IEPI: Equal Employment Opportunity and Equity in Faculty Hiring - Regional Training (MiraCosta College)

Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI) Presents: Equal Employment Opportunity and Equity in Faculty Hiring Regional Training

Thursday, January 14, 2016

10:00am - 3:00pm

MiraCosta College - Oceanside Campus, (One Barnard Drive, Oceanside, CA 92056)

Cafeteria Student Center (Building 3400)

Why?

It is believed that in academic years 2014-17, California Community Colleges will experience an increase in full-time faculty hiring not seen for nearly two decades, with an estimated 1,100 new full-time faculty members this academic year alone. Yet, in the past ten years, only 20 to 30 percent of full-time faculty hires were from underrepresented groups.

The education benefits of having a diverse faculty are evident, as studies show that institutions with a diverse faculty closed student achievement gaps by 20 to 50 percent. Fairlie, R. W., Hoffman, F., Oreopoulos, P. (2014). A Community College Instructor Like Me: Race and Ethnicity Interactions in the
Classroom. American Economic Review, 104(8): 2567-2591.

Education Code Section 87100 states the need for a “work force that is continually responsive to the needs of a diverse student population [which] may be achieved by ensuring that all persons receive an equal opportunity to compete for employment and promotion within the community college districts and by eliminating barriers to equal employment opportunity.” Title 5 Section 53003 requires that hiring committees be trained on the educational benefits of workforce diversity, the elimination of bias in hiring decisions, and best practices in serving on a selection or screening committee.

Who?

Faculty, classified professionals, students, hiring managers, EEO Advisory Committees, and administrators are invited to attend.

Registration Information:

Registration through Eventbrite is required. When you register, you can select to pay either by check or by credit card. If paying by check, please make check payable to: Santa Clarita Community College District. Registration fee includes morning refreshments and lunch. Participants are responsible for travel costs.

Additional Information:

Participants can park for free (no permit required) in any student space. The closest parking lots are 3A, 3B, & 3C. Registration/Check-in will begin at 9:00am. If you are paying by check at the event, please make check payable to: Santa Clarita Community College District.

About IEPI

The Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI) is a collaborative effort to help advance the institutional effectiveness of California Community Colleges. Most importantly, IEPI will enhance the system’s ability to effectively serve students. It is jointly administered by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and College of the Canyons. Major components of the initiative include development of the statewide indicators per SB 852 and SB 860, making Technical Assistance Teams (now called Partnership Resource Teams) and implementation grants available to colleges interested in receiving assistance, and providing professional development opportunities.

For more information, please to go: http://www3.canyons.edu/Offices/IEPI/index.html