Kent School of Social Work Fall 2020Spring 2023 Summary Consistent with its focus on antioppression the Kent School of Social Work seeks to promote diversity equity and inclusion among Students Faculty Staff This priority spans all aspects of the school from its overall climate to the ID: 1036363
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1. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan OverviewKent School of Social WorkFall 2020-Spring 2023
2. SummaryConsistent with its focus on anti-oppression, the Kent School of Social Work seeks to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion among Students, Faculty, Staff. This priority spans all aspects of the school, from its overall climate, to the various activities in which the Kent School is engaged, including education, research, administration/support, and service. This Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion plan spans from Fall 2020, when Dean David Jenkins charged the School with becoming more anti-racist through Spring 2023.
3. a.Diversity b.Equity c.Inclusion StudentsFaculty Staff1. Students2. Faculty3. Staffa.Diversity b.Equity c.InclusionA.Climate B.Teaching/Learning C.Research D.Admin./Support E.ServiceA.Climate B.Teaching/Learning C.Research D.Admin./Support E.Service
4. 1A.a: Student Climate-DiversityInitiativeOngoing or LaunchCardinal Express to SuccessOngoingHBCU RecruitmentOngoingCulture-Related Majors RecruitmentOngoingScholarships Focused on Racial/Ethnic Minority Concerns, *All students are eligible to applyOngoingAnalysis of Application, Admission, and Enrollment Data by Cultural IdentityOngoing
5. 2A.a: Faculty Climate-DiversityInitiativeOngoing or LaunchSearch Committee Members Attend HR Training on Increasing Diversity in the Candidate Pool for Faculty SearchesOngoingAnalysis of Application, Interview, and Selection DataOngoingDean Search Committee Members Attend HR Training on Increasing Diversity in the Candidate Pool for Dean SearchesFall 2022
6. 3A.a: Staff Climate-DiversityInitiativeOngoing or LaunchRetention Efforts (ex. Mentoring/Support Meetings with Supervisors)OngoingSearch Committee Members Attend HR Trainings on Increasing Diversity in the Candidate Pool for Staff SearchesOngoing
7. 1A.b: Student Climate-EquityInitiativeOngoing or LaunchAnalysis of Grades, Graduation, and Discipline DataOngoing
8. 2A.b: Faculty Climate-EquityInitiativeOngoing or LaunchAnalysis and Potential Reorganization of Service Responsibilities and Selection ProcessFall 2021Update of Faculty Teaching Evaluation ProcessSpring 2022Analysis of Pay and Promotion DataOngoing
9. 3A.b: Staff Climate-EquityInitiativeOngoing or LaunchAnalysis of Pay and Promotion DataOngoing
10. 1A.c: Student Climate-InclusionInitiativeLaunchContent-Based School-Wide Anti-Oppression Trainings OngoingAOC Restorative Solutions Sub-CommitteeOngoingOpen Forum Discussions on Racial ViolenceFall 2020Increased Anti-Oppression Readings and Learning ActivitiesSpring 2021Micro-Resistance TrainingSpring 2021KSSA Representatives Collaboration on Anti-Racist Curriculum UpdatesSpring 2021Anti-Racist Resource-in-CommonFall 2021
11. 2A.c: Faculty Climate-InclusionInitiativeLaunchAOC Restorative Solutions Sub-CommitteeOngoingContent-Based School-Wide Anti-Oppression Trainings OngoingRacial Healing Professional Development GroupSpring 2021CFCW Anti-Racism Psycho-Educational GroupsSpring 2021Analysis and Reorganization of Service Responsibilities and Selection ProcessFall 2021Quarterly Part-Time Faculty MeetingsFall 2021Part-Time Faculty HandbookFall 2021Update of Faculty Teaching Evaluation ProcessSpring 2022Anti-Racist Employee Resource GroupSummer 2022Monthly Trust and Community Building WorkshopsFall 2022Training on Inclusive Decision-Making and CollaborationFall 2022Collective Creation of Kent School Keys to Inclusivity principles to guide employees in acting inclusivelySpring 2023
12. 3C.c: Staff Climate-InclusionInitiativeLaunchAOC Restorative Solutions Sub-CommitteeOngoingContent-Based School-Wide Anti-Oppression Trainings OngoingRacial Healing Professional Development GroupSpring 2021Micro-Resistance TrainingSpring 2021Enhanced Orientation for Academic Program and Grant StaffJuly 2022Staff Policy and Procedures ManualJuly 2022Potential Creation of a School Communications ProtocolFall 2022Anti-Racist Employee Resource GroupSummer 2022Training on Inclusive Decision-Making and CollaborationFall 2022Collective creation of Kent School Keys to Inclusivity principles to guide employees in acting inclusivelySpring 2023
13. 1B.b & 1B.c: Student Learning-Equity and InclusionInitiativeOngoing or LaunchAnti-Oppression Readings and ActivitiesOngoingField Trips, Service Learning, International TravelOngoingDEI New Student Orientation ActivityAugust 2021Anti-Racist Resource in CommonFall 2021New Tracks on Latinx Social Services at Undergraduate and Graduate LevelsFall 2023
14. 2B.b & 2B.c: Faculty Teaching -Equity and InclusionInitiativeOngoing or LaunchAnti-Racist Course Enhancements Working MeetingsFall 2020Teachers Loving Teaching Anti-Racist Instruction SeriesSpring 2021Anti-Oppressive Classroom Management TrainingSpring and Summer 2021Anti-Racist Instruction Resource RepositorySpring 2021Tracking of Anti-Racist Course ContentSpring 2021Anti-Racist Resource in CommonFall 2021New Anti-Racism CourseSpring 2024New Tracks on Latinx Social Services at Undergraduate and Graduate LevelsFall 2023
15. 1C.a, 1C.b, 1C.c: Student Research-Diversity, Equity and InclusionInitiativeOngoing or LaunchAnti-Racist Research ColloquiumSpring 2021Increased Anti-Racism Content in Research CoursesFall 2021
16. InitiativeOngoing or LaunchAnti-Racist Research ColloquiumSpring 2021Anti-Oppressive Research SpotlightSpring 20222C.a, 2C.b, 2C.c: Faculty Research-Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
17. 2D.b & 2D.c: Faculty Administration-Equity and InclusionInitiativeOngoing or LaunchAnti-Oppressive Methods for Teaching Evaluation TrainingSummer 2021Anti-Oppressive Supervision and Management TrainingFall 2021Anti-Oppression Activities Discussed as part of Annual ReviewSpring 2022Workshop on Enacting Kent School Keys to InclusivitySpring 2023
18. 3D.b & 3D.c: Staff Administration/Support-Equity and InclusionInitiativeOngoing or LaunchAnti-Oppressive Supervision and Management TrainingFall 2021Anti-Oppression Activities Discussed as part of Annual ReviewSpring 2022
19. 1E.a & 1E.b: Student Service-Equity and InclusionInitiativeOngoing or LaunchAOC Social Action Sub-Committee OngoingKent School Student Association Social Action CaucusOngoing
20. 2E.a & 2E.b: Faculty Service-Equity and InclusionInitiativeOngoing or LaunchAOC Social Action Sub-Committee OngoingAOC Restorative Solutions Sub-CommitteeOngoingCODRE CommitteeOngoingCARA CommitteeOngoingCommission on the Status of WomenOngoingCommunity-Based Service, Advocacy, and ActivismOngoingADEI Appointment or Representation on University-Wide Initiatives (Diversity Council, ResearchLouisville! Anti-Racist Research Symposium Planning Committee, Advising for Anti-Racism Organizational Change Committee, SACSOCS Re-Accreditation Committee, University Diversity Plan Revision Workgroup, Development of Student Wellness Advocates Program, University Representative for Kentucky Science Center Uniquely Human Exhibit Advisory Board)Summer 2021
21. 3E.b & 3E.c: Staff Service-Equity and InclusionInitiativeOngoing or LaunchAOC Social Action Sub-Committee OngoingAOC Restorative Solutions Sub-CommitteeOngoing
22. TimelineSummer 2021Fall 2021Spring 2021Spring 2022Summer 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023AOC Social Action Sub-CommitteeAOC Restorative Solutions Sub-CommitteeTargeted Recruitment of Ethnic Minority StudentsAnalysis of KS Student Admission and RetentionAnalysis of KS Faculty Hiring and RetentionKent HR Training on Diversity in SearchesAnalysis of KS Student Achievement and DisciplineUpdate of Faculty Teaching, Research, and Service, Evaluation ProcessReview of KS Staff Pay and Promotion DataADEI Listening Sessions with Staff, Faculty, and AdministratorsStudent Listening Session and Climate SurveyKS Staff and Faculty Racial Healing PD GroupAnti-Racist Curriculum RevisionsLaunch of Latinx Social Services UG and Grad TracksAnti-Oppressive Course Management TrainingExploration of Creating KS Employee Resource GroupsAnti-Oppressive Supervision TrainingAnti-Racism Course OfferedNew Staff Orientation and Procedures ManualsEmployee Workshops on Trust, Community-Building, and Collaboration