Equity & Inclusive Excellence Resources for Faculty & Staff
All faculty and staff can use these resources to help our institution more equitable for all.
In addition, take a look at the student resources. This will help you be more informed and better able to connect students with resources they may need.
Equity 2023 Resources
Equity 2030 Collective Action resources are currently being developed for WSU faculty and staff.
Contact the Equity & Inclusive Excellence team to learn how to use these resources and implement recommendations.
All faculty are encouraged to put these statements on their class syllabi to demonstrate their commitment to equity.
WSU recognizes that our individual differences can deepen our understanding of one another and the world around us, rather than divide us.
In this class, people of all ethnicities, genders, religions, ages, sexual orientations, disabilities, socioeconomic backgrounds, regions, and nationalities are strongly encouraged to share their rich array of perspectives and experiences.
If you feel your differences may in some way isolate you from WSU’s community or if you have a need of any specific accommodations, please speak with the instructor early in the semester about your concerns and what we can do together to help you become an active and engaged member of our class and community.
To receive disability related accommodations and/or auxiliary aids, students with disabilities must contact Access Services as soon as possible by calling 507.4557.5878 or emailing access@winona.edu.
College Liaisons
The Equity & Inclusive Excellence staff also serve as liaisons to the academic colleges.
They can help you respond to retention concerns and other issues, as well as offer guidance for recruitment outreach to attract new students.
Safe Space Training
Safe Space Training is a campus-wide program hosted by the Equity & Inclusive Excellence Office and Full Spectrum Student Alliance to create an inclusive and affirmative University community.
With Safe Space training, you can learn to be more intentional about creating spaces that are welcoming to everyone –especially for students, faculty, and staff who identify as LGBTQIA+.
The Safe Space Training Registration Form has upcoming dates, or you can request a private group training.
You can also email at equity@winona.edu for more information.
Race Matters: Cultural Competency Training
Race Matters is a year-long cohort of faculty and staff who engage in meaningful dialogue to better understand how race has come to shape our lives.
Through podcasts, articles, videos and more, we’ll focus on the ways in which race influences the environments and structures around us. We’ll also explore how we are situated within these environments.
We will investigate how systemic racism intersects with history, labor rights, housing, education, white privilege, intersectionality, and media representation.
During the Race Matters training series, we will build relationships, tell stories, and equip people to be advocates.
University Resources
The WSU Inclusive Excellence Strategic Plan (PDF) provides a comprehensive action plan to prioritize and enact practices for diversity, inclusion and cultural competence within our campus community.
The Inclusive Excellence Committee works to bring equity and inclusive excellence to all aspects of university life. If you have ideas, you can reach out to one of the committee members or consider joining the committee yourself.
Job Search & Recruitment Resources
Learn what it means to practice inclusive recruitment, and feel free to contact the Equity & Inclusive Excellence team if you have any questions.
If you are on a search committee, we recommend posting open positions on these sites to expand the applicant pool. Some of these job boards do charge a fee for posting or membership.
- American Association of Blacks in Higher Education
- Asian American Journalist Association
- Black Career Network
- Black Jobs
- Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals
- Diversity.com
- Diversity Jobs
- Equal Opportunity Publication
- HigherEdJobs.com
- Hispanic/Latino Professionals Association (HLPA)
- iHispano
- LatinosinHigherEd.com
- MinnesotaDiversity.com
- Organization of Black Designers
- PDN Recruits
- Saludos Hispanics
Out and Equal has information about how to fully support LGBTQ equality in the workplace.
The Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education offers resources to support employees who are part of the AAPI community.
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