Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclustion/UDiversity Educational Institute winter 2019

University Recruitment

NY State Payroll

70 searches* open during this period.

44 searches closed successfully, with five failed searches

Faculty hires this quarter: 11

Of all faculty hires this quarter, five were women with one from an underrepresented minority group, and six were men with one from an underrepresented group. Two faculty searches failed this quarter.

Professional staff hires this quarter: 31

Of all professional hires this quarter, 21 were women with seven from an underrepresented group, and 10 were men with two from an underrepresented group. Three professional searches failed this quarter.

Research Foundation

11 searches were completed between Oct. 1 and Dec. 12, 2019.

*The word “searches” refers to the number of positions. A single search may offer multiple hires.

UDiversity Educational Institute

During this quarter, the UDiversity Educational Institute provided 23 trainings (15 workshops for students, five workshops for staff, two workshops for faculty and one workshop for community members) with a total of 465 participants (149 undergraduate students, 155 graduate students, 39 faculty, 104 staff, and 24 community members). DEI provided its Building Bridges to Cultural Competency Phase I workshop, which examined ways to build cultural awareness for students on campus. In addition, DEI collaborated with Residential Life’s Campus Partner Program by providing monthly cultural competency training to residential life communities throughout the semester.

The UDiversity Educational Institute piloted a program known as “A Seat at the Table: Diversity Dialogues” with the intention of creating a grounded space for students, faculty and staff to converse about issues related to diversity and inclusion on a monthly basis. During the fall 2019 semester, 10 UDiversity Peers were hired to facilitate dialogues and were trained on intergroup dialogue facilitation and conflict resolution. The purpose(s) of this dialogue series is to:

• Foster relationships between students, faculty and staff on campus through continuous dialogues throughout the academic year.
• Encourage student leadership by providing facilitation opportunities to students who are passionate about diversity and/or inclusion.
• Establish a space for campus constituents to safely express their thoughts and exchange perspectives.

UDiversity also facilitated a workshop series on “Ensuring Wellness for all Patients” with Decker Student Health Services. This particular series was created to assist the medical director in his initiative(s) to educate and inform health services staff on cultural competent medical care. Topics included ways to improve communication across cultural identities, culturally inclusive bedside manner and inclusive organizational structure.

A breakdown of presentations made this quarter

October 2019

• Building Bridges to Cultural Competency and Global Fluency (students, one session)
• Inclusive Hiring Practices and CCPA (faculty, one session)
• Building Bridges to Cultural Competency Phase I and Hinman Community (students, one session)
• Building Bridges to Cultural Competency Phase I and REACH Peers (students, one session)
• Building Bridges to Cultural Competency Phase I and FYE (students, one session)
• Building Bridges to Cultural Competency Phase I and Center for Civic Engagement Interns (students, one session)

November 2019

• Building Bridges to Cultural Competency and Facilitation Skills (students, one session)
• Ensuring Wellness for all Patients and Pharmacy School ( students, one session)
• Ensuring Wellness for all Patients and Decker Health Services (staff, two sessions)
• Building Bridges to Cultural Competency and Student Leadership: Hinman Hall Government and Hinman College Council (students, one session)
• Building Bridges to Cultural Competency Phase I and UNIV 101 (students, one session)
• Building and Sustaining Inclusive Communities for Faculty and Staff: Dialogue on Retention in Res Life (staff, one session)
• Building Bridges to Cultural Competency Phase I and Dean’s Team (students, one session)
• Search Committee Training for Faculty (one session)

December 2019

• Search committee training for faculty (one session)