Inclusive Excellence
FEBRUARY 2011: To members of the Wheaton Community, if you have not already done so, please complete this year's Campus Climate Survey (see below).
Campus Climate Survey Links
For Employees - Click Here
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In November 2005, President Ronald A. Crutcher formed the President's Advisory Committee on Inclusive Excellence (PACIE) to oversee the process of achieving educational excellence through diversity and of developing a truly multicultural community as proposed in Wheaton's strategic plan. After more than a year of research and learning as an advisory group, PACIE reconvened in 2007 as the President's Action Committee for Inclusive Excellence. It implemented recommendations to engage the community and undertake strategic initiatives necessary to achieve our goal of inclusive excellence in a multicultural community.
In Spring 2009 PACIE launched Wheaton's first Dialogue Action Teams (DATs). DATs involve students, faculty and staff in open-ended dialogue and concrete action that address issues of living and learning in a diverse world. Additional information on the DAT program and an expression of interest form available for download (below) or from dat@wheatonma.edu.
PACIE's role is to work with members of the Wheaton community to:
- Create benchmarks by developing a diversity index based on current quantitative data and by attempting to understand current culture through study circles,
- Define outcomes (behavioral and learning) for what inclusive excellence and the creation of a multicultural community would look like at Wheaton,
- Oversee and coordinate implementation of recommendations and results,
- Evaluate outcomes, monitor progress, and
- Report annual progress to the president and the college
Committee 2010-2011
- Audrey Adam, Institutional Research
- Loretta Baldwin, Office of the President
- Ronald A. Crutcher, ex officio
- Valerie Desmond, Center for Global Education, Staff Council Representative
- Sharon Howard ’87, Alumnae/i Relations and Annual Giving
- Monica Key, Office of the President, co-chair
- Barbara Lema, Human Resources
- Amy Markham, Office of Admission
- Vereene Parnell, Office of Service, Spirituality and Social Responsibility
- Derek Price, Department of Psychology, Spring co-chair
- Raquel Ramos, Marshall Center for Intercultural Learning
- Alfredo Varela, Center for Global Education
- Susan Wawrzaszek, Library and Information Services
- Denyse Wilhelm, Disability Services
- Russell Williams, Department of Economics, Fall co-chair
- Brenda Wyss, Department of Economics, Faculty Affirmative Action Officer
- Chad Yowell, Athletics
