The purpose of this audit/assessment project is to evaluate our current monograph collection through a diversity lens in order to:
The assessment is primarily retrospective (what do we have?), but also provides direction and guidance on how we might improve our collections going forward (what should we get?).
This project was started in Spring 2020 and is updated annually.
Equal Opportunity
The University of West Florida is firmly committed to equal opportunity and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
The University of West Florida is committed to ensuring that each member of the University community is permitted to work and learn in an environment which is free from discrimination and harassment based on protected classes.
(source: UWF Equal Opportunity Office)
This assessment project directly supports the UWF Strategic Plan, 2022-2027.
Specifically, the following Strategic Directions:
7.1 Maintain a welcoming, inclusive, equitable and respectful environment for employees, students, visitors and service partners.
7.2 Ensure a commitment to open-minded and tolerant civil discourse.
Protected Classes at UWF:
Age, Color, Disability, Gender, Gender Identity, Marital Status, National Origin, Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Veteran Status
(source: UWF Equal Opportunity Office)
Campus and Community Population Demographics
|
Population 1 |
UWF |
Escambia Co. |
Tri-County |
Florida |
U.S. |
|
Male |
39.52% |
49.2% |
50.3% |
49.1% |
49.5% |
|
Female |
60.48% |
50.8% |
49.7% |
50.9% |
50.5% |
|
White |
58.38% |
68.8% |
78.4% |
76.7% |
75.3% |
|
Black/African American |
11.08% |
22.6% |
13.2% |
16.9% |
13.7% |
|
American Indian/Alaskan Native |
0.33% |
0.9% |
0.9% |
0.6% |
1.3% |
|
Asian |
3.47% |
3.5% |
3.1% |
3.2% |
6.4% |
|
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
0.22% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
|
Hispanic/Latino |
12.69% |
7% |
8.5% |
27.4% |
19.5% |
|
Two or more races |
5.35% |
3.9% |
4.2% |
2.5% |
3.1% |
|
Disabled, under age 65 |
5% 2 |
12.2% |
11.4% |
8.7% |
8.9% |
|
Foreign born 3 |
3.74% 4 |
5.3% |
6.1% |
21.1% |
13.7% |
|
Language other than English |
n/a |
7.7% |
8.6% |
29.9% |
21.7% |
|
Persons in poverty |
4% 5 |
16.4% |
11.3% |
12.7% |
11.5% |
|
LGBT |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
5.4% 6 |
5.5% 7 |
|
Transgender |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0.55% 8 |
0.5% 9 |
1 unless otherwise noted, UWF data comes from Fall 2023 enrollment data: UWF Enrollment; unless otherwise noted, Escambia Co, Santa Rosa Co, Okaloosa Co, Florida, and U.S. data comes from: U.S. Census Bureau Quickfacts - Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Okaloosa County (July 1, 2023) - accessed August 2, 2024
2 5.66% of student body identifies as having a disability (UWF 2020 HEED application)
3 includes both naturalized and non-U.S. citizens
4 non-resident alien (international students)
5 4% of student body identifies as low-income (UWF 2019 HEED application); 30% of students receive financial aid (2018/2019 Common Data Set)
6 Florida - 898,000 (5.4%) of adults are LGBT (December 2023)
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/adult-lgbt-pop-us/
7 U.S. - 13.9 million (5.5%) of adults are LGBT (December 2023)
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/adult-lgbt-pop-us/
8 Florida - 94,900 (0.55%) of American adults 18+ identify as transgender (June 2022)
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-adults-united-states/
9 U.S. - 1.3 million (.5%) of American adults identify as transgender (June 2002)
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-adults-united-states/
Diversity can involve a number of factors, including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, culture, language, socioeconomic status, veteran status, religion, politics, age, neurodiversity, and physical abilities.
This baseline assessment focuses on the following themes:
Not included in this assessment:
