Faculty Learning Faculty Learning Community for Community for

Understanding and Understanding and Developing an Inclusive Developing an Inclusive

Campus ClimateCampus Climate

Jerry Sarquis, LC member, CELT FTAJerry Sarquis, LC member, CELT FTA

Ron Scott, LC facilitator, CELT FTARon Scott, LC facilitator, CELT FTA

ChargeCharge

How to create an inclusive campus climateHow to create an inclusive campus climate inside classroominside classroom outside classroomoutside classroom

What is inclusion?What is inclusion? relationship to diversity relationship to diversity ways of enhancing classroom/non-classroom environments by ways of enhancing classroom/non-classroom environments by

making them more inclusive. making them more inclusive. Topics Topics

factors that complicate inclusive environmentsfactors that complicate inclusive environments developing an inclusive syllabus, course content, process developing an inclusive syllabus, course content, process understanding of self and student identity (including campus understanding of self and student identity (including campus

demographics)demographics) assessment skillsassessment skills

MembershipMembership24 Faculty, Graduate Students, Staff24 Faculty, Graduate Students, Staff

Family Studies and Social Family Studies and Social WorkWork

Educational LeadershipEducational Leadership CommunicationCommunication Mathematics and Mathematics and

StatisticsStatistics Chemistry and Chemistry and

BiochemistryBiochemistry EnglishEnglish PsychologyPsychology Comparative ReligionComparative Religion Student AffairsStudent Affairs

Educational PsychologyEducational Psychology AnthropologyAnthropology ManagementManagement Aerospace StudiesAerospace Studies ClassicsClassics SociologySociology GerontologyGerontology Black World StudiesBlack World Studies King LibraryKing Library Physical Education, Physical Education,

Health, and Sport StudiesHealth, and Sport Studies

Spring, 2006Spring, 2006 LC meetingsLC meetings

two groups of 12 eachtwo groups of 12 each 6 LC meetings6 LC meetings

AgendaAgenda respond to issues and concerns of membersrespond to issues and concerns of members build a cohesive sense of communitybuild a cohesive sense of community develop a final project develop a final project

Discussion topics Discussion topics Defining InclusionDefining Inclusion White PrivilegeWhite Privilege IdentityIdentity Inclusive SyllabiInclusive Syllabi Best PracticesBest Practices ……

GoalsGoals

Developing knowledge and skillsDeveloping knowledge and skills to design a group projectto design a group project build individual expertisebuild individual expertise

Readings and resourcesReadings and resources available on Blackboardavailable on Blackboard

FLC ProjectFLC Project

Campus DiversityCampus Diversity ““. . . we have also come to understand that . . . we have also come to understand that

diversity is central to a high-quality diversity is central to a high-quality education.” (Dr. David Hodge, Inauguration)education.” (Dr. David Hodge, Inauguration)

Associate Vice President for Institutional Associate Vice President for Institutional Diversity Diversity

Workshop for new facultyWorkshop for new faculty endorsed by Dr. Hodgeendorsed by Dr. Hodge

NCORE ProposalNCORE Proposal

New Faculty WorkshopNew Faculty Workshop

GoalsGoals value of inclusion/diversityvalue of inclusion/diversity creating a welcoming environmentcreating a welcoming environment embracing and learning from differencesembracing and learning from differences

How?How?

inclusive syllabusinclusive syllabus campus demographicscampus demographics learning style informationlearning style information student perspectivestudent perspective lessons we (FLC) have learnedlessons we (FLC) have learned FLC members with expertiseFLC members with expertise resourcesresources FLC web page FLC web page

NCORENCORENational Conference on Race & EthnicityNational Conference on Race & Ethnicity

Team of 5 to Chicago, May, 2006Team of 5 to Chicago, May, 2006 NCORE proposal NCORE proposal May, 2007 May, 2007

NCORE 2007 ProposalNCORE 2007 Proposal ““Moving Beyond Talk to Action: The FLC as a Moving Beyond Talk to Action: The FLC as a

Proactive Model for Improving Classroom and Proactive Model for Improving Classroom and Campus Inclusion”Campus Inclusion”

Ways to help students engage a sense of selfWays to help students engage a sense of self Prevent exclusion in course content dialogue Prevent exclusion in course content dialogue

due todue to ethnicityethnicity gender/sexual orientationgender/sexual orientation physical abilityphysical ability religionreligion classclass

Sampling of Related EventsSampling of Related Events

Pros and Cons of Using Technology to Enhance Student Pros and Cons of Using Technology to Enhance Student Inclusion and EngagementInclusion and Engagement

Creating a Learning Environment That Is Inclusive of Creating a Learning Environment That Is Inclusive of Sexuality and GenderSexuality and Gender (Kira Hall) (Kira Hall)

Faculty and Student Views on Inclusive ClassroomsFaculty and Student Views on Inclusive Classrooms

Modeling Empathy, Facilitating Deep Learning, and Modeling Empathy, Facilitating Deep Learning, and Facing the Conversations That We Dread — Race, Facing the Conversations That We Dread — Race, Gender, and Class in the College ClassroomGender, and Class in the College Classroom (J. Munroe) (J. Munroe)

Annual Lilly Conference on College TeachingAnnual Lilly Conference on College Teaching

FundingFunding

Center for the Enhancement of Learning Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (Milt Cox)and Teaching (Milt Cox)

The Center for American and World The Center for American and World Cultures (Mary Jane Berman)Cultures (Mary Jane Berman)

Center for Writing Excellence (Paul Center for Writing Excellence (Paul Anderson) Anderson)

FLC MembersFLC Members Richard L. BretzRichard L. Bretz Ruth Crego-UlvinRuth Crego-Ulvin Celeste Didlick-DavisCeleste Didlick-Davis Kathleen GermanKathleen German Patricia K. KerigPatricia K. Kerig Philip McCormickPhilip McCormick Kathy McMahon-KlostermanKathy McMahon-Klosterman Ronald ScottRonald Scott Carolyn SlottenCarolyn Slotten Mark A. SmithMark A. Smith Lisa WeemsLisa Weems Kiana WilliamsKiana Williams Frances YatesFrances Yates

Deborah AkersDeborah Akers Yu-Fang ChoYu-Fang Cho Rodney D. Coates Rodney D. Coates Donald A. DaikerDonald A. Daiker Jason GutekunstJason Gutekunst Joseph W. LeonardJoseph W. Leonard Karen MitchellKaren Mitchell Lauren S. MorimotoLauren S. Morimoto Lisa PoirierLisa Poirier Capt. Brett T. SammisCapt. Brett T. Sammis Jerry SarquisJerry Sarquis Ronald Scott, Ronald Scott, Zara M. TorloneZara M. Torlone