Individual Cultural Competency Posted on October 9th, 2009 by Barb Larson Taylor

Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force:

Assess and develop individual cultural competency throughout campus and the Board of Trustees.

Additional explanation:

Because the value of diversity is recognized as part of the mission of Gustavus, the entire Gustavus community must recognize and remain current in this commitment. Encourage trustees, faculty, staff, and students to take an assessment such as the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) online and create their own individual action plan with the assistance of Gustavus staff who are certified in the IDI instrument. This would involve identifying many more on-campus people being certified.

This recommendation was placed in the Cultural Perspectives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language:

Assess and develop individual cultural competency throughout campus and among the Board of Trustees.

This recommendation was placed is Tier 2 and is being monitored by the Provost and Dean of the College.