Reduce cultural taxation of underrepresented faculty/staff aiding in retention

Task Force Recommendation: Recruit and Retain Diverse Faculty and Staff Across the Inclusion Spectrum

Task Force Project: Reduce cultural taxation of minority faculty/staff aiding in retention

Validate/formalize mentoring in “service” (ASPT).
Recognize mentoring through acknowledgement and compensation.
Reduce taxation by training all faculty/staff (and support systems) about mentoring all students (look to Safe Zone model).
Official recognition that all staff are here for students.
“Mentor release time” (similar to Health; 90 minutes).

Champion: Janice Bonneville, Sam Catanzaro, Jeff Lange

Status: Ongoing

Implementation Team Actions

The University Review Committee recommended revisions to the evaluation process for faculty to give higher weight to service—such as mentoring, equity work, and training .
The Provost's Office has purchased a 3-year institutional membership in the National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development (NCFDD), which provides access to a wide variety of mentoring and productivity resources. A special area of focus of NCFDD is to provide resources for faculty from traditionally underrepresented and to support faculty efforts to manage their time, pursue projects strategically, develop their skills at setting limits on service and other demands and connect with networks of mentors and sponsors who can provide advice, support, and connections to learning and development opportunities.