IT Engagement and Belonging

Standing with our diverse campus community

It is a community that is indicative of our rich cultural landscape. From Orange County residents to our international students, each member of this community is what makes Cal State Fullerton the renowned institution that it is.

IT is dedicated to creating an environment that welcomes diversity, inspires engagment and builds a sense of belonging. We have set forth diversity goals, which are constantly monitored and evaluated, to improve our practices in managing inclusive excellence. We hope this page helps showcase some of the strides we have taken to uphold the tenants of engagement and belonging.

Our individual experiences and stories build the structure that is academic and personal excellence. By talking with, listening to, and sharing stories, we can better understand the world around us. Together as a community, we use this knowledge to spur innovation, transformation, and create a better tomorrow.

Engagement & Belonging Action Plan

In Information Technology, we advocate practices to:

• Ensure search committees are inclusive in their demographic characteristics as well and in their expertise
• Advertise on diverse job boards
• Mandate Cultural Competency 101 Training for new employees
• Bring awareness to our use inclusive language to bring everyone into the group and exclude no one
• Participate in educational programing led by HRIE
• Commit to  The EDUCAUSE Guide to Technology, Leadership and Culture
• Monitor and evaluate goals and achievement to improve our practices in managing engagement and belonging

Inclusive Organizational Excellence

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging is at the core of who we are, as highlighted in  Goal 3 of the IT Strategic Plan. We recognize and celebrate the diversity amongst us. Goal 3 objectives include:

1. Examine the existing IT climate to identify and implement engagement strategies.
2. Broaden the current professional development program.
3. Establish workplace transparency across the Division.
4. Advance ubiquitous communication within IT and across the University.

Inclusive Leadership Development Overview

• Leadership Assessment
• Survey
• Ongoing Sessions
• Action Planning
• Finalize Plan

Demographics of IT Ethnicity

• Asian - 44%
• Black/African American - 7%
• Hispanic/Latino - 11%
• American Indian/Alaska Native - 1%
• Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander - 1%
• Not Specified - 5%
• Two or More Ethnicities/Race - 1%
• White - 30%

Demographics of IT Gender

• Female - 31%
• Male - 69%