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P.E.A.C.E. Framework

The P.E.A.C.E. (Proficiency, Education, Advocacy, Civility, and Equity) framework is comprehensive, flexible, and designed to provide our campus with a sustainable and attainable format for incorporating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging into the Roanoke College fiber.

Proficiency

This dimension refers to developing knowledge, competence, skill-building, and assessment and applying it to students, faculty, staff, administrators, alums, visitors and all of our learners. It provides training and engagement that builds confidence and understanding of the College's needs and essential elements for creating an inclusive environment. Processes like recruitment, retention, and professional development become more impactful the more proficient the community becomes in being mindful. Assessment must assist in measuring satisfaction, improvement opportunities, and campus climate.

Education

This dimension refers to the campus's programming efforts, provision of resources for the community, positive engagement, and experiential learning. Processes like student orientation, student leadership sessions, lectures, workshops, conferences, and resources on the campus website assist in continued education for the campus community. Projects with faculty and staff and outside agencies enrich the education and knowledge of the campus.

Advocacy

This dimension refers to the outreach, support for causes, and the development of knowledge communities that allow for the connection to the outside community of the campus but promote advocacy and building of allyships and support for curricular and co-curricular endeavors. Examples would be working with underrepresented students in the local school districts, supporting conservation and environmental causes, and establishing mentorships and civic engagements.

Civility

This dimension refers to the campus's well-being, including investing in the value of civil discourse and citizenship toward creating an environment where students, faculty, and staff feel that they belong and can thrive. Programs and opportunities that engage the campus in difficult conversations, healthy debate, and robust freedom of expression that encourage learning are applicable.

Equity

This dimension focuses on equity, fundamental fairness, impartiality, and justice. Processes like policy review, review of operational standards that promote access and equity, and standard appropriateness are essential in this dimension.