The Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee has sought graduate and professional student input on the following recommendations for a diversity component in degree programs. The diversity recommendations will be discussed at the next FSCC meeting, Friday 2 November 2007 at 10AM in the Roberts room on the second floor of Scholes Hall (The diversity discussion is listed toward the bottom of the agenda so it may not come up until closer to 11AM).
To: Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee
From: Subcommittee on Diversity
Re: Draft: Diversity Requirement Recommendation Revisions
Date: September 27, 2007
Recommendation: All undergraduate and graduate degrees programs will have a requirement af one three credit hour class that meets the university diversity guidelines. The course would be selected from a designated list of approved courses. The requirement would have to be fulfilled by degree completion.
Rationale: Curricula should reflect an approach to diversity that recognizes all forms including race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, physical and mentally challenged individuals and other underrepresented or marginalized groups in society.
The committee believes that we should support the teaching of diversity across the curriculum and that students will greatly benefit by selecting a course of their choice available throughout their academic experience.
Operational Process for Implementation:
1. The FSCC and Faculty Senate would initially develop and approve specific themes and outcomes that would serve as guidelines for courses deemed appropriate for this requirement. This would allow for a coherent set of themes and outcomes of the courses relative to diversity but allow for different disciplines to participate and express these themes through a variety of perspectives.
2. The criteria developed would be distributed to all departments through a designated point of origin: the Vice Provost’s Office, Registrar’s Office, and Office of Diversity etc.
3. Course syllabi should be developed or modified accordingly at the department level. They should explicitly address the designated themes and outcomes in order to be eligible and approved as courses that will fulfill the “diversity” requirement for graduation.
Examples of themes are: pluralism, social justice, communication skills, historical context & perspectives relative to marginalized groups.
Examples of outcomes might include:
* The student will demonstrate the ability to listen and respond to views different from ones own.
* The student will examine personal bias and its impact on the degree to which people are judgmental.
* The student will demonstrate the meaning of pluralism and give examples of its impact in society through economic, educational and social institutions.
* The student will relate the historical antecedents that influence or perpetuate inequities for marginalized groups.
* The student will analyze the historical context and its impact on the evolution and sustainability of a particular group.
* The student will compare and contrast similarities and differences between cultural and ethnic groups.
o The student will demonstrate the application of strategies for peace making and conflict resolution.
4. Departmentally approved syllabi will be forwarded to the Undergraduate, and or Graduate Committee, and FSCC for final approval.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Antidiscrimination Resolution Passed
This Resolution by the Council of the Graduate and Professional Student Association concerning discrimination at the University of New Mexico is adopted on October 9, 2007.
WHEREAS The University of New Mexico is an educational and academic community committed to diversity, equity and freedom from persecution for all students, staff and faculty;
WHEREAS The Graduate and Professional Student Association (henceforth GPSA) advocates on behalf of all graduate and professional students at University of New Mexico (henceforth UNM);
WHEREAS The GPSA is committed to improving the general situation of graduate and professional students, specifically creating an environment in which all students are free from all forms of discrimination which include but are not limited to age, ancestry, national origin, color, race, gender identity, medical condition, mental or physical disability, religion, sex, sexual harassment, sexual orientation, spousal affiliation, and veteran status;1
WHEREAS In the event of discrimination the Office of Equal Opportunity has set up a grievance procedure available to victims of discrimination, including students, staff and faculty;
WHEREAS The Office of Equal Opportunity grievance procedure is inadequately advertised and not readily available to students, staff and faculty;
IT IS RESOLVED That the GPSA will take on a leadership role and continue to advocate against discrimination on UNM campus;
IT IS RESOLVED That GPSA in conjunction with the University administration and the Office of Institutional Diversity will set up guidelines for educational trainings/workshops about discrimination, hate crimes and tolerance for all student organizations;
IT IS RESOLVED That the GPSA will request that the Office of Equal Opportunity make their policies and procedures in relation to discrimination and harassment widely available and advertised at the beginning of each semester (through brochures and other publications, i.e. Daily Lobo) to all students, staff and faculty;
IT IS RESOLVED That the GPSA will sponsor forums and discussions to promote an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding at UNM.
1 Protected classes identified by the UNM Office of Equal Opportunity (www.unm.edu/~ oeounm/index.htm)
WHEREAS The University of New Mexico is an educational and academic community committed to diversity, equity and freedom from persecution for all students, staff and faculty;
WHEREAS The Graduate and Professional Student Association (henceforth GPSA) advocates on behalf of all graduate and professional students at University of New Mexico (henceforth UNM);
WHEREAS The GPSA is committed to improving the general situation of graduate and professional students, specifically creating an environment in which all students are free from all forms of discrimination which include but are not limited to age, ancestry, national origin, color, race, gender identity, medical condition, mental or physical disability, religion, sex, sexual harassment, sexual orientation, spousal affiliation, and veteran status;1
WHEREAS In the event of discrimination the Office of Equal Opportunity has set up a grievance procedure available to victims of discrimination, including students, staff and faculty;
WHEREAS The Office of Equal Opportunity grievance procedure is inadequately advertised and not readily available to students, staff and faculty;
IT IS RESOLVED That the GPSA will take on a leadership role and continue to advocate against discrimination on UNM campus;
IT IS RESOLVED That GPSA in conjunction with the University administration and the Office of Institutional Diversity will set up guidelines for educational trainings/workshops about discrimination, hate crimes and tolerance for all student organizations;
IT IS RESOLVED That the GPSA will request that the Office of Equal Opportunity make their policies and procedures in relation to discrimination and harassment widely available and advertised at the beginning of each semester (through brochures and other publications, i.e. Daily Lobo) to all students, staff and faculty;
IT IS RESOLVED That the GPSA will sponsor forums and discussions to promote an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding at UNM.
1 Protected classes identified by the UNM Office of Equal Opportunity (www.unm.edu/~ oeounm/index.htm)
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Revised Resolution
The authors of the original resolution wish to have this revised resolution proposed at this evening's meeting.
FR07-008: Anti-Discrimination
WHEREAS the University of New Mexico is an educational and academic community committed to diversity, equity and freedom of persecution for all students, staff and faculty;
WHEREAS the Graduate and Professional Student Association (henceforth GPSA) advocates on behalf of all graduate and professional students at University of New Mexico (henceforth UNM);
WHEREAS the GPSA is committed to improving the general situation of graduate and professional students, specifically creating an environment in which all students are free of racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual discrimination;
WHEREAS in the event of discrimination the Office of Equal Opportunity has set up a grievance procedure available to victims of discrimination, including students, staff and faculty;
IT IS RESOLVED that the GPSA will take on a leadership role and continue to advocate against hate crimes and discrimination on UNM campus,
IT IS RESOLVED that the University administration and the Office of Institutional Diversity will house a committee of students (appointed by ASUNM, the GPSA, and includes at least one undergraduate students, one graduate/professional student, one female student, and one international student), staff and faculty from a variety of departments, schools and colleges, that will develop a clear list of procedures for reporting, investigating and handle formal grievances in handling possible cases of hate crimes,
IT IS RESOLVED that GPSA will appoint a representative to a committee which will work with the University administration and the Office of Institutional Diversity in drafting procedures to deal with complaints of hate crimes which are 1) accessible to students, staff and faculty; 2) observe the principles of social justice and equal rights; 3) provide clear instructions and easy access to the University community to deal with incidents motivated by racial and ethnic hatred; and finally 4) protect the victims, complainant, or any person associated with a complainant,
IT IS RESOLVED that GPSA will appoint a representative to the committee which will handle grievances and follow the procedures set forth to handle cases of hate crimes and discrimination.
IT IS RESOLVED that the Office of Equal Opportunity will make their policies and procedures in relation to discrimination and harassment widely available and advertised at the beginning of each semester (though brochures and other publications, i.e. Daily Lobo) to all students, staff and faculty.
Antihate Task Force
UNM Hate Crimes Policy: President Schmidly has requested GPSA’s review and recommendations based on the report of the task force.
Report of the “Hate Crimes” Task Force
The University of New Mexico is committed to creating a rich educational environment,
with robust intellectual discourse, debate and conflict that is free from hate. But, this is
not always possible; there are times when “hate speech” may occur in an open
environment such as a university community. Of course, the University of New Mexico
is committed to supporting academic freedom and supports freedom of speech. Thus, we
believe that the University’s responses to "hate speech” and “hate incidents" should
involve education and processes rather than censorship and punishment. We believe that
the University of New Mexico can accomplish this with the creation of an office charged
with addressing these issues through education, counseling, research and transparency.
Thus, the following are our recommendations:
The administration should create a "Campus Climate Office” that will:
1) provide a "first response" to inappropriate incidents of hate speech or
conduct. (Any conduct that violates criminal laws or UNM policies or codes of conduct
will be referred to the appropriate authorities such as, for example, Campus Police, OEO,
or the dean of students);
2) work with individuals and groups to resolve incidents of hate speech and
conduct appropriately;
3) counsel victims of hate speech and conduct and others concerned about these
issues;
4) educate the University community about first amendment and academic
freedom principles as they apply to the University environment;
5) educate the campus community about appropriate intellectual discourse and
conduct in a pluralistic environment; and,
6) conduct research and publish an annual report about hate speech and conduct
on campus to assess the University climate.
This office should report directly to the president (or his designee) but may be physically
located in the dean of students’ suite. The office will have authority to flexibly resolve
conflict in which hate speech or conduct is involved using a variety of techniques. The
office should be well trained in anti-racism, sexual harassment, ageism, gender
discrimination, gay & lesbian issues, bi-sexual, transsexual and Queer and Questioning
issues, disability and religious and cultural intolerance.
There should be an ongoing commitment of financial and administrative resources to
support the work of the office. The following is a suggested budget for the salaries
required for the office:
Director:
$90,000.00
Support staff:
$50,000.00
Counselors:
$70,000.00
Annual Research Budget
$30,000-$40,000
Submitted Jan. 23, 2007 by Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, Chair
Report of the “Hate Crimes” Task Force
The University of New Mexico is committed to creating a rich educational environment,
with robust intellectual discourse, debate and conflict that is free from hate. But, this is
not always possible; there are times when “hate speech” may occur in an open
environment such as a university community. Of course, the University of New Mexico
is committed to supporting academic freedom and supports freedom of speech. Thus, we
believe that the University’s responses to "hate speech” and “hate incidents" should
involve education and processes rather than censorship and punishment. We believe that
the University of New Mexico can accomplish this with the creation of an office charged
with addressing these issues through education, counseling, research and transparency.
Thus, the following are our recommendations:
The administration should create a "Campus Climate Office” that will:
1) provide a "first response" to inappropriate incidents of hate speech or
conduct. (Any conduct that violates criminal laws or UNM policies or codes of conduct
will be referred to the appropriate authorities such as, for example, Campus Police, OEO,
or the dean of students);
2) work with individuals and groups to resolve incidents of hate speech and
conduct appropriately;
3) counsel victims of hate speech and conduct and others concerned about these
issues;
4) educate the University community about first amendment and academic
freedom principles as they apply to the University environment;
5) educate the campus community about appropriate intellectual discourse and
conduct in a pluralistic environment; and,
6) conduct research and publish an annual report about hate speech and conduct
on campus to assess the University climate.
This office should report directly to the president (or his designee) but may be physically
located in the dean of students’ suite. The office will have authority to flexibly resolve
conflict in which hate speech or conduct is involved using a variety of techniques. The
office should be well trained in anti-racism, sexual harassment, ageism, gender
discrimination, gay & lesbian issues, bi-sexual, transsexual and Queer and Questioning
issues, disability and religious and cultural intolerance.
There should be an ongoing commitment of financial and administrative resources to
support the work of the office. The following is a suggested budget for the salaries
required for the office:
Director:
$90,000.00
Support staff:
$50,000.00
Counselors:
$70,000.00
Annual Research Budget
$30,000-$40,000
Submitted Jan. 23, 2007 by Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, Chair
FR07-008: Anti-Discrimination
FR07-008: Anti-Discrimination
WHEREAS the University of New Mexico is an educational and academic community committed to diversity, equity and freedom of persecution for all students, staff and faculty;
WHEREAS the Graduate and Professional Student Association (henceforth GPSA) advocates on behalf of all graduate and professional students at University of New Mexico (henceforth UNM);
WHEREAS the GPSA is committed to improving the general situation of graduate and professional students, specifically creating an environment in which all students are free of racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual discrimination;
WHEREAS prevention of discrimination and hate motivated violence against students of color, women and international students are a direct result of the failure of institutional bodies to clearly define, publicly advertise and address what constitutes discrimination and hate crimes;
WHEREAS recent events of discrimination and hate crimes on a national level, most notably exemplified in the case of Jena 6 High School students of Jena, LA, calls for action at the University level in order to ensure proper response and action by the institutional bodies to events motivated by racial hatred;
WHEREAS recent events at UNM involving discrimination against Native American students in public forums, physical assault against international students of Indian decent, desecration of a Mexican flag, and violence against women committed by an undergraduate fraternity member show that immediate action must be taken to ensure such events are not repeated in the future;
WHEREAS in the event of discrimination the Office of Equal Opportunity has set up a grievance procedure available to victims of discrimination, including students, staff and faculty;
WHEREAS the Office of Equal Opportunity grievance procedure is poorly advertised and not readily available to students, staff and faculty;
WHEREAS in the event of hate crimes, there are currently no clear grievance procedures outlined by the University or the Office of Institutional Diversity through which graduate and professional students (or any other members of the University community) at UNM can ensure such events are officially reported and investigated, and the perpetrators of the crimes are held accountable;
WHEREAS in the event of discrimination and hate crimes committed by members of chartered organizations (funded by student fees) the University and the Office of Institutional Diversity do not require any type of educational and/or tolerance training for the members of the organizations with a history of discrimination and/or hate crimes;
WHEREAS in the event of discrimination and hate crimes, there are no proceedings that ensure public knowledge about the particulars of the incidents;
WHEREAS events of discrimination and hate crime are often represented (within University publications and reports) as isolated acts of violence (rather than acts of violence fueled by racial and ethnic hatred) and are often removed from the public eye in order to maintain the image of harmony;
IT IS RESOLVED that the GPSA will take on a leadership role and continue to advocate against hate crimes and discrimination on UNM campus,
IT IS RESOLVED that the GPSA will advocate for graduate and professional students who have been victims of hate crimes or discrimination,
IT IS RESOLVED that the Office of Equal Opportunity will make their policies and procedures in relation to discrimination and harassment widely available and advertised at the beginning of each semester (though brochures and other publications, i.e. Daily Lobo) to all students, staff and faculty,
IT IS RESOLVED that the University administration and the Office of Institutional Diversity will house a committee of students (appointed by ASUNM, the GPSA, and includes at least one undergraduate students, one graduate/professional student, one female student, and one international student), staff and faculty from a variety of departments, schools and colleges, that will develop a clear list of procedures for reporting, investigating and handle formal grievances in handling possible cases of hate crimes,
IT IS RESOLVED that GPSA will appoint a representative to a committee which will work with the University administration and the Office of Institutional Diversity in drafting procedures to deal with complaints of hate crimes which are 1) accessible to students, staff and faculty; 2) observe the principles of social justice and equal rights; 3) provide clear instructions and easy access to the University community to deal with incidents motivated by racial and ethnic hatred; and finally 4) protect the victims, complainant, or any person associated with a complainant,
IT IS RESOLVED that GPSA will appoint a representative to the committee which will handle grievances and follow the procedures set forth to handle cases of hate crimes,
IT IS RESOLVED that the University administration and the Office of Institutional Diversity will set up educational trainings/workshops about discrimination, hate crimes and tolerance for all student organizations at the beginning of each semester,
IT IS RESOLVED that any organization funded by student fees that refuses trainings/workshops will be stripped of their funding because they are acting against University diversity policy,
IT IS RESOLVED the University administration and the Office of Institutional Diversity will be responsible for publicizing any events of discrimination and hate crimes (if permitted by the complainant) to all students, staff and faculty in a manner that represents events and facts.
WHEREAS the University of New Mexico is an educational and academic community committed to diversity, equity and freedom of persecution for all students, staff and faculty;
WHEREAS the Graduate and Professional Student Association (henceforth GPSA) advocates on behalf of all graduate and professional students at University of New Mexico (henceforth UNM);
WHEREAS the GPSA is committed to improving the general situation of graduate and professional students, specifically creating an environment in which all students are free of racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual discrimination;
WHEREAS prevention of discrimination and hate motivated violence against students of color, women and international students are a direct result of the failure of institutional bodies to clearly define, publicly advertise and address what constitutes discrimination and hate crimes;
WHEREAS recent events of discrimination and hate crimes on a national level, most notably exemplified in the case of Jena 6 High School students of Jena, LA, calls for action at the University level in order to ensure proper response and action by the institutional bodies to events motivated by racial hatred;
WHEREAS recent events at UNM involving discrimination against Native American students in public forums, physical assault against international students of Indian decent, desecration of a Mexican flag, and violence against women committed by an undergraduate fraternity member show that immediate action must be taken to ensure such events are not repeated in the future;
WHEREAS in the event of discrimination the Office of Equal Opportunity has set up a grievance procedure available to victims of discrimination, including students, staff and faculty;
WHEREAS the Office of Equal Opportunity grievance procedure is poorly advertised and not readily available to students, staff and faculty;
WHEREAS in the event of hate crimes, there are currently no clear grievance procedures outlined by the University or the Office of Institutional Diversity through which graduate and professional students (or any other members of the University community) at UNM can ensure such events are officially reported and investigated, and the perpetrators of the crimes are held accountable;
WHEREAS in the event of discrimination and hate crimes committed by members of chartered organizations (funded by student fees) the University and the Office of Institutional Diversity do not require any type of educational and/or tolerance training for the members of the organizations with a history of discrimination and/or hate crimes;
WHEREAS in the event of discrimination and hate crimes, there are no proceedings that ensure public knowledge about the particulars of the incidents;
WHEREAS events of discrimination and hate crime are often represented (within University publications and reports) as isolated acts of violence (rather than acts of violence fueled by racial and ethnic hatred) and are often removed from the public eye in order to maintain the image of harmony;
IT IS RESOLVED that the GPSA will take on a leadership role and continue to advocate against hate crimes and discrimination on UNM campus,
IT IS RESOLVED that the GPSA will advocate for graduate and professional students who have been victims of hate crimes or discrimination,
IT IS RESOLVED that the Office of Equal Opportunity will make their policies and procedures in relation to discrimination and harassment widely available and advertised at the beginning of each semester (though brochures and other publications, i.e. Daily Lobo) to all students, staff and faculty,
IT IS RESOLVED that the University administration and the Office of Institutional Diversity will house a committee of students (appointed by ASUNM, the GPSA, and includes at least one undergraduate students, one graduate/professional student, one female student, and one international student), staff and faculty from a variety of departments, schools and colleges, that will develop a clear list of procedures for reporting, investigating and handle formal grievances in handling possible cases of hate crimes,
IT IS RESOLVED that GPSA will appoint a representative to a committee which will work with the University administration and the Office of Institutional Diversity in drafting procedures to deal with complaints of hate crimes which are 1) accessible to students, staff and faculty; 2) observe the principles of social justice and equal rights; 3) provide clear instructions and easy access to the University community to deal with incidents motivated by racial and ethnic hatred; and finally 4) protect the victims, complainant, or any person associated with a complainant,
IT IS RESOLVED that GPSA will appoint a representative to the committee which will handle grievances and follow the procedures set forth to handle cases of hate crimes,
IT IS RESOLVED that the University administration and the Office of Institutional Diversity will set up educational trainings/workshops about discrimination, hate crimes and tolerance for all student organizations at the beginning of each semester,
IT IS RESOLVED that any organization funded by student fees that refuses trainings/workshops will be stripped of their funding because they are acting against University diversity policy,
IT IS RESOLVED the University administration and the Office of Institutional Diversity will be responsible for publicizing any events of discrimination and hate crimes (if permitted by the complainant) to all students, staff and faculty in a manner that represents events and facts.
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