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Clark is committed to fostering a campus community that is equitable, diverse, and inclusive. We are taking numerous steps to support students, faculty, and staff in these areas, including increasing funding and financial assistance for students from underrepresented groups, bolstering recruiting efforts to increase diversity on campus, and hiring faculty and staff from a broad range of backgrounds that include historically underrepresented candidates.

36 - Action Items
15 - Completed

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

5 - In Progress

The Action Item is being worked on, with the goal of completion.

The Action Item is being worked on, with the goal of completion.

16 - Ongoing

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.


Students

Action Item: Develop and enhance recruitment programs to attract and support diverse undergraduate students

The Admissions Office will develop and enhance recruitment programs to attract and support a wider pool of diverse undergraduate students.

Ongoing

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

Action Item: Increase visibility of student supports on Dean of Students website

On its website, the Dean of Students Office will provide more information about student resources, ensuring that faculty, staff, and students better understand how students’ unique needs can be met.

Ongoing

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

Action Item: Address food security issues within the student community

Develop programs to address food security issues within the Clark student community.

Ongoing

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

Action Item: Review and enhance graduate student recruitment efforts around DEI

Develop initiatives and partnerships to recruit and admit a more diverse population of graduate students.

Ongoing

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

Action Item: Devote more staff and resources to student programming

Through the Student Affairs Office, increase student programming and events so that students can connect better with each other and the campus community.

Completed

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

Action Item: Increase student life programming during the pandemic

Increase student life programming so that students stay better connected to each other during the pandemic.

Completed

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

Action Item: Appoint liaison between Athletics and Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Establish a relationship between Clark Athletics and Recreation and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI).

Completed

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

Action Item: Improve counseling programs to better serve marginalized students

Improve programs and supports to better serve the mental health needs of marginalized students.

In Progress

The Action Item is being worked on, with the goal of completion.

The Action Item is being worked on, with the goal of completion.

Action Item: Add counseling staff to better serve marginalized students

Add staffing to the Center for Counseling and Personal Growth (CPG) to better serve marginalized students.

In Progress

The Action Item is being worked on, with the goal of completion.

The Action Item is being worked on, with the goal of completion.

Action Item: Increase funding for first-gen, low-income undergraduate students

Increase funding and opportunities for undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds, including first-generation and low-income students.

Ongoing

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

Action Item: Hire Undergraduate Admissions staff to increase student diversity

Hire Undergraduate Admissions staff to aid in the work of ensuring a strong pool that includes historically underrepresented candidates.

Completed

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

Action Item: Develop supports for LGBTQIA+ students in MFGSS

The Office of Multicultural and First Generation Student Support will develop supports for LGBTQIA+ students.

In Progress

The Action Item is being worked on, with the goal of completion.

The Action Item is being worked on, with the goal of completion.

Action Item: Hire new director of multicultural and first generation student support

Hire a new director of the Office of Multicultural and First Generation Student Support (MFGSS).

Completed

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

Action Item: Update Clark Athletics and Recreation’s DEI mission statement

Update the Clark Athletics and Recreation’s diversity, equity, and inclusion mission statement.

Completed

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

Action Item: Form Clark Athletics DEI Committee

Create a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee within Clark Athletics and Recreation.

Completed

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

Action Item: Hire assistant dean for equity and student success

Create and fill a new leadership position, assistant dean for equity and student success, within the Dean of Students division.

Completed

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

Action Item: Increase visibility of DEI on Athletics and Recreation website

Enhance the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) presence on the Clark Athletics and Recreation website.

Ongoing

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

Action Item: Implement Athletics and Recreation team-specific DEI policies

Implement Athletics and Recreation team-specific diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and contracts.

Completed

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

Action Item: Create Athletics inclusion coalition led by students

Partnering with students, Clark Athletics and Recreation will establish a student-led inclusion coalition.

Completed

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

Action Item: Add staff to recruit more diverse graduate students

Add and develop staff to aid in the work of recruiting more prospective graduate students from diverse backgrounds.

In Progress

The Action Item is being worked on, with the goal of completion.

The Action Item is being worked on, with the goal of completion.

Action Item: Increase financial assistance for underrepresented graduate students

Offer additional financial assistance to graduate students from underrepresented groups, including those from more difficult socioeconomic backgrounds.

Ongoing

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

Programming and Events

Action Item: Support more events and programming focused on DEI issues

The campus will increase the number of events and programming focused on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, including inviting guests to present lectures, discussions, and performances throughout the year.

Ongoing

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

Action Item: Hold Difficult Dialogues on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Center for Gender, Race, and Area Studies will relaunch Clark’s Difficult Dialogues series, a space for the campus to explore all sides of, and hold face-to-face conversations about, current, often divisive, topics. Going forward, the series will focus on, and be renamed, Difficult Dialogues on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Ongoing

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

Action Item: Institute Multicultural and First-Generation Student Graduation Ceremony

Institute a Multicultural and First-Generation Student Graduation Ceremony to honor and recognize graduating seniors.

Ongoing

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

Action Item: Institute Lavender Celebration for graduating seniors

Institute an end-of-the-year Lavender Celebration honoring the achievements and contributions of graduating seniors who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Ongoing

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

Action Item: Institutionalize and hold annual MLK Day-related programming

Clark will institutionalize and hold programming each year for Martin Luther King Day in January.

Ongoing

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.

The Action Item is part of Clark’s continuous work.