Executive LEarning Series on Equity & Empowerment (ELSEE)

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The ELSEE brings together educational administrators, professors, and students from across Oregon to delve into meaningful discourse surrounding racial equity, social justice, and the application of an equity lens in the work we do across K12 schools and institutions of higher education. Individual campus participants put together a cohort of 5-6 campus representatives to form a collaborative with other campus cohorts and together participate in a yearlong course that meets once monthly to discuss the dynamics and systems of power, privilege and oppression and how they affect us individually and as a collective.

​The overall objective of the ELSEE is directly related to Campus Compact's mission and vision - to convene and support the work of educational institutions individually and collectively to improve their practice around institutional equity, collaborative learning, and community engagement to respond effectively to a racially diverse and changing Oregon; and encourage our members to provide inclusive and equitable learning opportunities that strengthen communities and empower our students to be agents for positive change.
The fourth cohort of the ELSEE runs September 2018 - June 2019. The following institutions are participating this year:

  • Concordia University - Portland - second team!
  • Green River College - Auburn, WA - second team!
  • The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) - Salem - second team!
  • Mt. Hood Community College - Gresham - third team!
  • National University of Natural Medicine - Portland - new! 
  • Umpqua Community College - Roseburg - second team!
Teams of faculty, staff and students from these six institutions join together on a year-long exploration of how higher education can transform outcomes for students of color as well as create more inclusive environments which benefit all students. By using an equity and empowerment lens to critically analyze our decision making processes, programs, investments, and individual capacities for change, Campus Compact works to increase capacity of all participants to lead equity efforts.

For ELSEE Participants

Session agendas and readings will be uploaded each month in a blog format. If the session was a webinar, this will be recorded and posted here as well. Please email any suggested readings to mila@oregoncampuscompact.org


Foundational Documents
Balajee, Sonali S., et al., (2012). Equity and Empowerment Lens (Racial Justice Focus). Portland, OR: Multnomah County
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The Coalition of Communities of Color (2013). Culturally Responsive Protocol. Portland, OR.

Session Archives
ELSEE Cohort 1: 2015-2016
Chemeketa Community College
Marylhurst University
Pacific University
Portland Community College
Portland State University
Southern Oregon University
Umpqua Community College
Warner Pacific College
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​ELSEE Cohort 2: 2016-2017
Blue Mountain Community College
Chemeketa Community College
Concordia University
Mt. Hood Community College
Oregon Coast Community College
Warner Pacific College

ELSEE Cohort 3: 2017-2018
Green River College
Higher Education Coordinating Commission
Mt. Hood Community College
Warner Pacific University
​Willamette University