Mission

The San Diego City College Diversity Committee will take a lead role in fostering a campus environment that welcomes and respects diverse life experiences. It is committed to promoting diversity among the faculty and classified professionals that reflects the diversity of the City College student population. The committee will also advance a broader awareness of diversity through the initiation of policy and programs that support the mission, philosophy, and institutional goals of San Diego City College.

Definition of Diversity

Diversity includes, but is not limited to, ethnicity, language, culture, national origin, class, race, gender, age, sexual identity, religion, disability, and political affiliation.

Five Point Plan and Charge

With a shared vision on the mission, the committee will accomplish task and social goals connected to the five point plan:

1. Outreach & Education
2. Hiring
3. Curriculum
4. Data Collection
5. District Collaboration 
   

Our commitment to diversity requires us to:

• Help develop and support the institutional priority of equity,
  inclusiveness and diversity as identified in the District Equal
  Employment Opportunity (EEO) Plan and the City College
  Master Plan.
• Increase campus awareness of the importance of a college
  climate that honors and promotes diversity.
• Develop strategies to ensure the recruitment and
  retention of diverse contract and adjunct faculty, classified
  professional and administrators.
• Act as campus resource for colleges, departments and
  faculty by introducing curriculum and teaching strategies
  that improve the academic success and persistence rates of
  all students, particularly nontraditional students.
• Promote the Mission of the Diversity Committee on
  campus, as well as diversity projects and initiatives
  throughout the District.
• Work with campus research department to assess, collect,
  and disseminate data pertaining to campus climate,
  attitudes toward diversity, and relevant topics.
• Facilitate opportunities for public discussion related to
  diversity issues on campus and beyond.
• Collaborate with administration, faculty, staff, students and
  community representatives to ensure the advancement of
  campus diversity and cultural competency.
• Provide oversight of resource dollars to support activities
  (funding pending submissions to and approval from
  Resource Allocation Committee or appropriate sources).

Membership is open to administrators, faculty, classified professionals, students, and individuals from the community.

The committee has a Campus Diversity Advisory Council (CDAC) Lead who is responsible for scheduling meetings, establishing agendas, representing the diversity committee on the newly formed district committee, campus diversity advisory council, and keeping abreast of current trends in promoting an inclusive campus climate. The CDAC Lead (formerly Diversity Committee Chair) has been chosen from active committee members and is approved by the diversity committee. 

Please contact Deanna Shelton dshelton@sdccd.edu if you are interested in attending committee meetings or would like to collaborate with the committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) efforts.

 

SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE

FALL 2024 Tuesdays 2:30pm-3:30pm 9/17/24 10/1/24 10/15/24 10/29/24  11/12/24 12/10/24

Guidelines for Applicants

Guidelines for Faculty Applicants

Guidelines for Classified Applicants

Best Hiring Practices for Diverse Faculty

• Diverse faculty will reflect a diverse range of interests, abilities, life experiences, and worldviews that will enhance the mission of City College.
• Recruitment and retention of diverse faculty will support equality of opportunity which will ensure meeting the needs of the diverse student population.
• Create diverse search committees who understand and support the importance of a diverse faculty not only in words, but actions.
• Position descriptions should be reviewed by the search committee to create a description that reflects the needs of the department and should be written as broadly as possible to attract the largest pool of candidates available.
• Job announcements and position descriptions may contain language reflecting the department's interest in attracting applicants whose teaching, research or service activities may contribute to the diversity of the campus.
• Widespread advertising increases the diversity of applicants. Search efforts should include all available avenues for publicizing the position including national publications, personal contacts, listservs, mailing lists, professional and academic conferences and websites.
• Highlight the support of administrators and campus leadership to potential candidates for the recruitment and retention of diverse faculty.
• Develop faculty coaching/mentoring programs to educate current and newly hired faculty in the importance of diversity in all aspects of the campus environment and to assess cultural competence.
• Departments need to continually create applicant pools to be able to have a diverse group of candidates available when positions open.
• Creation of a long-term plan for diversity hiring should be initiated by each department and discussed regularly at Department meetings. These plans should be shared with other departments, Deans and the appropriate Vice President