Call for Nominations: SUNY Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Fellows Program (deadline 3/31/23)
Since the Board of Trustee’s approval of the revised General Education framework, I have talked with many constituency groups about their work related to implementation. One consistent thread I heard was that the faculty would like support for content development in shaping the new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DEISJ) Knowledge and Skills area. To this end, I asked Academic Affairs to work with UFS President Keith Landa and FCCC President Christy Woods to develop a plan that could directly help faculty. I am pleased to announce the kick-off of the SUNY Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Fellows Program. Through the appointment of Diversity Fellows, this capacity-building initiative is aimed to develop faculty-to-faculty discussions and mentorship in DEISJ content development and deployment. The program aims to enhance the development of subject area expertise to offer DEISJ general education courses. Faculty who are interested in serving as DEISJ Fellows may self-nominate (instructions are in the links below). Once nominations are received and reviewed, Academic Affairs will coordinate with academic administration of each finalist to confirm their eligibility and availability to participate.
Thank you.
Shadi
Shadi Sandvik, Ph.D.
Senior Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development
Provost-in-Charge
DEISJ Fellows Description
DEISJ Fellows Call for Nominations
Curriculum:
FCCC/UFS Guidance
A joint task group from FCCC and UFS, with advice from System colleagues, has put together the following guidance for campuses when considering courses for DEISJ approval. This document is meant to be helpful advice for campuses which are working through their DEISJ course approval process; if your campus already has a process in place that works you should continue to follow it.
We recognize that AAS and AOS programs have some distinct issues to consider when approving courses for general education, so this document is primarily focused on AA, AS, and Baccalaureate degrees. Further guidance relevant to AAS and AOS degrees will be developed and distributed in advance of the Fall 2024 implementation date for those degree programs.
Christy Woods
President, Faculty Council of Community Colleges
Keith Landa
President, University Faculty Senate
FCCC_UFS_Guidance on DEISJ Courses
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Rubric
The DEISJ rubric below was developed by a committee of members from Faculty Council of Community Colleges (FCCC), University Faculty Senate (UFS), and SUNY Council on Assessment (SCoA). The rubric is designed as a guidance document, with the hope that institutions will tailor the rubric to their own institution’s needs or design their own rubrics to share in a resource repository, to be shared via the SCoA website and SUNY Resource page.
This rubric is not meant to replace any locally developed rubrics already in use.
FCCC_UFS_GER Diversity Assessment Rubric Template
Pedagogy/instruction/faculty development:
SUNY Business Deans’ DEI Series: Leading the Future: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Business Education - This seminar series included virtual workshops with an overall goal to engage the SUNY business education community in learning more about how we can advance DEI to benefit our students and future business professionals. (2/11/22, recording)
SUNY Center for Professional Development “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Teaching and Learning Certificate Program” helps faculty develop a new mindset and explore strategies to implement more inclusive and equitable practices in their teaching. Successful participants gain a basic set of essential skills and knowledge needed for teaching a diverse audience of students. The cost for the certificate program is $700. (for more information on this program see CPR recorded 4/26/22 - recording, slides.)
Through SUNY’s partnership with Lumen Learning, SUNY faculty and staff have access to two professional development opportunities that support diversity, equity, and inclusion, at no cost to faculty or their campus.
Professional development options:
- In the 9-week Lumen Circles’ Belonging & Inclusive Teaching Fundamentals fellowships, faculty explore teaching strategies and learn to facilitate inclusive environments where all students feel they belong and thrive personally and academically. This program is appropriate for faculty currently teaching and will help them expand their skills in support of the SUNY Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice GE Framework.
- Lumen's self-paced workshop, Exploration of Belonging for Educators: Creating a Sense of Belonging to Support Student Success and Well-Being, aligns with SUNY's commitment to building a more inclusive community for all SUNY students. The self-paced virtual professional development experience consists of 4 modules (~5 hours effort per module). This program is appropriate for all SUNY faculty and staff who engage with students, including instructors, librarians, instructional designers, advisors, and student success staff. Sign up for the workshop here.
SUNY Online Summit 2022, March 1, 2022, 11:00AM – 12:00PM
Workshop: (Re)Designing Equitable Online Assignments, From Back To Front
Facilitator: Kevin Kelly
Recording: YouTube
Materials/Resources: Equitable Assignments Workshop, handouts and slides, Chat
Facilitating Race Talk & Difficult Conversations In the Classroom (recorded), presented by the Office of Inclusive Excellence and Counseling Services, Unviersity at Buffalo.
Cornell MOOC “Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom”