Tracking Our Progress

Tracking Our Progress

Butte College DEIA2 Progress

Our understanding of diversity continues to unfold as we learn and grow in our efforts to form a more inclusive and equitable learning environment. Butte College is continually striving to make further progress and our commitment to this critical work continues.

Tracking our progress:

  • Recognized as an LGBTQ-Friendly Campus
  • Recognized for Equitable Course Placement
  • Accessibility Capability Maturity Model Campus Visit and Assessment
  • Joined Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
  • Hiring of Director of Multicultural Programs and Services 
  • Opening of Native American Center
  • Launch of Guided Pathways with an EDI Lens
  • HSI Task Force Created
  • Faculty Participation in Open for Antiracism Program
  • Opening of CASA Center
  • UMOJA and QRC Coordinators Became Permanent Positions  
  • Big Time Event Held on Campus 
  • Received Native American Student Support and Success Program Grant for 1.5 Million
  • Received Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Title V Grant for 3 Million
  • Focus Groups on LGBTQ+ and Foster Youth to support retention
  • Hosted Diversity Speakers: Georgina M. Guardado,  Nzingha Duga, Yesika Salgado, Durryle Brooks, Dr. RGK, Mia Mingus and Matika Wilbur 
  • Launched our Discrimination and Bias Report Process for Students
  • Hosted Decolonize Speakers : Matika Wilbur, Mia Mingus, Maidu Dancers and Dr. RGK
  • Hired our 2nd Ethnic Studies Professor
  • Finalist for the United Way Diversity Award
  • Hiring of IDEA Officer
  • Hiring of Native American Specialist
  • Hiring of our first Ethnic Studies Tenure-Track Professor
  • Development of Division Diversity Teams 
  • Contract with Maxient to support efforts such as Title IX, Student Conduct, Bias Report Process Discrimination and Bias Report Process
  • Education without Borders Council became an official committee 
  • Applied for Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Grant 
  • Learning Disability Intake Process
  • Contract with consultant, Dr. Nicole Butts who facilitated Bias and Hiring Training
  • Hosted Dr. Gina Garcia who facilitated HSI training 
  • BC Proud to Be First Faculty and Staff Association as a new affinity group
  • LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Association as a new affinity group 
  • Facilitation of New Multicultural Graduation Celebrations: API, Latinx, Black, Veteran, LGBTQ+
  • Umoja brought to campus
  • Puente brought to campus
  • Focus Groups on our Black, Latinx and Native American Students to support retention 
  • Participation in the RP Group Transfer Study focusing on Latinx students
  • Participant in ESCALA’s new Moving Towards Serving Mini-Course, Spring 2022 cohort 
  • Gave out $300,000 of SEA funds in direct aid to undocumented, international, and economically disadvantaged students
  • Live Captioning at Commencement
  • Facilitation of BC Helping Academy

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