Demonstrate our commitment to measurable improvement of IDE outcomes (retention, recruitment, achievement, thriving/belonging, and cultural competence) through data collection and analysis and transparent communication.


Objectives:  5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3

Objective 5.1 Establish key performance metrics in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Strategy 5.1.1

Establish a baseline and measure and communicate progress on outcomes for student recruitment, retention, achievement, thriving and belonging, cultural competence, and program effectiveness.

  • (Proposed) Responsible Party: Tuesday Group, Admissions, Provost, and Dean of Students

Metric

Completion Date

Student Recruitment: Yearly applicant total of URM* and first generation at parity with URM in national high school population; URM applications and yield at median or above compared to peer group

Annual improvement with parity in five years

Student Retention: Cohort year-to-year retention of URM and first-generation students at parity with overall retention

Annual improvement with parity in five years

Student Thriving and Belonging: Using three to five questions from COFHE survey, establish a baseline measure of thriving and belonging, tracking over time demonstrated improvement from the baseline and a decrease in differential experience between URM/NURM and first-generation students

Annual improvement with parity in five years

Student Achievement: For URM/NURM, first-generation, low-income, and other cohorts including Posse, Questbridge, TRIO; parity with overall student population in four- and six-year graduation rates and participation in high-impact experiences including off-campus studies and research

Annual improvement with parity in five years

Student Cultural Competence: Establish a baseline to measure change over time in cultural competence with an assessment tool (example: Intercultural Development Inventory [IDI]) and demonstrated improvement year over year. Track the opportunities for engagement in IDE related activities and number of participants

TBD

*Underrepresented minorities (URM) is used because it is broadly defined and allows for comparisons to external benchmarking. URM can be expanded as needed to meet specific Carleton goals.

Strategy 5.1.2

Establish a baseline and measure and communicate progress on outcomes for faculty recruitment, retention, achievement, thriving and belonging, cultural competence, and program effectiveness.

  • (Proposed) Responsible Party: Tuesday Group, Provost, Human Resources

Metric

Completion Date

Faculty Recruitment: Establish a baseline measure of the percentage of existing URM applicants and representation on the faculty. Increase in representation to be at the median of peer group for each URM category

Annual improvement with parity at five to seven years

Faculty Retention: Measure URM/NURM retention at one, four, seven, eight years with goal of parity between URM and NURM

Annual improvement with parity at eight to ten years

Faculty Thriving and Belonging: Using three to five questions from HERI survey, establish a baseline measure of thriving and belonging, tracking over time for demonstrated improvement from the baseline and a decrease in differential experience between URM/NURM

Annual improvement with parity at three to six years

Faculty Achievement: For URM/NURM faculty, establish a baseline and measure tenure rates, election/appointment to governance/college committees, endowed professorships internal faculty grant awards

Annual improvement with parity at five to seven years

Faculty Cultural Competence: Establish a baseline to measure change over time in cultural competence with an assessment tool (example IDI) and demonstrated improvement year over year. Track
the opportunities for engagement in IDE related activities and number of participants

TBD

Strategy 5.1.3

Establish a baseline and measure and communicate progress on outcomes for staff recruitment, retention, achievement, thriving and belonging, cultural competence, and program effectiveness.

  • (Proposed) Responsible Party: Tuesday Group, Human Resources

Metric

Completion Date

Staff Recruitment: Establish a baseline measure of the percentage of existing URM applicants and representation for each staff category. Increase in representation for each staff category to be at the median of peer group for each URM category.

Annual improvement with parity at three to five years

Staff Retention: Measure URM/NURM retention at one year for all staff, three to five years for nonexempt, union, and long- term exempt staff positions with goal of parity between URM and NURM

Annual improvement with parity at three to five years

Staff Thriving and Belonging: Using three to five questions from the Staff Experience survey, establish a baseline measure of thriving and belonging, tracking over
time demonstrated improvement from the baseline and a decrease in differential experience between URM/NURM

Annual improvement with parity in three years

Staff Achievement: For URM/NURM staff establish a baseline and measure promotion rates/grade level representation, grouped representation on Leadership Advisory Board and participation in governance/college committees with the goal of achieving parity

Annual improvement with parity at four to six years

Staff Cultural Competence: Establish a baseline to measure change over time in cultural competence with an assessment tool (example IDI) and demonstrate improvement year over year. Track
the opportunities for engagement in IDE-related activities and number of participants

TBD

Objective 5.2 Implement a system designed to support coordination and tracking of data and inform decision making and allocation of resources committed to IDE efforts

Strategy 5.2.1

Assign clear roles to achieve the outcomes of recruitment, retention, achievement, thriving and belonging, and identify oversight group(s) who will:

  1. Be accountable for the outcome
  2. Be responsible for the work to achieve these outcomes
  3. Be consulted on the tactics to achieve the outcome
  4. Be informed about progress
  • (Proposed) Responsible Party: Tuesday Group, Chief Diversity Officer
  • Completion Date: TBD dependent on Chief Diversity Officer hiring

Proposed Role Structure for Responsibility, Accountability, Consulting, and Informing

IDE Outcomes

Population Focus

Responsible Unit(s)

Accountable for Oversight

Stakeholders for Consulting and Informing

Recruitment

Students

Admissions

Board–Enrollment and Admissions Committee

AFAC, CSA, Alumni Leadership Groups

Recruitment

Faculty

Provost, Chief Diversity Officer

FCPC or Board–HR Committee

Alumni Leadership Groups

Recruitment

Staff

Human Resources, Chief Diversity Officer

Tuesday Group, Board–HR Committee

LAB, Alumni Leadership Groups

Retention

Students

Dean of Students, Provost, Chief Diversity Officer

Tuesday Group, Board–Student Life Committee

CSA, ACSL, Admissions, Alumni Leadership Groups

Retention

Faculty

Provost, Human Resources, Chief Diversity Officer

Tuesday Group, Faculty Affairs Committee

Alumni Leadership Groups

Retention

Staff

Human Resources, Chief Diversity Officer

Tuesday Group, Board–HR Committee

LAB, Alumni Leadership Groups

Thriving and Belonging

Students

Dean of Students, Provost, Chief Diversity Officer

Tuesday Group

CSA, Alumni Leadership Groups

Thriving and Belonging

Faculty

Provost, Human Resources, Chief Diversity Officer

Tuesday Group, Faculty Affairs Committee

Alumni Leadership Groups

Thriving and Belonging

Staff

Human Resources, Chief Diversity Officer

Tuesday Group

Forum, SAC, LAB, Alumni Leadership Groups

Achievement

Students

Provost, Dean of Students

Tuesday Group

CSA, Alumni Leadership Groups

Achievement

Faculty

Provost

Tuesday Group

Alumni Leadership Groups

Achievement

Staff

Human Resources

Tuesday Group

LAB, Alumni Leadership Groups

Cultural Competence

Students

Dean of Students, Provost, Chief Diversity Officer

Tuesday Group

CSA, Alumni Leadership Groups

Cultural Competence

Faculty

Provost, Human Resources, Chief Diversity Officer

Tuesday Group, Faculty Affairs Committee

Alumni Leadership Groups

Cultural Competence

Staff

Human Resources, Chief Diversity Officer

Tuesday Group

LAB, SAC, Forum, Alumni Leadership Groups

Strategy 5.2.2

Establish a baseline and measure and communicate progress on outcomes for faculty recruitment, retention, achievement, thriving and belonging, cultural competence, and program effectiveness.

  • (Proposed) Responsible Party: Tuesday Group, Provost, Human Resources

Strategy 5.2.3

Establish a baseline and measure and communicate progress on outcomes for staff recruitment, retention, achievement, thriving and belonging, cultural competence, and program effectiveness.

  • (Proposed) Responsible Party: Tuesday Group, Provost, Human Resources

Objective 5.3 Commit to ongoing, timely dissemination of relevant data and outcomes to the broader community

Strategy 5.3.1

Ensure the ongoing and timely communication, including the development of a dashboard, of progress toward IDE outcomes to the Carleton community.

  • (Proposed) Responsible Party: Chief Diversity Officer
  • Process: Through partnership between Institutional Research and Assessment, the Chief Diversity Officer, Tuesday Group, and the Communications Office use existing communications channels to share IDE updates frequently, i.e., Carleton College Voice (annually), Carleton Today (regularly), and as part of the President’s Quarterly Meeting (annually), Alumni and Parent & Family newsletters (annually), IDE website (quarterly) with links sent to the entire community.

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