These priorities were identified at the spring CEDI retreat with Dr. Sue Rankin and will inform CEDI's short-term and long-term action plans:

(draft general outline; not inclusive of all projects)

Learning Environment – Classroom

Nancy Cho, Dan Lugo, Joy Kluttz, Bill North, Arjendu Pattanayak (chair), Robert Stephens '10, Cathy Yandell

1. Intergroup Dialogue Pilot Project: making it work at Carleton

2. Community Standards/Statement of Rights and Responsibilities in the classroom

3. Develop process for faculty and students - to address difficult classroom situations

4. Long term: review recruitment and retention of diverse faculty

Learning Environment – Outside the Classroom

Joe Chihade, Andy Clark, Noe Hernandez '11, Luyen Phan, Shari Mayer, Laura Riehle-Merrill, Julie Thornton (chair), Heather Yang '12, Ann Zawistoski

1. Community Standards/Statement of Rights and Responsibilities outside the classroom (in coordination with inside the classroom)

2. New student transitions, during new student week and beyond

3. Campaign to promote more universally welcoming atmosphere in offices and departments; opportunities from Library programming to athletic teams

4. Long term: student, staff and faculty experiences in the Northfield community

Workplace Environment

Helen Ashton '10, Kerstin Cardenas, Ann Iijima (chair), Terrence Hassanally, Linda Irrthum, Steve Kennedy, Candace Koen

1. Review benefit equity issues

2. Focus on ways that all staff can participate more fully in the Carleton community (serve on committees, attend major events, etc)

3. Develop conflict resolution procedures

4. Long term: address elitism/classism issues that appeared in survey results

Sexual Harassment and Assault

Joe Baggot, Heather Campbell '10, Jean Goss, Marit Lysne, Sam Ritter '10, Aaron Rushing, Kaaren Williamsen (chair), Steve Wisener

While review of sexual misconduct procedures is underway, this group will:

1. Produce a meta-analysis of resources provided and groups involved with SHA issues

2. Review overlaps, gaps, and effectiveness through lens of climate survey data analysis

3. Create “wish list” of what the ideal resources and structure would look like

4. Long term: implement “wish list”

Common themes:

Community standards and expectations

Grievance/conflict resolution procedures

Focus on learning outcomes