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Theme III: Faculty and Staff Development and Leadership

Goal: To ensure that faculty and staff professional development fosters educational excellence, innovation,

and leadership.

Strategic Priority 11: Implement the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan 2019-2024.

Desired Outcomes

1. To close the racial/ethnic opportunity gaps in access and success. (AACEWD Outcome Leader: Dr. Tony Hawkins, partnering with Learning
Support)
2. To assess and implement interventions, if needed, to close other opportunity gaps in access and/or success for other minority populations
(e.g., immigrant students, student parents, first-generation college students, students with disabilities, veteran students, etc.). To strengthen

communication to students, faculty, and staff around the resources at the College that support student success. (AACEWD Outcome Leaders:
Dr. Beth Douthirt-Cohen, Professor Anne Hoffman, Professor Bruce Thomson, partnering with Learning Support)
3. To expand and strengthen culturally and globally conscious and responsive practices in the classroom and beyond. To expand and
strengthen global engagement in the classroom and beyond to build student capacity to be globally aware, engaged, and prepared for a

global workplace. (AACEWD Outcome Leaders: Dr. Ivy Chevers, Professor Lora Diaz, Dr. Christian Thompson, Professor Larry Devan,
Professor Laura Cordova, Professor Tiziana Cavinato, Ms. Kelli Ackiewicz, Dr. Kelly Trigger, Dr. Molly Carlson, & Dr. Beth Douthirt-Cohen,
partnering with Learning Support)
4. To better support faculty and staff in evaluating and building capacity for diversity, equity, and inclusion through the Employee Development

Process. (AACEWD Outcome Leader: Dr. Tony Hawkins, partnering with HR and Learning Support)
5. To strengthen recruitment and retention of racial/ethnic minority faculty. (AACEWD Outcome Leaders: Dr. Brian Stipelman & Dr. Sandy
McCombe-Waller, partnering with HR)

6. To expand and strengthen Liberal Arts, HBTS, and CEWD programs and courses that build skills for interacting across difference. (AACEWD
Outcome Leaders: Patricia Meyer, Dr. Brian Stipelman, & Dr. Sandy McCombe-Waller)
7. To strengthen faculty and staff leadership around diversity, equity, and inclusion in terms of knowledge about policies, protocols, best
practices, comfort with conflict, and ability to have difficult conversations across difference. (AACEWD Outcome Leaders: Dr. Tony Hawkins

& Dr. Beth Douthirt-Cohen, partnering with Learning Support and HR)

Timeline Action Item

FY 19-24 Please see the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan for a detailed list of action items.

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