Dean of Students Office
Anti-Racism Plan Framework
Increase the sense of inclusion and belonging of our students and staff.
Tasks
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Annual DEI training on inclusion through the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the professional staff associated with the Dean of Students Office.
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Encouragement and support of DEI training for all student leaders, student employees and other volunteers connected to the Dean of Students Office by working with DoSO family departments.
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Creation and marketing of a Dean of Students Office diversity, equity and inclusion statement by the end of FY 2022.
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Review the office's core values and integrate DEI statement utilizing team and community feedback.
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DEI efforts as a standing agenda item at all Dean of Students Office family and departmental meetings.
Criteria
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Community feedback mechanisms are created (electronic feedback form on office webpage, qualitative feedback from student interactions).
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Identify community feedback review team, including Dean of Students Office staff members and community partners.
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Community feedback team meets regularly to hold a comprehensive review of our policies and practices.
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Dean of Students Office documents adjustments made as a result of feedback.
Foster collaboration among students, faculty and staff in diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
Tasks
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Create a DoSO family DEI advisory board comprising students, staff and faculty.
- Goal of this advisory board is to have an inclusive pathway for assessing and initiating DEI efforts of the DoSO family.
Criteria
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Creation and execution of at least two DEI initiatives each academic year.
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Advisory board members have been identified, nominated and recruited.
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Advisory board has received a clear charge and has begun regularly meeting.
Prioritize mental health of students and the need for clinicians of color.
Tasks
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Community therapist of color in the Shapiro Campus Center.
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Prioritizing allocation of space.
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Continue to market and educate the Brandeis community about CARE team and the resources available for our community in regards to mental health.
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Actively engage in ongoing conversations around well-being checks and frequency of in-person interactions with students in crisis.
Criteria
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Community therapist of color is made available and accessible at the Shapiro Campus Center.
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Utilize data of community therapist visits in order to adjust promotional efforts and support for our students.
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Collaboration with campus partners to review survey data to inform our promotional efforts, support structures and policies.
Institutionalize the sustainability of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
Tasks
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DEI efforts as a component of conversation for annual reports and evaluations.
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Adding DEI expectations to all job descriptions.
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Work with the Brandeis University Staff Advisory Committee as it develops new evaluation criteria to make sure that DEI expectations are noted in evaluation process.
Criteria
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Annual evaluations job description review.
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Annual review of DoSO DEI statement.
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Ongoing meetings with BUSAC representatives scheduled and held.
Establish a dedicated symbol of inclusion and belonging on campus.
Tasks
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Placing a physical symbol of inclusion, e.g., a fountain, in Chapels Field to commemorate the contributions of BIPOC to the legacy of Brandeis.
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Work with Institutional Advancement to cultivate a donor for the community symbol.
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Criteria
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Plan an annual day of recognition that commemorates and uplifts the contributions of BIPOC individuals to the Brandeis community.
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Students actively involved in the planning of annual commemoration event.
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Funding/donor is identified and plan created.
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