The Look of Diversity at Lane

Lane's Diversity Plan presents a vision for diversity and incorporates best practices in the area of diversity strategic planning. Lane is the only community college in Oregon with positions of a Chief Diversity Officer and Ethnic Studies Coordinator and one of the few colleges in the state with a Diversity Council as part of the governing plan to oversee institutional diversity efforts.

Recent diversity accomplishments include:

• Continuing and increasing support for Rites of Passage program for diverse populations
• Ensuring collaboration of outreach to diverse students in high schools and middle schools with representatives of diverse populations
• Creating support for international women students
• Expanding non-traditional programming for women
• Increasing the recruitment area for classified staff
• Increasing promotion of open positions
• Extending recruitment processes periods
• Communicating Lane's complaint processes to community
• Continuing developing courses that will fulfill the ethnic, gender, and cultural diversity graduation requirement
• Continuing the development of the Transitions programs
• American Indian language program
• Providing fair and equitable compensation for translation/interpretation services
• Increasing services/opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students
• Incorporation of Diversity as a Core Value.
• Spanish language College Online Policy and Procedure System
• A Racism Free Zone
• English as a Second Language relocation to Main Campus
• Fundraising for the Long House Project
• Updating of Discrimination and Harassment Procedures, Policies and Posters
• Inclusion of Diversity Components within In-Services
• American with Disabilities Act/504 Committee Meetings and Public Forum
• 10th Successful Year of Rites of Passage Program
• Integration of diversity values within Reading Together project
• Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and The Bible, Local Clergy Speak Out - series of interfaith panel discussions looking at inclusion issues in faith communities.
• Diversity efforts by many college units, including the President's Office.

Lane has taken a leadership role in responding to the needs of a diverse population including:

• ASLCC Multicultural Committee
• Center for Accessible Resources
• Ethnic Studies
• International Student Program
• Lane en español
• Native American Program
• Programming and support for student groups provided by the Multicultural Center
• Women's Programs, including Transitions to Success Displaced Homemaker/Single Parent Program