Equity Aspirations

Students, faculty, and staff of all identities will thrive through high-quality experiences and excellent outcomes.

Examples of high-quality experiences include:

For students –

High-impact academic practices (such as off-campus study, internships, learning communities, and mentored undergraduate research)
Co-curricular engagement (such as student organizations, residence life, athletics, music ensembles, and programming offered by various college Centers)
Engagement across differences in identity (such as racial/ethnic, religious, political viewpoints, gender, sexual orientation)

For faculty and staff –

Professional development opportunities
Engagement with one or more mentors
Engagement across differences in identity (such as racial/ethnic, religious, political viewpoints, gender, sexual orientation)

Examples of excellent outcomes include:

For students –

Retention/persistence
The accomplishment of the STOGoals (St. Olaf’s institutional-level goals for student learning and development)
Graduation
“First-destination” outcomes (being employed, pursuing further education, or being engaged in full-time service within a year of graduation)

For faculty and staff –

Additional details about our goals for increasing equity in the experiences and outcomes of our students, faculty, and staff are available in the St. Olaf Strategic Plan. Data about our progress in achieving our equity goals is available in the St. Olaf Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dashboards.