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Indicator/ Milestone	Status
Does your campus routinely or periodically assess the campus climate for diversity? If yes, are the results of such assessments made broadly available? If yes, have changes been made based on the results of those assessments? Evidence: http://www.planning.iupui.edu/assessment (campus climate for diversity review) http://www.iport.iupui.edu/performance/perf_diversity.htm, diversity performance indicators http://www.imir.iupui.edu/imir/ar/cssp93/cssp93.htm	YES YES YES
Are there procedures in place to deal with diversity-related incidents and conflicts among and between students, faculty, and staff? Evidence: http://www.iupui.edu/~aao/ (affirmative action office) http://www.iupui.edu/code/ (student conduct code)	YES
Does your campus assess whether there are notable racial/ethnic, gender, or other socio-cultural group gaps in: Student retention? Faculty hiring and promotion? Employee turnover? Are specific actions in place to close any identified gaps? http://www.iport.iupui.edu/performance/perf_diversity.htm, diversity performance indicators	YES YES YES YES
Does the campus hold “town hall” meetings or similar occasions for critical discourse on diversity issues? Evidence: However, as a follow up to the “Black Student Initiative”, the Chancellor held a 2 day forum in which student, faculty, & staff could voice their concerns. Additionally, as a follow-up to the campus diversity plan, Vice Chancellor held 2 town hall meetings in order to gather feedback. http://www.iupui.edu/diversity/planning/.	NO
Are diverse campus constituents (students, faculty, and staff) provided opportunities to have input into campus planning and in important campus policy committees? Evidence Faculty Council (http://www.iupui.edu/~fcouncil/), Staff Council (http://www.iupui.edu/~scouncil/)	YES
Do affinity groups exist that support individuals from under-represented populations (e.g., Black Faculty/Staff Council, Latino Faculty Staff Association)? Are these groups recognized by campus leadership and administration? Do these groups receive financial and/or human resource support from campus administration? Evidence: There 6 affinity groups: Black Faculty Staff Council, Latino/a Faculty Staff Council, Native American Faculty Staff Council, Asian Pacific American Faculty Staff Council, GLBT Faculty Staff Council, Office for Women http://www.iupui.edu/diversity/facstaff/groups.html.	YES YES NO
Does the campus website and its publications reflect the campus’ commitment to diversity and equity? Evidence http://www.iport.iupui.edu/performance/perf_diversity.htm, diversity performance indicators)	YES
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Indicator/ Milestone

Status

Does your campus routinely or periodically assess the campus climate for diversity?

If yes, are the results of such assessments made broadly available?
If yes, have changes been made based on the results of those assessments?

Evidence:: http://www.planning.iupui.edu/assessment (campus climate for diversity review); http://www.iport.iupui.edu/performance/perf_diversity.htm, diversity performance indicators; http://www.imir.iupui.edu/imir/ar/cssp93/cssp93.htm

Are there procedures in place to deal with diversity-related incidents and conflicts among and between students, faculty, and staff?

Evidence:: http://www.iupui.edu/~aao/ (affirmative action office); http://www.iupui.edu/code/ (student conduct code)

Does your campus assess whether there are notable racial/ethnic, gender, or other socio-cultural group gaps in:

Student retention?
Faculty hiring and promotion?
Employee turnover?

Are specific actions in place to close any identified gaps?: http://www.iport.iupui.edu/performance/perf_diversity.htm, diversity performance indicators

Does the campus hold “town hall” meetings or similar occasions for critical discourse on diversity issues?

Evidence:: However, as a follow up to the “Black Student Initiative”, the Chancellor held a 2 day forum in which student, faculty, & staff could voice their concerns. Additionally, as a follow-up to the campus diversity plan, Vice Chancellor held 2 town hall meetings in order to gather feedback. http://www.iupui.edu/diversity/planning/.

Are diverse campus constituents (students, faculty, and staff) provided opportunities to have input into campus planning and in important campus policy committees?

Evidence: Faculty Council (http://www.iupui.edu/~fcouncil/), Staff Council (http://www.iupui.edu/~scouncil/)

Do affinity groups exist that support individuals from under-represented populations (e.g., Black Faculty/Staff Council, Latino Faculty Staff Association)?

Are these groups recognized by campus leadership and administration?
Do these groups receive financial and/or human resource support from campus administration?

Evidence:: There 6 affinity groups: Black Faculty Staff Council, Latino/a Faculty Staff Council, Native American Faculty Staff Council, Asian Pacific American Faculty Staff Council, GLBT Faculty Staff Council, Office for Women http://www.iupui.edu/diversity/facstaff/groups.html.

Does the campus website and its publications reflect the campus’ commitment to diversity and equity?

Evidence: http://www.iport.iupui.edu/performance/perf_diversity.htm, diversity performance indicators)

Locally added questions

Strengths

IUPUI regularly conducts assessment of the campus climate for diversity. Results of these assessments have identified both successes and challenges for the institution. Once clear finding to emerge from recent assessments is that students experience the campus in very different ways, and these differences are related to, but also cross, racial/ethnic lines. IUPUI also has mechanisms in place to respond to diversity-related incidents.

Challenges

IUPUI's assessment of the campus climate have been effective in describing the climate for diversity on campus, but to date they have not been entirely successful in developing an understanding of the dynamics of the campus climate or identifying a comprehensive strategy for improvement. At the same time, responses to diversity-related incidents on campus have tended to be reactive, rather than proactive.