Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences strives to foster an inclusive community
that embraces diversity and values all perspectives and contributions. The college
adheres to and supports the Inclusive Campus strategic priority of °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Road Map.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Framework
The Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Strategic Framework draws on the work of higher education scholar Daryl Smith, which
emphasizes four broad and interrelated dimensions.
Dimension: Access and Sucess
URM student growth
The number of underrepresented minority undergraduate students at Decker College increased
210% between fall 2013 and fall 2022
The number of underrepresented minority graduate students at Decker College increased
by 175% between fall 2013 and fall 2022
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Dimension: Education and Scholarship
Content about diversity, equity and inclusion is included throughout the curriculum
Example: In Decker's Division of Nursing, the Essentials Core Competencies for Professional
Nursing Education from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing notes: "Diversity, equity, and inclusion require intentionality, an institutional structure
of social justice, and individually concerted efforts .... these concepts, defined
in competencies, are fully represented and deeply integrated throughout the domains
and expected in learning experiences across curricula"
Faculty participate in Inclusive Pedagogy Workshop series
Dimension: Climate and Intergroup Relations
Inclusion and belonging on campus
Results from Decker College's AACN LAMP Climate Survey, fall 2022
73% of students, 92% of faculty and 79% of staff reported that they feel included
when they interact with other people on campus
63% of students, 81% of faculty and 72% of staff reported that they have a sense of
belonging with the campus community
Dimension: Institutional Viability and Vitality
Created a college-wide belonging committee
One of 13 colleges of nursing to receive the Macy Grant to Eliminate Structural Racism
in Nursing Education
