Diversity Plan

In 1995, the Lane Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE) committee, comprised of 30 Lane students, staff and community representatives, adopted a Lane Diversity Plan. A Diversity Team was created to ensure implementation of the plan as well as to expand the area of diversity concerns to be addressed by the college. The 1995 Diversity Plan primarily focused on four racial/ethnic groups and women.

The expanded and updated 2003 - 2008 Diversity Plan (.pdf requires Adobe Reader) includes additional areas such as age, language, cultural competency, disabilities, social class, sexual orientation and religious diversity. It presents a vision for diversity at Lane and incorporates best practices in the area of diversity strategic planning. In 2004, the Diversity Council was created as part of Lane's 2004 governance plan. The Diversity Council oversees the development and prioritization of the Diversity Plan.

Lane's Diversity plan has a social justice framework guiding diversity efforts so that issues of privilege, oppression and discrimination are recognized and addressed. An essential part of the vision is that diversity change should be inclusive in nature, and not exclusive. Additionally, diversity should be everyone's responsibility and all staff should have the capacity to create educational and work environments that are safe and respectful.