Guest Speaker Series 10/5/16 - Dr. Katrina Rodriguez

Speaker Notes:

Campus Climate Survey

• There has been a good response from staff and faculty
  
  • There is a limited response from students
  • Make sure to encourage students
    
    • We will need to have a good percentage for credibility
  • These responses will serve as a blueprint moving forward
• Audience Question: Are students still asked to do Mapworks?
  
  • Not sure. I will ask about the intersection of the two surveys
    
• Audience Question: Is there an incentive for students?
  
  • Yes there is.
    
• There is no sanitizing of the report
  
  • Results go directly to the consultants working on the project.
    
  • The responses are completely anonymous
    
  • The President and Provost get the report 1 week before the campus
    
• Audience Question: Are emails/posters being sent out?
  
  • Yes, but bigger visibility would be better
    
  • There will need to be another poster campaign
    
• Audience Question: If the student response rate doesn’t go up, what happens?
  
  • Will follow up

Campus Climate and Community Division

• This division was created to work through the communication pieces
• 1st step
  
  • Bring AVP candidates to campus
  • We are not sure when the AVP will start, but it will hopefully be the Spring
• We talked to all constituents about professional development
  
  • We asked what the pedagogy/philosophical view for groundwork of professional development
  • It will vary by department
• There will also be an assessment of balance between academic freedom and community
• Finalists will have good experience in professional development
• Looking at different levels of workshops
  
  • We want to create learning environment where we can make mistakes
  • The learning environment focus is especially important when we are learning about equity, inclusion, and individual dynamics.
• This is all looking at how we work through and deal with conflict
• Audience Comment: The folks using professional development are not the ones who necessarily are seeking it out
  
  • CSU has utilized department wide sessions
• Audience Comment: CETL has tried departmental sessions and certificates
  
  • Audience Comment: The support needs to come from the top down
  • Katrina: The division was created to address this issue
  • It feels like the time is right, but we realize there will be many challenges
  • We love our students and care about our campus
• Audience Comment: Right now there are limited opportunities (ie. Catalyst)
  
  • We are looking at data and providing more opportunities
  • Thinking about a staff & faculty Catalyst retreat
• A common language is very important
  
  • We are looking at common understanding about language (ie. social justice)
• We are currently looking at the hiring process and Search Committees
  
  • We are looking to make more equitable searches
  • This will also look at address unconscious bias and will be a multi-year process
• We are using the text “Reframing Campus Conflict”
  
  • This text talks about student conduct through a social justice lens
  • Addresses informal to formal conflict management
  • Staff will be trained to help with conflict management/resolution
  • Audience Question: Could this be a seed we can plant at orientation?
    
    • Absolutely. Students could be trained and it would be a great experience for them
  • Audience Question: What are the next steps for this training?
    
    • We would like to have a good representation at first so we can have several develop after that initial group

PASC Satisfaction Survey Results

• Professional Development is desired
• Would like to see more information about grants and scholarships
• There was an issue brought up with disconnect from administration
• What would you like to see in Professional Development?
  
  • Should we do another survey for PD?
  • There is a desire for more opportunities to plug-in
    
    • There needs to be support to be able to seek out opportunities

Question from Student Reporter: How will Bias Response be handled and by who?

• It will be handled through the portal of the Dean of Students
• Follow up: Are any members from the Bias Response Team currently in that process
  
  • There is one person that is handling complaints that served on the team

Question from Student Reporter: How is the university addressing free speech and academic freedom?

• UNC has always upheld and will continue to uphold these principles