NWTC Equity Guide A guide to diversity, equity and inclusion at NWTC | Page 20

COLLEGE TEAMS
AND PARTNERSHIPS
Together, we can ensure that Northeast Wisconsin Technical
College is a place for all. NWTC partners with community
organizations and K-12 schools to help enhance our college
environment with a focus on diversity and inclusiveness.
NWTC Diversity Team
The mission of the NWTC Diversity Team is to advocate
for an inclusive culture in support of the strategic
directions of the College. This will be achieved by
fulfilling the College’s vision for equity and supporting
innovations that stimulate and advance diversity and
inclusion within the College and our community.
Predicted Results for the College:
• PACE survey results around workplace and
student diversity remain above the norm.
• Reduced Graduation Rate achievement
gap among racial groups.
• Reduced Successful Gateway Course Completion
Rate achievement gap among racial groups.
• Diversity and equity for all students is embraced
through effective access, wrap around services,
teaching and learning, and credential completion.
• Increased percentage of students of color
enrolled in and completing programs that have
a median starting wage higher than the overall
median starting wage of NWTC programs.
• Demonstrated multiculturalism of
curriculum in 100% of programs.
• Decreased gap between the percentage of
students of color and the percentage of the
College workforce of color, at all levels.
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The team will contribute to the
predicted results by:
• Working closely with the director of
Diversity and Inclusion to provide leadership
on diversity matters for the College.
• Developing annual action plan items focusing
on indicators that are aligned with the
diversity and equity activities identified
in the College’s strategic directions.
• Evaluating and advising the College on the
NWTC’s Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Five-Year Plan to promote campus-
wide cooperation and participation.
• Consulting with divisions/departments on
projects and the creation of activities on
their Team Action Plans specific to enhancing
an inclusive college environment.
• Enhancing community collaborations
that support the intellectual and growth
interests of the College in the area of
diversity, equity, and inclusion.
NWTC is committed to the core principles
of diversity and inclusion, to the policies and
practices that ensure equitable consideration and
opportunity in education and employment, and to
a culture that embraces a multiplicity of talents,
knowledge, beliefs, abilities and experiences.