Occidental College Search for the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the CollegeVoluntary Demographic Information Survey

Occidental College invites applicants for employment to provide demographic information to assist the College in its efforts to assess and improve its justice, equity, inclusion, and diversity efforts. Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. You may choose to skip any and all questions in this form.

Recognizing that people do not fit neatly into distinct categories, the questions in this form ask for demographic data for various identity categories. The questions are designed to be as inclusive as possible, while maintaining consistency with the demographic categories that the College is required to report to the federal government for employees; we recognize that these categories can be problematic. Most notably, Latino/Latina/Latinx and Hispanic ethnic identities are grouped together in a question separate from other racial and ethnic identities, and Middle Eastern and North African identities are listed under the White racial category.

The information obtained in this form will be maintained separately from your personally identifiable information (PII) and from your application materials. This information will be treated confidentially, with access restricted to appropriate College personnel, and will be used in accordance with applicable laws, executive orders, and regulations. When reported, data will not identify any specific individual. Internal or external reports or analyses that reference or incorporate identity information from this form will be anonymized and aggregated in order to prevent the identification of individuals.

1.Name(Required.)

2.I understand that completing this form is voluntary(Required.)

Yes

3.Are you Latino/Latina/Latinx or Hispanic? (A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin.)

Yes

4.Select one or more of the following categories that best describe your identity:

Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of East, South, or Southeast Asia (Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino/a/x, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Pakistani, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Asian not listed).

Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa (African, African American, Caribbean, Black or African American not listed).

Native American or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment (Alaska Native, Apache, Cherokee, Chippewa, Choctaw, Navajo, Sioux, Native American or Alaskan Native not listed).

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands (excluding the Philippines).

White – European: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe (English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scottish, Swedish, Ukrainian, White-European not listed).

White – MENA: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Middle East or North Africa (MENA) (Ashkenazi Jewish, Arab, Armenian, Egyptian, Iranian, Iraqi, Israeli, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian).

5.Gender - please select the option(s) that best describe your identity

Female

Gender non-binary/nonconforming/or fluid

Male

6.Do you identify as Transgender?

Yes

7.Sexual Orientation: Do you identify as LGBQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual/aromantic, plus)?

Yes

9.Are you a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service?

Yes

First-Generation College Student
A first-generation college student is defined as any of the following:

A person who attends or attended college whose birth or adoptive parents did not receive a baccalaureate degree;
A person who, prior to the age of 18, regularly resided with and received support from only one parent, and whose supporting parent did not receive a baccalaureate degree;
A person who, prior to the age of 18, did not regularly reside with or receive support from a birth or an adoptive parent

10.Are (or were) you a first-generation college student?

Yes