What MODEL ACTIVITY could we use?

Below is an example of one activity you may use or tailor to your local campus or district to begin a APPOINTMENT PROCESS for equity, diversity, and inclusion in hiring committees:

Committee Appointment Practices

Develop a clear process with your academic senate or governance body/committee
Review and discuss the following in at least two meetings or agendized items/readings:
- What is our process for appointing to hiring committees?
- How does our process reflect meeting the needs of your students?
- Is there an effort to create a diverse committee in our process?
- Is our process a "past practice" or is it codified in a clear policy?
Create a set of standards for committee appointments based on equity-minded frameworks and the college mission and values
Use these established Standards for Committee Appointments to select diverse, equity-minded members. Remember no targeted quotas can be used
Consider placing membership lists on senate or governance body/committee agendas as consent items or in notification sections for transparency and accountability

Are TOOLS and RESOURCES available?

Example Process

Diversifying Selection Committee Participation (strategies from the Association of Chief Human Resource Officers--ACHRO)
Statement for Appointment Process: College of the Canyons
Student Participation in Selection Processes (strategies from ACHRO)