1) What Is the Complete Name of Your Institution?

2017 HEED Award Application

INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION

1) What is the complete name of your institution?

2) Which type of institution applies to your school?

Baccalaureate-granting only

Baccalaureate-granting and graduate schools

Graduate school only

Law school

College system administrative office

Community college

3) How would you describe your institution?

Public

Private

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS

4) What is your full-time undergraduate enrollment?

Less than 5,000 students

5,000-9,999 students

10,000-14,999 students

15,000-29,000 students

More than 30,000 students

5) What is your full-time graduate enrollment?

Less than 1,000 students

1,000-2,999 students

3,000-4,999 students

More than 5,000 students

6) What is the breakdown by gender of your full-time undergraduate enrollment?

Male

Female

7) What is the breakdown by gender of your full-time graduate enrollment?

Male

Female

8) What is the breakdown by race/ethnicity of your full-time undergraduate enrollment?

White/Caucasian

African American/Black

Hispanic/Latino

Native American

Asian American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Multiracial

International

Unknown/other

9) What is the breakdown by race/ethnicity of your full-time graduate enrollment?

White/Caucasian

African American/Black

Hispanic/Latino

Native American

Asian American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Multiracial

International

Unknown/other

10) What percentage of your student body has identified as being in the following groups?

LGBTQ:

Veteran:

Having a disability:

ADMINISTRATOR, FACULTY, AND STAFF DEMOGRAPHICS

11) What is the breakdown by gender of your administrative leadership (chancellor, president, provosts, deans, and other executive-level positions)?

Male

Female

12) What is the breakdown by gender of your full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty?

Male

Female

13) What is the breakdown by gender of your full-time non-tenure-track faculty?

Male

Female

14) What is the breakdown by gender of your adjunct faculty?

Male

Female

15) What is the breakdown by gender of your full-time non-instructional staff?

Male

Female

16) What is the breakdown by gender of your governing board?

Male

Female

17) What is the breakdown by race/ethnicity of your administrative leadership?

White/Caucasian

African American/Black

Hispanic/Latino

Native American

Asian American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Multiracial

International

Unknown/other

18) What is the breakdown by race/ethnicity of your full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty?

White/Caucasian

African American/Black

Hispanic/Latino

Native American

Asian American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Multiracial

International

Unknown/other

19) What is the breakdown by race/ethnicity of your full-time non-tenure-track faculty?

White/Caucasian

African American/Black

Hispanic/Latino

Native American

Asian American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Multiracial

International

Unknown/other

20) What is the breakdown by race/ethnicity of your adjunct faculty?

White/Caucasian

African American/Black

Hispanic/Latino

Native American

Asian American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Multiracial

International

Unknown/other

21) What is the breakdown by race/ethnicity of your full-time non-instructional staff?

White/Caucasian

African American/Black

Hispanic/Latino

Native American

Asian American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Multiracial

International

Unknown/other

22) What is the breakdown by race/ethnicity of your governing board?

White/Caucasian

African American/Black

Hispanic/Latino

Native American

Asian American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Multiracial

International

Unknown/other

23) What percentage of your leadership has identified as being in the following groups?

LGBTQ:

Veteran:

Having a disability:

24) What percentage of your faculty has identified as being in the following groups?

LGBTQ:

Veteran:

Having a disability:

25) What percentage of your staff has identified as being in the following groups?

LGBTQ:

Veteran:

Having a disability:

26) What percentage of your governing board has identified as being in the following groups?

LGBTQ:

Veteran:

Having a disability:

STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

27) What efforts do you use to recruit historically underrepresented and first-generation students? Check all that apply.

Community outreach

Admissions officers with a diversity focus

On-campus diversity recruitment efforts

Community college bridge programs

Pre-college programs for K-12 students

Social media outreach

National strategic partnerships (Posse Foundation, Questbridge, etc.)

Race-conscious scholarships

Economic-conscious scholarships

Holistic admissions process

Recruiter attendance at underrepresented student conferences

Other:

Comments:

28) What efforts do you use to improve retention and graduation rates for historically underrepresented and first-generation students? Check all that apply.

Campus-wide strategic retention plan

Institutional research on student success patterns

Cohort-based academic success and leadership programs

Academically themed diverse student organizations

Supplemental instruction

Free tutoring support

Culturally relevant advising

Early warning systems

First-year experience programs

Summer bridge programs

Mentorship programs

Other:

Comments:

29) Tell us about any new programs and/or initiatives you have started in the last 12 months to assist in recruitment and retention of underrepresented students.

30) Community colleges only: What are your three-year graduation rates for full-time students in the following groups?

Overall:

White/Caucasian:

African American/Black:

Hispanic/Latino:

Native American:

Asian American:

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander:

Multiracial:

International:

Unknown:

Comments:

31) Baccalaureate-granting institutions only: What are your six-year graduation rates for undergraduate full-time students in the following groups?

Overall:

White/Caucasian:

African American/Black:

Hispanic/Latino:

Native American:

Asian American:

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander:

Multiracial:

International:

Unknown:

Comments:

32) Law schools only: What are your three-year graduation rates for full-time students in the following groups?

Overall:

White/Caucasian:

African American/Black:

Hispanic/Latino:

Native American:

Asian American:

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander:

Multiracial:

International:

Unknown:

Comments:

33) Doctoral-degree-granting institutions: What is the time to degree for doctoral-level students in the following groups?

Overall:

White/Caucasian:

African American/Black:

Hispanic/Latino:

Native American:

Asian American:

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander:

Multiracial:

International:

Unknown:

Comments:

FACULTY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

34) What strategies does your institution use to increase the diversity of your faculty? Check all that apply.

Faculty strategic diversity plan

Dedicated faculty diversity recruitment specialist

National partnership efforts

Advertisements in diversity publications and/or job boards

Participation in diversity recruitment events

Strategic funds used to increase financial offers to diverse job candidates

Grant-funded initiatives to increase retention (NSF Advance program, etc.)

Strategic funds being used to hire diverse candidates

Host future faculty diversity symposiums on campus

Diversity-themed postdoctural fellowships

Diverse faculty exchange programs with HBCUs, MSIs, etc.

Pipeline programs for future faculty

We request diversity accomplishments from job candidates to consider in the hiring process

We require search firms we use to include diverse candidates as part of the pool of job candidates

We require diverse job candidates to be included in the final pool of all candidates

Other:

Comments:

35) Tell us about any pipeline programs your school has with other institutions of higher education that assist in the recruitment of diverse faculty.

36) Which diversity publications and/or job boards do you use to attract diverse job candidates? Please limit your response to a maximum of 10.

37) What strategies does your institution use to retain diverse faculty on your campus? Check all that apply.

Family-flexible tenure time lines

Mentor programs for diverse faculty

Cohort-driven leadership programs for junior diverse faculty

Graduate research support for new diverse faculty

Start-up research funds for new diverse faculty

Affinity or employee resource groups

Participation in diversity-related programming is considered in tenure and promotion processes

Other:

Comments:

38) Tell us about any new programs and/or initiatives you have started in the last 12 months to assist in the recruitment and retention of underrepresented employees.

LEADERSHIP SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

39) Indicate the role the president/chancellor (or dean if you are a law school) plays in your campus diversity policies.

Add any additional information about the president/chancellor/dean's role in ensuring the execution of campus diversity efforts. Include any explanations of your responses to this question that you feel are important.

Comments:

40) What strategies does your institution have in place to ensure diversity planning and accountability? Check all that apply.

Our institution's official mission statement includes diversity and inclusion as one of its core values

Our diversity and inclusion goals and plans are embedded in the campus-wide strategic plan

Our institution requires a diversity plan from each of our individual schools

Our campus has a centralized diversity plan

Our institution has a campus-wide diversity committee or taskforce

We use a diversity scorecard to measure our diversity progress

Our diversity office has the opportunity to formally report on campus diversity plans, successes, challenges, and opportunities at meetings of our governing board

Our diversity office submits and makes public an annual diversity report

Comments:

41) Indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding the activation of your diversity plan.

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42) Identify any diversity-focused financial strategies that exist at your institution. Check all that apply.

Diversity goals are embedded in the overall budget process

We have an annual diversity fundraising campaign

We have campus-wide diversity incentive grants

We apply for federal diversity grants (NSF, NIH, Dept. of Education, etc.)

We have a dedicated development officer focused on diversity

We have a qualified diversity endowment fund

We have a diversity-themed alumni fundraising campaign

We have financial resources set aside for internal diversity and inclusion awards

Other:

Comments:

43) Tell us about the diversity training programs (excluding sexual harassment training) for the following groups at your institution.

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44) When does diversity training take place for the following groups at your institution? Select AT LEAST ONE box for each group.

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45) Does your institution offer unconscious bias training for the following groups?

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46) Identify which of the following your institution uses to understand issues of climate, inclusion and satisfaction. Check all that apply.

Campus climate survey for students - how often?:

Campus climate survey for administrators - how often?:

Campus climate survey for faculty - how often?:

Campus climate survey for staff - how often?:

Exit interviews for students

Exit interviews for employees

Diversity mapping of institutional capabilities

Diversity benchmarking efforts

Follow-up with job candidates who were offered a position but did not accept it to determine their reasoning

Other:

Comments:

INSTITUTIONAL BRANDING

47) Which of the following multicultural branding and communication techniques does your institution use? Check all that apply.

Social media used for multicultural marketing (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.)

Multicultural communications specialist

Diversity-focused admissions materials and brochures

Marketing/advertising in diversity publications and websites

Student ambassadors communicate campus diversity to prospective students and parents

Display diversity awards on our website

Link to our diversity office and/or programming on our website homepage

Other:

Comments:

48) Which of the following offices are on your campus? Check all that apply.

Diversity office

LGBTQ office

Veterans' office

Disability services office

International office

Study abroad office

Supplier diversity office

Religious services office

Multicultural affairs office

Other

Comments:

49) Which of the following diversity-related information appears on your website? Check all that apply.

Our procurement/supplier diversity office page lists opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses

Our study abroad office page includes specific opportunities for underrepresented students (scholarships, etc.)

Our disability services office page links to our career services page

Our international office page includes information about groups, clubs, etc. for international students

Our human resources page includes information about affinity/employee resource groups

Our human resources page includes information about diversity training

Every open job posting listed on our human resources page includes an AA/EEO statement

Comments:

50) Tell us about any diversity-related awards/recognitions your institution has received over the past year.

CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER'S ROLE

51) How is your chief diversity officer's role situated for success? Check all that apply.

We don't have a dedicated chief diversity officer

Our chief diversity officer reports to the president

Our chief diversity officer position is an executive-level or cabinet position

Our chief diversity officer has his/her own budget

Our chief diversity officer has a deciding vote on the diversity council

Our chief diversity officer can attend governing board meetings and present the case for campus diversity

Our chief diversity officer has input into the budget allocated to his/her office

Comments:

52) How does your institution help students develop cultural competence? Check all that apply.

We have a general education diversity requirement

Faculty are requested, where applicable, to incorporate diversity into their curriculum

We have diversity courses for students

We have multicultural events on campus

We have multicultural student clubs and organizations

Issues of diversity are woven into the first-year experience program

We offer opportunities for Pell Grant students to study abroad

Comments:

53) Does your institution celebrate the following? Check all that apply.

African American History Month

Women's History Month

Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Native American Heritage Month

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

LGBTQ Pride Month

Comments:

54) Which of the following affinity/employee resource groups do you have at your institution? Check all that apply.

African American

Hispanic/Latino

Asian American/Pacific Islander

Native American

Disability

Veterans

LGBTQ

Women

Religious

Multiracial

Other:

Comments:

55) Please respond to the following statements regarding your institution's diversity council. Check all that apply.

We don't have a diversity council

Our diversity council reports to the president

Our diversity council meets at least quarterly

Our diversity council members include administrators

Our diversity council members include faculty

Our diversity council members include staff

Our diversity council members include students

Our diversity council has input on campus-wide diversity planning

Comments:

56) Does your institution offer the following? Check all that apply.

Gender-neutral bathrooms

Same-sex partner healthcare benefits for employees

Trans-inclusive health benefits

Comments:

57) Which of the following accommodations does your institution offer for students with disabilities? Check all that apply.

Sign language translators in the classroom

Textbooks in braille

Section 508 website compliance

Computer-assisted real-time captioning

Instructional materials in accessible formats

Online learning systems accessible to all students

Wheelchair-accessible curbs and building ramps

Elevators in all buildings (excluding certified historic ones)

Wheelchair-accessible buildings (excluding certified historic ones)

Accessible online employment application

Comments:

58) Has your institution experienced any of the following incidents on campus? If yes, tell us how you responded. Check all that apply.