Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences strives to foster an inclusive community that embraces diversity and values all perspectives and contributions. The college adheres to and supports the Inclusive Campus strategic priority of 黑料视频鈥檚 Road Map.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Framework
The Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Framework draws on the work of higher education scholar Daryl Smith, which emphasizes four broad and interrelated dimensions.
Dimension: Access and Sucess
- The number of underrepresented minority undergraduate students at Decker College increased 210% between fall 2013 and fall 2022
- The number of underrepresented minority graduate students at Decker College increased by 175% between fall 2013 and fall 2022
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Dimension: Education and Scholarship
- Content about diversity, equity and inclusion is included throughout the curriculum
- Example: In Decker's Division of Nursing, the Essentials Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing notes: "Diversity, equity, and inclusion require intentionality, an institutional structure of social justice, and individually concerted efforts .... these concepts, defined in competencies, are fully represented and deeply integrated throughout the domains and expected in learning experiences across curricula"
- Faculty participate in Inclusive Pedagogy Workshop series
Dimension: Climate and Intergroup Relations
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Results from Decker College's AACN LAMP Climate Survey, fall 2022
- 73% of students, 92% of faculty and 79% of staff reported that they feel included when they interact with other people on campus
- 63% of students, 81% of faculty and 72% of staff reported that they have a sense of belonging with the campus community
Dimension: Institutional Viability and Vitality
- Created a college-wide belonging committee
- One of 13 colleges of nursing to receive the Macy Grant to Eliminate Structural Racism in Nursing Education