犹他谷大学
业务参与计划2024-2028
目标: Continue creating and providing equitable learning opportunities for 所有的学生 to succeed.
策略: Develop and implement curricular and co-curricular programming that encourages the growth of 所有的学生 while closing attainment gaps.
UVU reviews, assesses, and improves student engagement, learning, and achievement in general education courses. We use the Teaching Effectiveness Model to develop tenure plans, set annual teaching goals, and evaluate teaching effectiveness. We also use the Teaching Observation Form to assess teaching effectiveness through a multi-faceted approach that includes self-assessment, peer assessment, supervisor assessment, student feedback, and review of course materials.
策略: 通过教育、学术和创造性工作定义和推进包容性。
UVU develops and manages curricula through gap analysis, enrollment disparities, mapping intercultural competency of High Impact Practices, and building educational toolkits and resources for curricular leaders and instructors. Addition所有y, we support faculty and student scholarly and creative works by securing internal grants for the Office of Sponsored Programs, the Innovation Academy, and individual colleges and schools.
Engagement and inclusion are vital to our growing workforce, community development, and growth, and UVU encourages and supports campus-wide discussions of these facts through workshops and initiatives. We also create and support opportunities for students to work with faculty mentors on meaningful research projects related to various issues in local, regional, and national communities. Addition所有y, we support faculty in receiving workload credit for research and creative works conducted with students outside regular courses.
目标: 确保校园社区可以使用校园基础设施。
策略: 建立和维护支持多种学习方式的基础设施。
UVU致力于在所有建筑物及其附近开发强大且无缝的Wi-Fi和蜂窝服务。 This 所有ows faculty, staff, and students to engage in teaching and learning opportunities regardless of location. We also continuously improve accessibility features like automatic doors, ramps, and fast elevators, enabling the campus community to traverse the Orem Campus in just 20 minutes, promoting inclusivity and seamless experiences for 所有.
To further increase accessibility, we work to provide a mix of adjustable furniture and equipment heights in classrooms, easy-to-read signage in h所有ways, wide aisles during extracurricular events, and more. We also support faculty in designing and implementing accessible, inclusive, and universal design practices that optimize teaching and support learning among 所有的学生.
目标: Create institutional viability and vitality through comprehensive fundraising, continuous improvement, and active, intentional partner involvement.
策略: 通过合作和讲故事加强内部和外部伙伴关系。
UVU partners with internal and external organizations and individuals supporting UVU's
values and goals and provides experiential learning opportunities to 所有的学生.
We also strengthen internal and external coordination, cooperation, and collaboration
to create and expand initiatives, activities, and projects that welcome students and
employees 从 所有 backgrounds and experiences.
Every UVU student has a story to tell, and we provide a toolkit for campus storytellers to use when featuring students in stories. This ensures a diverse representation of experiences, backgrounds, and cultures in university storytelling initiatives. We also work with internal and external partners to identify needs related to engagement programming, centers, etc., and work with potential donors interested in various initiatives and connect them with the Institutional Advancement Development Team.
目标: 加强内部和外部沟通，使其更具包容性和吸引力。
策略: Strengthen communication of UVU’s collaborative efforts around engagement initiatives and student involvement.
UVU has developed a communication plan to celebrate 所有 backgrounds, experiences,
and cultures on campus and feature UVU community members’ contributions to the engagement
of everyone. By expanding internal and external representation and telling the stories
of our students and employees, we increase awareness and involvement in our programming.
The university is committed to emphasizing its message that UVU is “a place for you” and that the “include” action commitment is a crucial part of our identity. 我们承诺邀请 所有 students 从 所有 backgrounds and experiences, encouraging them to engage fully in our services and programs, just as they are.
To ensure faculty and staff can communicate these messages and commitments, we provide a hub that connects them with resources for campus, classroom, and team inclusion initiatives. The hub supports UVU members and provides learning opportunities for different community members while avoiding any duplication of efforts.
To further communicate our commitments, we support UVU’s participation in national and state-wide inclusion efforts. We also provide representation guidelines within divisions and colleges (realistic vs. aspirational, how to address and avoid tokenism, etc.). Addition所有y, we offer guidelines for including students of 所有 backgrounds and experiences at external partner and donor events and initiatives, enabling donors and the community to connect with areas of need on campus.
目标: 从公平的角度评估和制定政策以及与政策相关的文件和数据。
策略: Utilize national best practices and a data-informed approach to assessing and incorporating equity in university policy and other guidance documents.
UVU ensures that equity assessment plays a robust role in the policy process by providing
ongoing support and training to the Equity Assessment Committee. We continuously review
policies at 所有 stages with an equity lens and conduct specialized training for drafting
committees, policy owners, shared governance entities, and the Equity Assessment Committee.
We also create and maintain an equity policy review guide that considers language
bias and documents the Equity Assessment Committee's rubric.
目标: 从公平的角度审查和确保员工薪酬和劳动分配。
策略: Utilize national best practices and a data-informed approach to address employee compensation, merit pay, development, and benefits.
We ensure equitable compensation for 所有 staff and faculty (equal pay for equal work) and regularly assess the student-employee compensation model to create feasible recommendations. To further ensure pay equality, we compare current practices to national best practices and develop feasible recommendations to align with national best practices.
我们加强并确保为所有员工提供包容性福利。 We also strengthen and support equitable awards and recognition systems for employees. Addition所有y, we provide equitable and inclusive professional development opportunities for 所有 employees by revising, updating, and creating new learning modules that are more inclusive of 所有 divisions, backgrounds, and experiences (athletics, body image, etc.).
