Resources and Reporting

Resources & Reporting

This page offers some resources about diversity, equity and social justice at the Toulan School and Portland State University, and identifies reporting options for Toulan School community members.

Resources

Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, General Resources

• TSUSP Conduct and Community Standards Reporting - this form provides a confidential channel for members of the Toulan School community to share concerns about incidents and/or conduct occurring within and beyond the classroom environment.
• BDJ Committee Website: https://www.pdx.edu/urban-studies-planning/equity-tsusp  
• To email the chair of the BDJ committee: uspbdj@pdx.edu (the older email: uspdei@pdx.edu forwards to this newer one)
• The Office for Global Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) is the gateway for reporting all forms of bias, harassment, sexual violence, and retaliation: https://www.pdx.edu/diversity/equity-compliance
• See campus-wide reporting resources on PSU’s Global Diversity and Inclusion site (equity and compliance section): https://www.pdx.edu/diversity/ 
• GDI also offers a variety of educational webinars: https://www.pdx.edu/diversity/diversity-education-learning-webinars 
• GDI’s foundational documents for campus equity work: https://www.pdx.edu/diversity/foundational-resources 
• Contact University Bias Review Team: https://www.pdx.edu/diversity/bias-review-team 

Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, Belonging, Justice and Dignity Committee (more about us here) Public Materials

• Check out our current priorities and recent efforts here.
• USP Annual Tracking of Race/Ethnicity, Sex, and Legacy of Students
• Curriculum Review, June 2020
• Report out on Action Planning and Spring 2018 Focus Groups, Fall 2018

PSU and Beyond Resources on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Faculty (brief list only)

• For assistance with equitable teaching and mentoring, resources include:
  • Office of Academic Innovation at https://oaiplus.pdx.edu/equity-and-inclusion-practices-an-overview/ 
  • ACSP POCIG Spaces for Justice: https://www.spaceforjustice.org/syllabi
  • ACSP Committee on Diversity: https://www.acsp.org/page/CommOnDiversity 
  • Syllabus Gender Balance Tool: https://jlsumner.shinyapps.io/syllabustool/ 
• Consider engaging in campus diversity advocacy work: https://www.pdx.edu/diversity/diversity-advocacy
• Contact the chair of the BDJ committee: uspbdj@pdx.edu   

PSU Resources on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Students (brief list only)

• One or more students has been elected to the Executive Committee for your program (Undergrad, MURP, or Urban Studies Exec); these committees oversee the curriculum. There are also student representatives to the BDJ committee, and two students who sit in on faculty meetings. Contact your student reps if you have questions or concerns about content or learning objectives within required courses, or the program overall. If you are not sure who your student reps are, contact the front desk at askUSP@pdx.edu. 
• If you have a critique or concern (or kudos!) about a course or activity, please try to discuss the matter with the instructor or organizer directly. 
  • You can provide anonymous feedback to instructors on the course evaluation survey at the end of the term; instructors use this information to revise their courses. They are also viewed by the School Director, and the Faculty Evaluation Committee sees summaries of course evaluations during performance reviews.
  • If that does not resolve the matter to your satisfaction, you may contact the School Director.  The director is Greg Schrock (gschrock@pdx.edu).
  • If the School Director cannot address the problem, you may contact the Associate Dean of the College of Urban and Public Affairs, Laura Hickman, lhickman@pdx.edu.
• If you are not comfortable approaching a particular person, please contact your academic program coordinator or a trusted faculty member
  CD Major Coordinator: cdmajor@pdx.edu, currently Matthew Gebhardt (interim)
  • MURP Coordinator: Megan Horst (mhorst@pdx.edu) 
  • Master/PhD of Urban Studies Coordinator: Jennifer Dill (jdill@pdx.edu)
• GDI serves and empowers student populations whose success, retention, academic success, and graduation are most challenged by socio-historical factors and contemporary inequities - see a list of programs here: https://www.pdx.edu/diversity/student-support-programs
• To access a wider range of resources: https://www.pdx.edu/dean-student-life/student-resources