1. Equity and Inclusion Committee
Introduction

2. Chair of Equity & Inclusion Committee Sandie Bisciglia
Michele Hancock
Chair of Equity & Inclusion Committee
Sandie Bisciglia
Co-chair of Equity & Inclusion Committee
Christopher Barker
Karly Kattenbarker
Pastor Kara Baylor
Emily Leskinen
Lara Christoun
Aidana Lira
Ben DeSmidt
Bill Miller
Thomas Dickens
Miriam Montes
Rachel Feinstein
Dennis Munk
Mandi Ginn-Franz
Jean Preston
Dana Garrigan
Canyon Smith (student)
Dani Geary
David Steege
Kimberlie Goldsberry
Wayne Thompson
Ellen Hauser
Aaron Trautwein
Frank Hicks
Sarah Vanags
Carrie Hogan
Becki Hornung
Where is Hancock? – Attending a training seminar to become licensed to administer the IDI (Intercultural Development Inventory) assessment.
As a member of the committee I would like to share information about the Equity and Inclusion Committee.
Membership is based on colleagues expressing an interest and commitment to equity and inclusion.
The committee meets monthly and is committed to learning and taking action to promote equity and inclusion campus-wide.
We will be focus on collecting qualitative and quantitative data to identify equity gaps and work to close those gaps; develop an institutional equity scorecard.
We will communicate and share information via dept., division staff meetings, Senate, Bridge, equity and inclusion website and Facebook.
Hold open forums to gather input from staff and faculty about the nature of our work.

3. Equity and Inclusion Committee Charge
Facilitate organizational learning to expand traditional norms of educational excellence and equity
Clearly articulate and coordinate goals, strategies, and values vertically and horizontally across institutional levels
Build coalitions across campus for support
Mobilize change agents
Acknowledge and redress any campus history of inequity/inequality
Our work is guided by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Framework of Inclusive Excellence.
Please explain Inclusive Excellence which is a focus on intellectual and social development that takes into account the cultural differences learners bring to the educational experience; and the purposeful development and utilization of organizational resources in support of creating equitable outcomes for all students.
Please explain how diversity, equity and equality are defined through the AAC&U Framework: diversity – an emphasis on access to an institution and representation within the student body. equality – focus on students’ inputs – we provide everyone with the same equity – focus on students’ outputs – we achieve parity in educational outcomes and experiences.

4. Equity and Inclusion Committee Structure
Communities of Practice Focus Areas
Equity
and
Access
Campus Climate
Diversity
in the Curriculum
Learning and Development
Overarching Goal
Committee is divided into four AAC&U focus areas as communities of practice. CoPs are executed to develop committee members’ capacity to build and exchange knowledge with the group and share that knowledge campus-wide.
Also, an Evidence team with fewer members will be responsible to:
disaggregate data collected and approach the problem of inequity as a solvable problem of professional practice.
Develop and direct a coordinated set of activities designed to institutionalize policies and practices that promote equitable outcomes for all students.

5. Strategies for
Collect data – Brief Online Faculty/Staff Survey
Mid-November
Purpose: Obtain a broad range of views on diversity, equity and inclusion to identify areas where outcomes are successful and areas where short and long term improvements are needed.
Please Note:
Watch for a brief faculty-staff questionnaire on diversity, equity and inclusion issues. Completion time will vary, but will take most people about ten to twelve minutes.
The faculty-staff survey complements a similar student survey conducted during the Spring 2015 semester.
The survey will ask about experiences, views and preferences regarding diversity, equity and inclusion concerns and opportunities.
The survey will come via an prompt from the Carthage administration with a link to the online questionnaire.
If you miss (missed) the initial invitation we will send reminders with a link to the questionnaire.
This is an internal survey developed by a colleague to support Carthage’s continued journey of going beyond diversity student enrollment to create equitable outcomes for historically underrepresented, first generation, low-income, and all other student groups. Your views are welcome and needed!

6. Strategies for
Share information at division, department, and staff meetings via committee spokespersons.
Collaborate with other campus committees and departments.
Hold open forum sessions with faculty/staff to gather input and feedback on the development of a campus-wide equity scorecard.
Institutionalize a Carthage Equity Scorecard.
Implement a faculty/staff Equity and Inclusion Certificate Program during Spring, 2017.
Update Equity and Inclusion Website.
Website is a work-in-progress and expected update and revisions by end of November with continuous additions throughout the academic year. Please check out of the Equity and Inclusion Website for additional information and resources about AAC&U and upcoming programmatic events.