DRAFT Stand Alone Plan for Gender Equity

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1 Evaluation of Plan There is no formal, ongoing assessment committee with wide representation for gender issues Establish and charge a Gender Committee to review progress on gender equity plan Nominate members and develop a charge; Committee will meet at least quarterly and report actions to appropriate constituencies President or her designee Committee established by 2012, annual review of plan Reporting of financial, participation, and student success data outside of is insufficient Report to specific university audiences and other interested report on EADA, NCAA Financial Reports, APR and GSR to President, UAC, University Council, and others as invited; Post reports on and Planning and Analysis websites Affirmative Action Officer Associate Director of Planning and Analysis Analysis of exit interviews by gender is not possible Accommodation of interests and abilities Add gender to exit interview form Maintain proportionate participation rates Add respondent's gender to the exit interview form; Analyze by gender Measure annually Report to UAC, President, University Council UAC Added Fall Assessment ongoing (target reporting date?) Scholarships Equipment and supplies Maintain proportionate scholarship support Provide comparable quality equipment and supplies Roster management Improve analysis capacity Report annually to UAC, President, University Council continue to monitor the amount and quality of equipment available to men's and women's squads Report annually each summer 2/10/ of 5

2 Scheduling of Games and Practice Times Provide equivalent opportunities for men's and women's teams in all aspects of competition and practice times, including: number of contests, practice opportunities and time continue to monitor practice of day for each, and preseason logs, competition schedules, and postseason competition and availability Travel allowance Provide equitable modes of transportation and housing during travel, length of stay before and after competitions, continue to monitor travel dining and per diem allowances request forms and budgets Before each season Academic support services Provide equitable availability of and access to academic support continue to provide and assess services that meet the needs of quality and access of academic student athletes support services Athletic Academic Services Coordinator Coaches Locker rooms, practice, competitive Provide available, qualified, and compensated coaches for both genders Provide equitable locker rooms, practice, and competitive continue to hire, promote and compensate the best coaches possible without regard to gender of coach or squad continue to monitor provision of locker rooms, practice and competitive Senior Associate AD Medical and training Provide equitable access to and quality of medical and training and personnel continue to monitor medical and training Senior Associate AD 2/10/ of 5

3 Housing, dining and services Continue to provide equivalent housing and dining and services continue to monitor housing and dining services Associate AD Compliance and Student Services/SWA Publicity and awards Provide equitable access to and quality of sports information personnel and other resources; provide equitable availability of and access to awards and continue to monitor awards, nominations nominations, and publicity Academic Center Staff and Student Services Sports Information Staff Support services Provide equitable support services continue to monitor the provision of support services Recruitment of Student Athletes Recruiting budgets for women's sports are not in line with participation rates Improve recruiting budgets for women's sports Monitor spending by fundraising clubs; Monitor budgets and expenditures for recruiting; Report to AD, President, UAC annually on recruiting Bobcat Club Show annual improvement with a compliance date of fall 2016 Retention Need more programming to address the needs of the underrepresented gender, especially for coaches and staff Provide programming targeted to topics that affect women or that promote women's professional development; monitor and report to President, UAC, and University Council Schedule one additional program targeted to women and/or concerns reported by women each year; report annually on APR, GSR, EADA, and internal reports that highlight gender to President, UAC, University Council Affirmative Action Officer Student Athlete Affairs Administrator Additional program to begin in AY , annually Participation in governance and decision making Provide equitable opportunities for involvement in Department of decision making, leadership opportunities continue to monitor participation by women in decision making and leadership and Student Services/SWA 2/10/ of 5

4 DRAFT Stand Alone Plan for Diversity Assessment There is no formal, ongoing assessment committee with wide representation for diversity issues Establish and charge a Diversity Committee to review progress on diversity plan and related issues Nominate members and develop a charge; Committee will meet at least quarterly and report actions to appropriate constituencies President or her designee Committee established by 2012, annual review Although exit interviews contain questions on diversity and climate, analysis of exit interviews by race or ethnicity is not possible Add race and ethnicity to exit interview form Add respondent's race and ethnicity (or white/non white) to the exit interview form; Analyze by minority status UAC 2011 and ongoing Retention Continue to provide programs and services that address acclimation and retention of diverse staff, coaches, and student athletes continue to monitor programs and services offered and focus on programs and services that address the needs of underrepresented annually Partnerships Continue to collaborate with on and off campus in the provision of programming and services to enhance diversity continue to collaborate with Diversity Awareness Office, Office of Community Involvement, other Student Success offices, administrative committees, other campus partners, as well as NCAA, conference, and other external partners; Record of partnership activities will be kept and reported to AD annually All Staff as appropriate ongoing Participation in governance and decision making Continue to provide opportunities for participation in decision making and leadership for minority studentathletes, coaches, and staff monitor participation in decision making and advisory committees by underrepresented annually 2/10/ of 5

5 DRAFT Stand Alone Plan for Student Athlete Well Being Issue(s) Measurable Goals Steps to Achieve Goal Evaluation of exit interview data by gender and diversity is not possible Add gender, race, and ethnicity to exit interview form Add respondent's gender, race and ethnicity (or white/nonwhite) to the exit interview form; Analyze by gender and minority status (separately, too few to combine) UAC, SWA 2011 and ongoing Practice schedules are not formally approved, only reviewed Emergency Medical Policy is not widely reviewed Emergency Medical Policy is not communicated to studentathletes Implement a policy on the approval of practice schedules Evaluate review process Establish communication plan Senior Associate AD Develop policy with input from coaches Assign a committee to review process; forward recommendations to UAC and/or AD Head Athletic Trainer Summer 2011 develop policy by Summer 2012; Implement by Fall 2012 Establish plan; determine which existing communications can be used (Student athlete handbook, etc.) Head Athletic Trainer Summer /10/ of 5