More Diverse Applicant Pools and Better Processes

Our students deserve to be seen in the faculty and staff they see at the college. We seek to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of our workforce to represent the students that we serve.

We are working to:

Diversify our Application Pools

• Job openings promoted broadly and to a diverse audience
• Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging team works with search committees to review job announcements through an equity framework working reduce bias and barriers  
• The recruitment team participates in regional, diversity-focused job fairs during the year with the intent of attracting and engaging our community to learn about teaching opportunities at Chemeketa

Improve the Process

• Search committee members are required to participate on ongoing trainings
• Interviewees are being assessed through a Intercultural Interviewing Rubric to assess their readiness to serve our diverse community
• Interview questions must assess a candidate's ability to teach a culturally diverse student body, including experience and interest in culturally responsive and anti-racist teaching practices

Continually Improving

• We review hiring trends on a regular basis to address gaps and proactively broaden our applicant pools