Departmental Annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Self Study
2015
Instructions: Thank you for taking the time to reflect and develop on diversity and
inclusion efforts within your department. From faculty to students to staff, the benefits of
diversity come in many forms. You are encouraged to have a dialogue with your faculty
about progress and challenges over the last year in meeting the objectives and mission of
your department. For resources and ideas on how to discuss various topics, see the
supportive feedback documents available here.
Evaluation and Use of the Department Head/Chair Self Study Data: Each department
head/chair annual review self-study and indicators will be reviewed by the Dean, the
Provost, the Standing Committee on “Assessment” from the President’s Commission on
the Status of University Women, ADVANCE Project TRACS Director, as well as serve
as possible training and information for MSU Equity Advocates. Deans use these data to
make recommendations and identify resources for departments that may benefit from
additional support in pursuing their goals as well as to recognize exemplary and creative
efforts to bring inclusion and equity to departments for faculty, students, and staff
wherever possible.
Name of Department:
Department Head/Chair:
Today’s Date:
Annual Review for 2015
Does your department’s mission statement include language regarding equity, diversity,
and inclusiveness for faculty, students and staff? If not, what is feasible for your
department to do in communicating its commitment to promoting equity, diversity, and
inclusivity?
What have you accomplished this year toward accomplishing last year’s short-term plans
for fostering departmental equity, diversity, and inclusiveness?
Please identify your short-term plans for fostering departmental equity, diversity, and
inclusiveness in the next year?
What have you accomplished this year toward accomplishing last year's long-term plans
for fostering departmental equity, diversity, and inclusiveness?
Please identify your long-term plans for providing a supportive climate for promoting
equity, diversity, and inclusiveness?
What are the department's greatest strengths and successes in broadening equity, diversity
and inclusiveness?
What does the department see as the biggest challenge in promoting equity, diversity, and
inclusiveness within the department? Campus-wide?
For 2016, how will the department head/chair work to create a supportive climate for
underrepresented faculty and students in the unit? What resources, if any, are needed to
accomplish these goals? Are there any structural issues preventing culture change?
Instructions: Because data are sometimes unreliable or lagging behind, we ask you
to complete the following for your tenure track faculty. Such departmental
indicators are also useful to illuminate successes and challenges. Please report data
that best reflects your TT faculty data on December 31, 2015
Number of Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty by Gender and Rank
TT Men - #
Full
Associate
TT Women - #
Assistant
Total
Full
Associate
Assistant
Total #
Faculty
Total
2015
Department/University Leadership Roles by Gender (please list position title)
Men (Names and number of obligations)
Women (Names and number of obligations)
2015
TT Faculty Department/University Service by Gender in 2015
Men (Names and number of obligations)
Women (Names and number of obligations)
P&T Review
Search Committee
College/University
Committee
Other
(please specify)
Change in TT Faculty by Gender and Rank in 2015
TT Men - #
Full
TT Women - #
Associate
Assistant
Full
Associate
Assistant
New Hires
Attrition
Retirement
Received Tenure
Promotion (please
specify transition)
Leave of TT Faculty by Gender in 2015
One Semester
Requested
One Year
TT Women - #
TT Men - #
Approved
Requested
Approved
TT Men - #
Requested
TT Women - #
Approved
Requested
Approved
Sabbatical
FMLA
Modified Duties
Other (please
specify)
TT Faculty Awards by Gender (please list names of awards)
Men - #
Nominated
Women - #
Awarded
Nominated
Awarded
2015
In what ways, if at all, have you, your faculty, and/or department been involved with ADVANCE Project TRACS and/or
the Presidents Commission on the Status of University Women and/or the Diversity Awareness Office or other similar
programs on campus?