NEASC Annual Meeting and Conference Thriving Inclusive Community Panel December 8, 2016 Robbin Chapman, PhD Associate Provost and Academic Director of Diversity & Inclusion Wellesley College
Wellesley College: Institutional Profile 2016- 2019 Strategic Plan 2,344 Students, from 50 States and 38 countries 40% ALANA Students Student/faculty ratio: 7:1 Average class size: 17-20 60% of students receiving financial aid, average of $45,000 Need-blind policy for domestic students
‘Self-Awareness is the Secret Sauce’ Philosophy 2016- 2019 Strategic Plan Strategic Communication Distributed Leadership and Accountability Active College Leadership Participation Cross-Constituency Partnerships Fluency with Engaging Across Difference ‘Self-Awareness is the Secret Sauce’
Key Performance Indicators 2016- 2019 Strategic Plan Skill Building: Unconscious Bias, Intersectionality, et al. Collaborative Diversity & Inclusion Committees/Groups Trained Governance Committees Inclusive Faculty Search Processes Institutional Bias Assessment Curriculum Assessment Initiative Faculty Leadership Development Staff Leadership Development (Community Conversations)
Assessment Considerations 2016- 2019 Strategic Plan Number of Diversity Priorities Addressed Changes to Non-Inclusive Institutional Structures Perceptions of Campus Climate Quality of Cross-Constituency Relations Quality of Engagement with Campus Community Quality of Engagement with Town of Wellesley
Institutional Challenges 2016- 2019 Strategic Plan Volatile Higher Education Landscape Weeding Out “Diversity Clutter” Fundraising Broadening Pool of Active Alumnae New Assessment Models
NEASC Annual Meeting and Conference Thriving Inclusive Community Panel December 8, 2016 Robbin Chapman, PhD Associate Provost and Academic Director of Diversity & Inclusion Wellesley College