Rationale for Objective: Supportive community (Improve)

Alumni satisfaction with tolerance and respect for opposing viewpoints has improved in the past three alumni surveys. The increasing diversity of the student body and ongoing commitment of college resources to improving the campus climate for diversity may have contributed to these indications of improvement. In the face of rapid increases in tuition and a decline in the availability of state aid, and with increasing diversity in state demographics, Evergreen remains committed to accessibility for its Washington residents. Evergreen will endeavor to sustain grant aid as a percentage of total cost of attendance to maintain access for low- and middle-income Washington undergraduates, and Evergreen will continue its institutional commitment to the recruitment, retention and support of diverse faculty, staff and students. These commitments will be maintained in the face of budget cuts, which drive greater dependence on nonresident recruitment and higher tuition revenues. Representation of people of color, veterans and persons with disabilities will be tracked to facilitate research into diversity relative to the workforce and state population. The proportion of faculty and staff in these categories will be compared to the proportion of students in traditionally underserved populations in order to work toward the most supportive environment for student success.

Summary of Indicators for Core Theme 4, Objective 2 (PDF)

• Indicator 1: Alumni satisfaction: Different or opposing viewpoints
• Indicator 2: Grant aid
• Indicator 3: People of color
• Indicator 4: Reported disabilities
• Indicator 5: Veterans

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