Sacramento State Women's Resource Center 2010 Goals

 

·      Confront sexism

 

·      Promote gender equity

 

·      Increase student awareness and understanding of the contributions, opportunities and barriers facing women in our society.

 

 

Objective 1: 70% of students who participate in WRC activities will indicate an increased understanding of the contributions, opportunities and barriers facing women in contemporary society.

 

Rationale: In support of this goal the WRC plans the following:

·Schedule lectures by women who are outstanding in their fields.

·Sponsor monthly series of films by and/or about women and contemporary women’s issues.

·Engage in social activism around women’s issues.

 

Possible Measures:

·      General survey of participants (students, faculty, and staff) to measure satisfaction with the activity

·      Focused survey of participants in one or two major activities to measure the impact of the activity on understanding the contributions, opportunities and barriers facing women in contemporary society

·      Survey of participating faculty to measure their perception of the impact of the activity on students that attended one or two major activities.
 

·      Analysis of reflective essays prepared as extra credit to measure the impact of the “noon movies” program 

 

Objective 2: 70% of students who participate in WRC activities will demonstrate an increased understanding of the issues and dynamics involved in violence towards women.

 

Rationale: In support of this goal the Center plans the following:

·      Offer multimedia classroom presentations on sexual assault and intimate partner violence throughout the academic year.

·      Examine issues involved in sexual assault.

·      Explore the cycle of violence.

 

Possible Measures:

·      Survey of participating students to measure student awareness of issues and dynamics involved in violence toward women (either pre/post or only post test)

·      Percentage of correct responses to test items (from classroom exams) that relate to information provided in the presentation.
 

·      Survey of participating faculty to measure their perception of the impact of the presentation on student awareness of the issues and dynamics involved in violence toward women.
 

Objective 3: 70% of students who participate in PRIDE Programs will demonstrate an increased understanding of the issues and dynamics that affect the LGBTIAQQ community on campus.

 

Rationale: In support of this goal the program plans the following:

·      Offer classroom presentations by panels of students from the Queer Community.

·      Examine issues affecting the LGBTIAQQ community.

·      Explore the culture intra-group diversity.

 

Possible Measures:

·      Survey of participating students to measure student awareness of issues and dynamics that affect the LGTIAQQ community (either pre/post or only post test).

·      Percentage of correct responses to test items (from classroom exams) that relate to information provided in the presentation
 

·      Survey of participating faculty to measure their perception of the impact of the presentation on student awareness of the issues and dynamics that affect the LGTIAQQ community
 

Objective 4: Build a welcoming campus by developing and implementing a Safe Zone Program that will foster respect for human difference, inclusiveness, and a richly diverse community

 

Rationale: In support of this goal the Center plans the following:

·      Create 25 safe zones

·      Develop competence of issues related to coming out, bisexual people, trans people, and inter-sex people

·      Understanding of heterosexism and phobias.

·      Knowledge of available resources.

·      Understanding of individual responsibility in everyday actions.

 

Possible Measures:

·      Tally of the number of sessions offered and attendance at each session.

·      Tally of the number of Safe Zones created with the objective to develop 25 Safe Zones by Spring 2006.

·      Tally of the demographics of allies to measure diversity of the Safe Zone program.

·      Survey of participants to measure the allies’ understanding/competence regarding issues covered in the program (either pre/post or only post test).

·      Post training survey to measure the allies’ satisfaction with the training program.

·      Follow-up survey (1 semester after training) to measure the allies’ perception of the effectiveness of the program and problems/issues encountered.

 

This objective was achieved in Spring 2006. Twenty-five safe zones have been developed. The Center is currently evaluating the status of the program and new objectives will be developed for the Safe Zone Program at a later time.

 

Possible objective: Support the cultivation of a welcoming campus environment through the further development and implementation of the Safe Zone Program to foster an increased respect for human difference, inclusiveness, and a richly diverse community.