Chico state has added a new priority to its Strategic Plan for the Future. The new priority was drafted by the University Diversity Council last year, and after being reviewed by a number of Chico State committees and individuals, it was approved. The plan states “we will continue to develop and enhance programs, policies and activities to create and sustain a welcoming and inclusive learning and working environment for all.”
What does this mean for the university? Some of the actions to be implemented include:
- Increase university outreach and access for underrepresented and diverse student groups
- Improve the success of students from underrepresented populations
- Ensure that curricular and co-curricular programs foster diversity,
equity, and inclusion competencies and engagement with the issues - Engage and support faculty, staff and student scholarship, creativity and research on diversity
- Develop a shared understanding of “inclusive excellence” and what it means to be a Hispanic-Serving Institution
- Develop, implement and regularly assess policies, programs,
activities and funding mechanisms that create and sustain a welcoming
and inclusive campus climate - Increase diversity in faculty, staff and administration at all levels of the University
- Design and implement a system of recognition and accountability for
increasing campus diversity and fostering a welcoming and inclusive
learning and working environment
The added priority was implemented on May 11.
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