Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan

Goal #1

Improve the diversity of the Marymount Manhattan College community

1. Develop outreach plan that involves connecting with local community based organizations and affinity group
2. Foster relationships with universities that graduate a high number of doctoral students from historically underrepresented group
3. Develop language throughout Human Resources website and job postings that identifies diversity, inclusion and social equity as a college-wide priority
4. Develop policies and procedures for search committees to most effectively recruit candidates from historically underrepresented groups and make information easily available
5. Continue to provide implicit bias training for faculty search committee members
6. Meet with faculty search committee chairs to develop strategy for searches
7. Develop Inclusion Advocates Program for trained faculty to serve a formal role on search committees

Strategy 1: Identify, develop, and enhance programs and practices that support the success and retention of faculty and staff from historically underrepresented groups and those underrepresented at MMC.

1. Collect data on staff and faculty racial, ethnic and gender demographics
2. Develop employee resource groups to unite individuals with common interest in community building, mentorship and professional development
3. Develop staff and faculty mentoring programs

1. Provide diversity education to staff involved in recruitment of incoming students
2. Expand recruitment efforts to countries, schools and organizations that serve populations who are historically underrepresented in higher education and at MMC
3. Analyze yield rates of admitted first year students and explore potential trends amongst populations
4. Leverage MMC’s identification as an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution
5. Become an Associate Member Institution (AMI) through HACU
6. Expand availability of marketing materials in languages other than English especially for Spanish speaking population
7. Create a multicultural recruiting program inviting students from historically underrepresented backgrounds onto campus
8. Assess the needs specific to international students and develop plans to institutionally support this population
9. Secure external funding opportunities to support financially underserved students

1. Develop a First Generation Program to support the needs of this population
2. Develop a Diversity and Inclusion Student Advocate Program to improve how each academic division handles issues of social diversity
3. Assess existing policies that may produce unintended consequences to academic progress and achievement of underrepresented students and provide recommendations to update such policies

Goal #2

Cultivate an inclusive campus environment for members of the MMC and surrounding community.

1. Obtain funding to invite notable speakers and events focused on diversity, global engagement and social justice to the College
2. Develop monthly Diversity Brown Bag lunch series between students and faculty
3. Develop 3 credit intergroup dialogue course beginning with a co-curricular program entitled MMC D.A.R.E. (Discussions Across Racial Experiences)
4. Create an Office of Multicultural Affairs and hire a full time Director of Multicultural Affairs
5. Offer living and learning communities in residence halls
6. Develop biennial conference open to the public with themes focused on diversity and identity
7. Expand outreach to and engagement of alumni from underrepresented groups

1. Post DEI inclusivity statement in materials throughout campus and present during events
2. Encourage the inclusion of diversity and disability statements on course syllabi and encourage faculty to promote it at the beginning of class
3. Distribute diversity annual report college wide
4. Adopt a formal land acknowledgement statement to be presented at the start of events

1. Develop diversity timeline on website
2. Review web content related to diversity and ensure greater presence
3. Develop and enhance print materials with a focus on diversity and inclusion

1. Present diversity award to a selected faculty and staff member each year

Goal #3

Enhance learning and professional development opportunities focused on diversity and inclusion.

1. Provide training to MMC 101 Instructors in order to integrate diversity education into seminars
2. Develop co-curricular series of education resulting in diversity certificate

1. Request that curriculum committees review current degree requirements and determine where diversity and inclusion can be embedded into current courses or developed through new courses
2. Work with Placed Based Learning Institute to develop REP courses

1. Review onboarding process for new faculty and staff and ensure all new members are aware of opportunities for diversity and inclusion involvement as well as guidelines to report bias incidents
2. Expand workshop and training offerings to staff on topics of diversity and inclusion
3. Develop training and education specific to part time faculty
4. Work with the Center for Teaching and Innovative Excellence (C-TIE) to provide annual professional development for faculty
5. Develop MMC R.E.A.D.S. (Racial Equity And Dialogue Series) for faculty and staff to engage in critical discussions about racial equity
6. Develop further education on ADA and ability concerns on our campus

Goal #4

Improve accountability around diversity initiatives, practices and policies.

1. Require that all administrative and academic divisions report on efforts to advance and support diversity and inclusion in their areas
2. Establish diversity and inclusion as a key assessment area in the annual performance evaluation for staff
3. Assess diversity campus climate during exit interviews
4. Continue to administer campus diversity and equity climate survey biennially beginning in Fall 2019
5. Assess NSSE results specific to experiences around diversity
6. Collect and report qualitative and quantitative information about student success, retention and graduation by race/ethnicity, gender, age, nationality, and Pell Grant status