Affirmative Action, Pluralism and Diversity Compliance
Queensborough Community College is committed to continually developing its community
of faculty, staff and students through the promotion of excellence, inclusion and diversity.
The College is dedicated to recruiting, selecting, and retaining individuals who embrace
these values. Queensborough’s Inclusive Excellence initiative provides its faculty, staff
and students with a variety of opportunities for intellectually and socially enrichment, to
develop the knowledge and skills necessary for success in a global economy.
Core Activities and Performance
Core Activity
Key PI
Indicators
Increase the diversity of the QCC Workforce
Utilization/representation of protected group members
Yes
Manage the Equal Employment Practices
Commission (EEPC) Audit
Corrective actions identified
No
Develop and implement programs/events to
foster a climate that respects diversity
Initiatives implemented to increase diversity awareness
Yes
Implement Affirmative Action and Equal
Non-Discriminiation Compliance Issues identified
Opportunity policies; respond to and conduct
investigations of non compliance complaints
Yes
Department-Sponsored Staff Development Activities
Activity Type
Topic
Date
Total
Celebrating Our Differences & How We Can Make a Difference
9/9/2011
40
Faculty Development Forum Panel on Autism
4/24/2012
20
Diversity at Queensborough
10/14/2011
30
Spring Faculty Meeting Panel on Challenging Situations in the Classroom
4/4/2012
100
Improving Intercultural Communications
11/9/2011
23
both
gave presentations
organized
Professional Achievements and Activities of Individual Staff
Achievement Type
Other
First Name
Last Name
Achievement
Semester
Mavis
Hall
Training: The Legal Alphabets of
Disability and Reasonable
Accommodation
Fall 2011
Mavis
Hall
Training: Handling Employee
Complaints
Spring 2012
Mavis
Hall
Training: Job Accommodations
Network (JAN)ADAAA and the
Reasonable Accommodation Process
Spring 2012
Mavis
Hall
Training - Affirmative Action Plan
Spring 2012
Conference, workshop,
training attended
Professional Achievements and Activities of Individual Staff
Achievement Type
Other
First Name
Last Name
Achievement
Semester
Mavis /
Mercedes
Hall / Phillipe
Training - Effective Search Practices
Spring 2012
Mercedes
Phillipe
Records Retention
Spring 2012
Changes in Department within Last Year
Change Type
Change
Reason
Semester
Newly appointed AA/CDO July 2011
Vacant Position
Fall 2011
Personnel
Assessment and Evaluation
KPI
Target Outcome
Actual Outcome
Action Plan
Status
Campus community
diversity awareness
Develop programs to
enhance individuals'
understanding of people's
differences and their
respective cultures
Increased awareness
Continue to provide
programming to build
community awareness
and understanding
Continuing
Utilization /
representation of
protected group
members
Reduce areas of
underutilization of
protected class members
Of the 28 faculty hired this past
year 10 (35.7%) were protected
class members
A/CDO will continue to
Continuing
work with departments
on recruitment plans and
efforts to increase
diversity among faculty
and staff
Non-Discrimination
Compliance Issues
identified during
investigation/
responses to
complaints
Increse knowledge of
policies and issues
addressed
Increased awareness
Increase training of
college community
Continuing
Assessment Plan
Core Activity
KPI
Target Outcome
Plan
Reduce areas of
underutilization across
faculty units
Representation / utilization of Reduce areas of underutilization
protected class members
Develop recruitment plans for
current searches to address
outreach to diverse
candidates
Develop activites and
training programs to
address diverse campus
community
Best Practices
Increase campus participation and
use of best practices
Work with Inclusive
Excellence / Education
Committee to identify and
conduct training
Increase awareness of
Non-Discrimination
Compliance policies
Continue compliance with
policies
Increased knowledge and continued
compliance with policies
Continued communication
and reinforcement of policies