Div Diver ersity Driving Ex sity Driving Excellence cellence From Concept to Measurement to Impact Aashir Nasim, Ph.D. Vice President for Inclusive Excellence Director of the VCU Ins>tute for Inclusion, Inquiry & Innova>on
Presenta;on Summary • What are the problems with the Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Ac>on Plan, 2017-2022? • How have we / will we address these problems in Quest 2025: Together We Transform? • Why will these proposed solu>ons make VCU beUer? • When will these solu>ons be implemented at scale?
Problems with D&I Strategic Plan, 2017-2022 • Rela>onship to university strategic plan • Budget and finance • Conceptual and methodological approaches • Strategic ini>a>ves and priori>es • Plan administra>on and implementa>on • Change orienta>on • Change outcomes and impact
2017 – 2022 Goals Strategic Ac2ons and Ini2a2ves Diversity and Inclusion Goal I Strategic Ac>on Plan Goal 2 And Report to the University Goal 3 Goal 4 Goal 1 Themes Goal 2 Theme I Goal 3 Theme II Goal 4 Theme III Goal 1 Theme IV Goal 2 Theme V Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 4
Problems with D&I Strategic Plan, 2017-2022 • Rela>onship to university strategic plan • Budget and finance • Conceptual and methodological approaches • Strategic ini>a>ves and priori>es • Plan administra>on and implementa>on • Change orienta>on • Change outcomes and impact
Solu;ons to D&I Strategic Plan, 2017-2022 • Rela>onship to university strategic plan • Budget and finance • Conceptual and methodological approaches • Strategic ini>a>ves and priori>es • Plan administra>on and implementa>on • Change orienta>on • Change outcomes and impact
Diversity Driving Excellence: The Conceptual Model
Diversity Driving Excellence: The Measurement Model
Composi2onal Diversity 1-[(Pr(W) 2 + Pr(AA) 2 + Pr(La>nx) 2 + Pr(AmIndI) 2 + We want our faculty and Score Pr(A) 2 +Pr(Al/PI) 2 + Pr(Two) 2 ) staff popula>ons to reflect 0-3 * (H 2 + Non-H 2 )] our student popula>on Representa2onal Equity We want our leadership H 0 : p 1 = p 2 posi>ons to be Score vs. representa>ve of gender / 0-1 H A : p 1 ≠ p 2 gender iden>ty Systems Diversity We want our policies, Governance prac>ces, priori>es, and Human Resources Score procedures to reflect our 0-4 Opera>ons ins>tu>onal commitment Budget to diversity and inclusion
Diversity Driving Excellence: The Measurement Model
Fair Environment Faculty and staff treated fairly and equitably Open Environment Unit leadership supports diversity in all ways Score 0-5 Coopera2ve Environment Unit leadership encourages communica>on and collabora>on Empowering Environment Faculty and staff have resources and support to excel
Diversity Driving Excellence: The Measurement Model
Leaders Lead Faculty and staff percep>ons of integrity of leadership Supervisors Support Faculty and staff Score interpersonal rela>onship 0-5 with supervisor, incl. trust, respect and support Intrinsic Work Experience Faculty and staff feelings of mo>va>on and competency regarding roles in the workplace
Solu;ons to D&I Strategic Plan, 2017-2022 • Rela>onship to university strategic plan • Budget and finance • Conceptual and methodological approaches • Strategic ini2a2ves and priori2es • Plan administra>on and implementa>on • Change orienta>on • Change outcomes and impact
Quest 2025 Together We Transform Goal 1 Goal 2 Theme IV Goal 3
Diversity Driving Excellence: The Measurement Model
Global Indices Global sa>sfac>on URM recruitment Faculty / staff reten>on Survey par>cipa>on rates D&I par>cipa>on rates Academic Local Indices Awards and recogni>on Student success Na>onal prominence Administra2ve Local Indices Awards and recogni>on Unit-defined measures
Diversity Driving Excellence: The Measurement Model
VCU Inclusive Excellence Dashboard Composi>onal Diversity 5 7 of of 8 8 Representa>onal Equity Systems Diversity Fair Environment Open Environment 3 4 of of 5 5 Empowering Environment Coopera>ve Environment Suppor>ve Environment Leaders Lead 2 3 of of 5 5 Supervisor Support Intrinsic Work Experience
Solu;ons to D&I Strategic Plan, 2017-2022 • Rela>onship to university strategic plan • Budget and finance • Conceptual and methodological approaches • Strategic ini>a>ves and priori>es • Plan administra>on and implementa>on • Change orienta>on • Change outcomes and impact
These Solu;ons Make VCU BeQer • Iden>fica>on of our D&I strengths and weaknesses • Strategic D&I interven>ons and solu>ons (service-impact) • Evalua>on of transforma>ve change for acad. and admin. units • Targeted investment of limited D&I resources • Innova>ve D&I measurement in higher educa>on
Diversity Driving Excellence: The Conceptual Model
IEXCEL EDU @ VCU Diversity & Inclusion Workshops Rammalogues Seminars Leadership Cer2ficate Fundamentals of D&I Inter-dialogues and exchanges Implicit Bias and Microaggressions between university community So…You are serious about Leading Diverse Teams D&I in Higher Educa>on members recrui>ng and retaining URM Building an Inclusive Community Deconstruc>ng Power and Privilege faculty? Building an Inclusive Classroom Implicit Bias and Microaggressions D&I in Healthcare Curriculum Transforma>on They said…(what)? Engaging Advancing Corporate Diversity Building an Inclusive Classroom mul>ple perspec>ves in the Cul>va>ng an Inclusive Workplace classroom and workplace Respect the Title: VI, VII and IX Trainings Short Courses Managing Intergenera>onal Race and Social Media Conflict Entrepreneurialism Intercultural Conflict Campus Ac>vism Poverty Permanent Whitewater: How to navigate ins>tu>onal change
Diversity Driving Excellence: The Measurement Model Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Cer>ficate / Short Courses Rammalogues and Trainings Seminars Workshops
2019 2021 2020 VCU Inclusive Excellence Dashboard 6 7 of of 8 8 5 7 of of 8 8 6 7 of of 8 8 4 4 of of 5 5 3 4 of of 5 5 4 4 of of 5 5 2 3 of of 5 5 4 4 of of 5 5 4 4 of of 5 5
Implementa;on at Scale • Collabora>on across stakeholder groups • Communica>ons and planning
Communica2ons Timeline Ac2vi2es Timeline Diversity Driving Excellence Data Presenta>on May 2019 BOV Mee>ng Program Compendium Pilot Tes>ng Colleges and Schools Diversity Driving Excellence Target Development April 2019 Administra>ve Units Program Compendium Pilot Tes>ng Colleges and Schools Diversity Driving Excellence Survey Data Analysis March 2019 Administra>ve Units Program Compendium Pilot Tes>ng Colleges and Schools **Diversity Driving Excellence Survey Implementa>on** February 2019 Administra>ve Units Program Compendium Development Diversity Driving Excellence Survey Development Colleges and Schools January 2019 Program Compendium Development Administra>ve Units Diversity Driving Excellence Survey Data Presenta>on December 2018 BOV / AHAC Mee>ng BOV Resolu>on to Integrate Strategic Plans Program Compendium Development Staff Senate Diversity Driving Excellence Survey Data Analysis November 2018 University Council Program Compendium Development Colleges and Schools Diversity Driving Excellence Survey Pilot Tes>ng October 2018 Faculty Senate Mee>ng Program Compendium Development Council of Deans Diversity Driving Excellence Concept and Measurement President’s Cabinet September 2018 Development Process (cont. from summer 2018) Joint CIEE, ILC, PAGDI Council Mee>ng
Div Diver ersity Driving Ex sity Driving Excellence cellence From Concept to Measurement to Impact Aashir Nasim, Ph.D. Vice President for Inclusive Excellence Director of the VCU Ins>tute for Inclusion, Inquiry & Innova>on
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