Community, Equity and Diversity Initiative News
News related to the campus climate survey initiatives.
CEDI Open House
February 17, 2011 at 11:57 amOn February 17th, CEDI held an open house. President Poskanzer passionately renewed CEDI's charge to lead the Carleton community's work to live up to Carleton's promise and potential. "Every member of our community should to have the opportunity to take full advantage of all that Carleton has to offer—to drink deeply at the cup of academic, intellectual, social engagement and growth." In keeping with this spirit poster sessions reflected the work of over 40 community members that serve on CEDI task forces and action teams. Poster sessions presented work in the areas of: learning environment in the classroom learning environment outside the classroom, sexual misconduct, workplace environment, campus concerns and procedures, and campus community expectations.
Implementation of New Sexual Misconduct Proposal
September 27, 2010 at 11:38 amIn an act that signaled the culmination of years of work, the College Council unanimously approved a the creation of the Sexual Misconduct Committee. This act served to simultaneously streamline the work of two committees doing similar work but, more importantly, add the Sexual Misconduct Committee as a permanent element of the College's governance structure. The vote was accompanied by received an update on the College's new sexual misconduct adjudication and implementation process. Details of the session are contained in the College Council minutes. To learn more about the College's Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Initiative, consult the initiative's web site.
Chili@Noon - Campus Climate: Continuing the Conversation
February 23, 2011 at 2:11 pmCarleton College participates in a national study about the efficacy of liberal arts education known as the Wabash Study. This was a presentation by CEDI and the Institutional Research and Assessment Office that addressed the question: Are all Carleton students getting the most from their undergraduate experience?
CEDI Summit with President Poskanzer
October 28, 2010 at 3:30 pmCEDI held a summit which included current and past Community, Equity, and Diversity Initiative (CEDI) members with President Poskanzer. This event was an opportunity to both discuss current efforts and to discuss CEDI's work in a new presidential era. Over 60 members of the community attended.
New Co-Chair Announced
August 9, 2010 at 5:14 pmCEDI is delighted to welcome Andrea Nixon as the new staff co-chair for…
Spring update
May 3, 2010 at 4:36 pmThe CEDI board meets with Kristie Ford on Tuesday, May 3, to discuss Skidmore's Intergroup Dialogue Program and what CEDI and the campus can do to support and sustain Carleton's…
Winter Term News
January 28, 2010 at 4:52 pmCEDI was notified by Google that we've been awarded a $20,000 grant for our work on diversity-related issues! The funds...
Carleton Benefit Differentials
October 29, 2009 at 2:31 pmOne of the priorities of the Workplace Environment Task Force is to review benefit equity issues.
Fall updates
October 21, 2009 at 5:41 pmCEDI has worked on a lot of things this fall, including:
- Chili@noon session for faculty on sharing ideas (generated at the faculty retreat) for making our classrooms inclusive and welcoming.
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Report to College Council
October 5, 2009 at 10:06 amCEDI reported to College Council on Monday, Sept. 28 - see document at left for details. Notes from the Faculty Retreat breakout sessions will be sent to faculty this week…
CEDI Updates and Plans
September 11, 2009 at 4:54 pmThe Community, Equity and Diversity Initiative Board is pleased to welcome our new faculty co-chair, Michael McNally, new student representative Noe Hernandez '11, and new Staff at Carleton representative Stefanie…