DEI Action Plan

 

COMMITMENT	CAMPUS LEAD	STATUS
Launch a diversity scholarship with the aim of bolstering support for historically underrepresented students.	Enrollment Services	Complete
Strengthen connections with Columbus City Schools and other central Ohio districts with large populations of students of color to diversify our enrollment pipeline.	Institutional   Engagement	In-Progress
Develop targeted strategies and resources to help Black male students overcome common barriers and succeed.	Student Affairs	In-Progress
Conduct Diversity, Equity & Inclusion campus climate surveys on a routine basis.	Student Affairs and   Human Resources	Complete
Regularly update our community on our progress and create opportunities for engagement with alumni, students, and community partners.	Institutional   Engagement	In-Progress
Diversify the Board of Trustees in terms of race, gender, and sexual orientation and commit to conducting Diversity, Equity & Inclusion training with our trustees.	President's Office	In-Progress
Implement targeted recruitment plans with the clearly articulated goal of hiring more faculty, staff, and administrators of color and hold hiring managers accountable for meeting goals.	Human Resources and   Academic Affairs	In-Progress
Engage in regular anti-oppression pedagogy training for all faculty as well as general cultural competency training for all staff.	Human Resources	Complete
Develop new curricular offerings focused on racial literacy and cultural studies as well as issues of justice and equity. Ensure that all students graduate with meaningful exposure to these issues.	Academic Affairs	In-Progress
Reexamine and reshape our critique practices to ensure that they support all voices, experiences, and artistic practices, especially those of historically marginalized groups.	Academic Affairs	In-Progress
Implement a Bias Incident Response Team to provide a centralized way for students to report concerns about bias incidents on campus and to ensure that appropriate campus leaders are aware and can take action.	Student Affairs and   Human Resources	Complete
Work with student government and student organization leaders to identify recurring opportunities for student voices to be heard and formalize additional occasions for student participation on various college committees.	Student Affairs	Not Started
Work with our identity-based student organizations to increase support for their activities including meetings, events, and exhibitions	Student Affairs	Not Started
Conduct a representation analysis of our guest speakers and public events to ensure that our educational experiences with outside artists and designers are reflective of our entire CCAD student body.	Academic Affairs—   Graduate Studies	Not Started