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Expand tutoring, advising and supplemental instruction in partnership with Academic Affairs.
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Identified additional funding needs for academic advisors focused on student-athletes.
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In progress |
Create additional avenues of academic, personal and financial support for first-generation, low-income, transfer and foster youth.
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Launched the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Transfer Bridge Program to help transfer students transition successfully to Cal Poly.
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Created the EOP Book Lending Library so that students without the financial resources can check out textbooks.
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Established a residential learning community within University Housing for Educational Opportunity Program, TRIO Achievers, and Cal Poly Scholars students.
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Block enrolled first-time, first-year students in Ethnic Studies 112.
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Participated in National Transfer Student Week to help transfers connect to the services and resources needed to succeed in their new environment.
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In progress
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Partner with Administration and Finance to design campus environments, procedures and policies that support health and wellbeing for our Cal Poly community.
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Instituted a campus-wide smoke/tobacco free policy in coordination with Administration and Finance.
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In Progress
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Lead Cal Poly to become a model campus for students' basic needs security, including access to healthy food and stable housing.
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Secured $130,000 CSU grant to support basic needs services for students.
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In progress
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Innovate university-wide prevention programs, practices and services for substance use, violence and suicide.
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Identified the need to conduct additional research on best practices for substance abuse, violence, and suicide prevention, education, and outreach.
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In progress |
Expand mentorship opportunities for alumni to engage with current students.
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Collaborated with four academic colleges and Alumni Relations to launch Cal Poly Career Connections, an online mentoring platform designed to connect alumni with students.
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Completed
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Create structure to connect alumni with current Cal Poly clubs, organizations and affinity groups on campus.
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Required clubs to submit active member rosters to help Alumni Relations track club affinity.
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Completed |
Develop and implement a Global Citizen Leadership Series that prepares students for the challenges and needs of society, including globalization, interdependence and multiculturalism. |
Launched a four-week Global Leadership Series where students explored personal, local, national, and global issues within leadership. Participants identified the knowledge, skills, and awareness necessary to navigate these different contexts and created their own Contextual Leadership Plan. Eleven students completed the series in 2019-20, earning the Global Leadership Series Certificate. |
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Ensure all leadership training programs cultivate an appreciation for cultural and human differences and increase awareness and knowledge of a leader's potential and professional roles in contributing to positive social change.
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Partnered with the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion, to provide diversity and inclusion education for new fraternity and sorority members in Fall 2018 and Winter 2019.
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Collaborated with the Cross Cultural Centers and the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion, to begin a quarterly training series for all Greek students during Fall 2018 and Winter 2019.
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Hosted the Lawrence Ross lecture event, “Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on Americas Campuses” in November, 2018. Approximately half of the Cal Poly Greek community attended the lecture.
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Hosted Hazing Prevention Week in November, 2018. The weeklong event included five days of educational events and activities, as well as a required hazing prevention education module for student leaders.
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Collaborated with Safer on quarterly trainings for all Greek members during the Fall and Winter quarters of the 2018-19 academic year. Spring quarter trainings included case studies led by diversity and inclusion chairpersons of each Greek chapter.
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Worked with a group of faculty and staff to review each Cal Poly Greek chapter's diversity and inclusion plan and provide feedback.
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Created a new Equity and Inclusion Coordinator position in Fraternity & Sorority Life, with a projected start date of Summer 2019.
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In progress |
Nurture and enhance a robust and consistent on-boarding program to welcome new Student Affairs staff and provide a foundation for success.
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Established a new Student Affairs on-boarding program that provided orientation training for 120 new staff members.
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Completed |
Expand professional development opportunities to motivate staff and build capabilities around diversity, inclusion and social justice.
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Began the process of developing a diversity and inclusion guide to support supervisors and staff in setting professional development goals.
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In progress
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