Social Justice

Delgado's Social Justice Mission Statement

Convene, encourage, and engage in dialogue among students, faculty, and staff to discuss race, social justice, and equality.

Goals

Goal 1: Send out social justice survey.

Work with student groups (SGA and other organizations) as well faculty (department chairs and deans) to roll out survey.
Survey can be featured/promoted on Delgado's website, by email and/or in Canvas to help get the most responses.

Goal 2: Establish social justice website/page.

Gather content (videos, links, resources).
Build site (calendar, etc.) - use survey results to ensure focal areas are covered.
Soft launch/test.
Fully rollout site to Delgado community.
Establish best practices for updating content (remain relevant and keep up with current events).

Goal 3: Establish social justice related training opportunities for faculty.

Sensitivity training (with a particular focus on LGBTQ+)
Race
Gender (work with W.I.S.E)

Goal 4: Develop additional student groups and/or work with existing groups (and offices) that have a social justice focus.

Research student groups and establish connections.
Establish point of contacts with all social justice related instructors/professors/staff/offices etc.

Goal 5: Establish programming that can be launched/facilitated virtually (if needed) or in person.

Develop a Social Justice Book Club, Panel Discussions, Speaker Series, Documentary Series, etc. (potential for extra credit).
Develop list of social justice related months to tie programming around.
Ensure all programs are inclusive of all campuses as well as online learners.

Goal 6: Establish best practices and/or resources for bringing social justice related topics to the classroom to foster deeper understanding.

Work with deans, department chairs and/or lead instructors/professors to develop resources and content to share with departments.
Establish ways to track what students have learned (essay contests, additional surveys, round table discussions, etc.)