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Gateway Technical College began in 1911 as America’s first publicly funded technical college, preparing students to achieve their academic and professional goals. Their hands-on training in over 70 programs of study prepares 21,000 students annually to enter new careers or advance their current ones. Gateway values and serves students and communities in Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties through a nationally recognized approach to career and technical education.
Gateway Technical College was selected as a featured institution for its comprehensive and holistic approach to diversity, equity and inclusion that has been embedded throughout their institutional and educational efforts. In addition, Gateway Technical College is the home institution of one of the 2021 NCORE Scholars.
GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
STATEMENT ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
STATEMENT ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
We are committed to providing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and working environment to enhance the Gateway experience for all students and staff.
We value diverse perspectives, strengths, contributions, backgrounds, and cultures.
We provide resources to each person according to their individual needs so they can overcome barriers and challenges to their success.
We strive to create a sense of belonging where everyone can live authentic lives without concern of negatively impacting their opportunities for success.
To maintain a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, each member of the Gateway community is charged to honor differences and to treat everyone with care and respect.
Fighting for what is right
"I am confident that if we, as a community and as a nation, want to live our lives as a free society, then we must take the necessary steps to change the systemic culture of racism."
- Bryan Albrecht, EdD, President & CEO of Gateway Technical College
To read Dr. Albrecht OpEd Fighting for what is right
Sustained Conversations on Systemic Racism and Policy Reform
Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts
Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts
A common and shared understanding of inclusive and anti-racist language in order to foster opportunities for community building, belonging, growth and effective communication within and across differences.
Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts has become a model curriculum in advancing inclusive and anti-bias and anti-racist communication within the campus and clinical settings
Embedded in the curriculum of Nursing program, and included as lessons throughout the campus for student and staff development opportunities
Training has extended beyond Gateway to the WTCS office and sister institutions
Pre-Assessment Data
Data showcases an average score of 6.04 from participants prior to engaging in Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts.
Post-Assessment Data
Data showcases an average score of 8.36 from participants post engaging in Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts.
An examination of the data revealed a growth of 2.32 point on average from participants. This is a 34.35% increase in common-language and technique awareness from pre- to post- assessment results.
Focused on Equity in Student Access and Success
Advancing Equity Through Servingness: Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution
Advancing Equity Through Servingness: Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution
Gateway Technical College is an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution with an enrollment of between 15% to 24.9% Hispanic.
During the 2018-2019 academic year, Gateway’s Hispanic student enrollment was at 19.4%
Despite the effects of COVID-19 on national student enrollment and persistence, Gateway increased its student enrollment to 23.1% for the 2019-2020 academic year. Currently, Gateway's Hispanic student FTE is at 23.9%.
Gateway has adopted the philosophy of servingness as defined by the work fo Garcia, Núñez, and Sansone (2019)
produce equitable academic and non-academic outcomes for underrepresented students;
foster positive campus experiences that connect to students’ and employees’ cultural identities and promote a sense of belonging;
integrate culturally responsive practices, policies, decision-making processes, programs, and curricula into the organizational structure; and
connect with external entities, such as national organizations and government offices, to advocate for policies and funding that will support historically marginalized students.
Use Data to Close Equity Gaps
Data Dashboard - Equity
Data Dashboard - Equity
The use of data to inform equity gaps and practices to close the gaps are utilized at Gateway Technical College. Built with the use of Tableu, the data dashboard provides an intersectional analysis of equity gaps. Data, while not exclusive, is important towards making informed decisions and prioritize needs of students to advance equity.
To view the data dashboard Student Retention and Graduation
Review Hiring and Retention Policies
Retention through Building Professional Capacity
Retention through Building Professional Capacity
Gateway Technical College has deployed a comprehensive professional development that provides a catalog of capacity building opportunities, validation of external professional experiences and obtain funding support for conferences. The site maintains a transcript and opportunities to customize professional learning opportunities from leadership, diversity, equity and inclusion, policy, pedagogy, and more.
Increase Transparency
You Belong: Access & Awareness
You Belong: Access & Awareness
Access to information and opportunities for building awareness are cornerstones to diversity, equity and inclusion work. Launched in 2020, Gateway's DEI website theme You Belong provides access to compelling information on the comprehensive initiatives and practices that Gateway champions in the advancement of equity and inclusion.
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