a representative advisory board, the President has appointed a Diversity Committee. The general responsibility of this committee, under the leadership of the Assistant to the Provost for Diversity, is to advise President’s Cabinet and the campus on issues relating to diversity for faculty, staff, and students.
Specifically, the Diversity Committee's role shall be to:
- Assist various units with the implementation of a Strategic Plan for Diversity, which was developed and approved in fall 2007.
- Serve on ad hoc committees as needed to assist with implementation of the Strategic Plan for Diversity.
- Assist with the development of the appropriate diversity assessment methodology process.
- Monitor progress towards implementation of Strategic Plan for Diversity.
- Provide oversight and planning for the annual Diversity Conference assuring systematic planning and use of base funding as provided.
- Provide recommendation on diversity issues to President's Cabinet.
- Design and attend diversity training utilizing consultants as needed.
- Be diversity advocates in their respective units by promoting awareness of policies and support training (workshops, lectures, and seminars) on topics relating to diversity.
IV. Leadership
The Assistant to the Provost for Diversity will be the ex-officio, voting member of the Diversity Committee. The Presiding Chair shall be elected by the committee. The presiding chair will have a two-year term. The membership will also elect a recorder who will be responsible for all correspondence including preparation of meeting minutes and agendas.
The Presiding Chair shall:
- Preside at all committee meetings;
- Oversee the implementation of the policies of the committee;
- Appoint ad hoc committees as needed;
- Represent the committee as needed and fulfill such other duties as may from time to time be authorized by the committee.
V. Membership and Terms of Service
The Diversity Committee will have approximately 14-16 members. Following consultation with the Assistant to the Provost for Diversity, the President shall appoint the members for two-year terms. Membership will include:
- Assistant to the Provost for Diversity (Ex-officio, voting member)
- Affirmative Action Officer (Ex-officio)
- Assistant to the President (Ex-officio)
- 4-7 Faculty members:
- 1-2 School of Arts and Performances
- 1-2 School of Letters and Sciences
- 1-2 School of Professions
- 1 College Senate President, Past-president or President-elect or designee
- Members from each Division
- 1 Administration and Finance
- 1 Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
- 1 Advancement
- Admissions Office employee
- REOC employee
- Graduate student
- Undergraduate student
VI. Meetings
The committee shall meet at least three times each semester, optimally in the following months – September, October, November in the fall and February, March and April in the spring.
Approved 1/16/09
