Division of Student Affairs
Executive Policy 15 Working Group
Meeting Minutes
February 19, 2019
Attending: Brandon, Kanitra, Judy, Kim, Nikki, Jim and Alexis
Where to go for help
- Discussed the need to spread information and have it one or a few central locations
- Is the syllabus the best place to put resources?
- Create one-stop shop for faculty to create sample syllabi
- Centralized webpage that all campuses, departments etc link to
- myWSU tile that links to resources
- Too many locations of information makes it difficult to stay updated
- Is the syllabus the best place to put resources?
Common Language
- Create a cultural shift and common language for students, staff and faculty
- How are we defining diversity?
- Communicating Effectively
- Green Dot does it right – mimic their methods
- Effective Marketing
- Bring in the experts
- Ex: Don’t Cancel the Class
- Marketing and Training
- Being careful not to give a roadmap to perpetrators on how to skirt the law
Policy Status
- Complicated by recent OCR proposed rule changes and WA Supreme Court case Floeting v Group Health that may change the legal definition of discrimination and liability.
Recommendations
- Trainings
- Preventative & Resources
- Common Language
- Consolidate Cullying and Discrimination cases (Fac Senate will recommend)
- Blurred line between the two – consolidate under one area
- Faculty and Staff Moderators
- Share resources and trainings with one another