HSI Campus Climate Subcommittee

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HSI Campus Climate Subcommittee

• SUPPORTING ACADEMIC SUCCESS THROUGH FOCUSED
  ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE HSI INITIATIVE
• Subcommittee members
• Joshua Anderson Yvonne Flood
• Kate Ashley Joan L. Foster, Co-Chair
• Charles Batey Michelle LeBoo
• Gail Bruce-Sanford Augie Maestas
• Dave Cisneros Emilia Paul
• Alton Clark Greg Root
• Allison Cotton Juan Dempere

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CHARGE

• Charge of Campus Climate Committee
• To address the issues within the workplace and
  learning environment that can influence whether
  an individual feels personally safe, listened to,
  valued and treated fairly and with respect on the
  Metro State campus.

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• Vision To make all individuals (of all
  ethnicities) feel valued and supported at Metro
  State.
• Mission To work toward broad ranged
  understanding of the value of gaining the HSI
  designation and to work toward correcting
  misconceptions about the perceived negative
  impact of achieving HSI designation.

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Create a new campaign name

• Hispanic Serving Institution creates many
  images for the campus community that of ONLY
  serving the Hispanic community to the detriment
  of other ethnic and social groups.

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• PROPOSALS
• Modify or Create a Website
• To increase the visibility. This would include
• FAQs
• BLOG so visitors may ask more questions and gain
  additional feedback
• Education site
• show how diverse Metro State campus is
• provide examples of best practices and how they
  will serve all students, staff and faculty
• Economic impact of increasing the number of
  minorities with degrees
• Set up a fun diversity quiz on the website with
  prizes
• Buy an ad in the student paper to advertise the
  BLOG to students

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• 2. Schedule Town Hall meetings
• Open forum, educational opportunities for
  education of our students.
• Develop a Campaign Brochure
• This will resemble an elevator speech and
  include talking points for faculty and staff.
• Bring Cultural Events to Campus for All
  Backgrounds
• Submit a proposal to the Diversity Initiatives
  Committee.

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• Obtain more support for the Student Academic
  Success Area
• 6. Create an Institutional Master Calendar
• This calendar would be highly visible and
  highlight ongoing diversity events at Metro
  State.

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• Create a Multicultural Environment on Campus
• (kindergarten atmosphere)
• The multicultural environment will showcase and
  integrate the history, art, and influence of
  historically under-represented minorities on the
  Auraria campus, specifically the Metro State
  properties.