Accreditation - Hartnell College!!

Institutional Self Evaluation – 12-05-12
employment opportunity trainings in that role. She is an attorney who practiced in the area of
employment law, writing legal treatises on discrimination law, before working at Hartnell.
The Faculty Development Committee also offers training opportunities that count toward
flex credit. Many of these trainings, given by Hartnell faculty or others, concern diversity
and equity issues, including differences in learning styles, teaching English language
learners, and understanding the home cultures of Hartnell students.
In addition to its own trainings, Hartnell is a member of the Central California Community
College District Employment Relations Consortium, which provides professional
development trainings for its management staff. These trainings are typically three-hour
webinars with audio interactivity. Provided by attorneys from the law firm of Liebert Cassidy
Whitmore, Hartnell hosts ten trainings each year, nearly a quarter of which are about respect
in the workplace, generational diversity, cultural competence, understanding disabilities,
equal employment hiring, legally compliant strategies for diversity enhancement, and similar
topics.
The college honors diversity in the celebrations it holds. Although the particular celebrations
may vary each year, depending on the energy of sponsoring student or staff organizations, the
college has hosted a series of heritage month celebrations that include Jewish Heritage, Black
History, Women‘s History, Latino Heritage, and LGBT. (III.A.19)
Self Evaluation
Hartnell College through its policies and practices provides an appropriate understanding of
and concern for issues of equity and diversity. These values and activities are part of the
culture of the institution.
The college‘s policies and practices speak to its commitment to the understanding of and
concern for equity and diversity. Board policies and administrative procedures address such
important issues as mutual respect, harassment and discrimination, and cultural diversity and
equal opportunity.
The college meets this standard.
Planning Agenda
None.
III.A.4.b
The institution regularly assesses its record in employment equity and diversity consistent
with its mission.
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