Diversity Initiative: Building Understanding through Benchmarking, Education and Conversation

1. Diversity Initiative: Building Understanding through Benchmarking, Education and Conversation

2. Northland Community and Technical College • December 2001 - Chancellor McCormick visit to campus. • January 2002 - Dolores Fridge and Raul Ramos focus visit to campus. • Focus Group meetings. • Focus Group Summary and Recommendations. • February 2002 - Diversity Task Force. • Task Force Membership

3. Diversity Task Force • Short Term Goals • Develop mission statement • Speakers for employee/student development • Develop community and college involvement initiative • Develop a tutor/mentor program with the local School District • Review Registered Nurse application process

4. Diversity Task Force Mission Statement: “Although we are many faces and voices that are destined to be heard, our mission unites us to achieve: intellectual growth, personal fulfillment, career success, active student and employee involvement in the learning process, and a community and curriculum enriched by multicultural perspectives, through a lifetime of learning”.

5. Diversity Task Force • Long Term Goals • Research and promote development of new curriculum • Develop and implement a community and college involvement initiative • Develop a tutor/mentor program with the local School District • Actively recruit minorities into programs (student and employee)

6. Diversity Task Force – Subcommittees • Curriculum • Community and College Initiative • Tutor/Mentor Program and Student Organization • Recruitment

7. Curriculum Subcommittee Accomplishments • For an institution the size of Northland, the sub-committee found that a large enough number of classes are offered in this area. However, a more concerted effort to offer those classes on a regular basis could be made. • Diversity Resources Library

8. Community and College Involvement Initiative Subcommittee Accomplishments • January 2002 – Recruiting & Retention Student Panel. • August 2002 – Tim Wise presentation at Duty Day activities for employees. • December 2002 – Traditions dinner on campus. • December 2002 – Meeting with local Law Enforcement. • January 2003 – Jermaine Davis presentation at Duty Day activities for employees. Included a student discussion panel.

9. Community and College Involvement Initiative Subcommittee Accomplishments • March 2003 – Jermaine Davis return to campus (employees and students). • April 2003 – Noel Levitz Student Satisfaction Survey. • May 2003 – Northwest Minnesota Foundation Workshop.

10. Tutor/Mentor Program & Student Organization Subcommittee Accomplishments • Umoja • Unity in Education

11. Recruitment • Employee recruitment challenges • Lack of turnover • Budget • Development of online recruitment questionnaire. • Development of database

12. Recruitment • Student Recruitment • Recruiters schedule to include: • Leech Lake • White Earth • UND – All Nations Pow-wow • MSU-M – Indian Awareness Week • Student Retention • President Gunderson Luncheon

13. Future Direction • Curriculum • Expand Diversity Resources Library • Community & College Involvement • Summer 2003 • Summer Institute in Portland, Oregon. • Fall 2003 • Presentation for Employee In-Service by Amy A. Bergstrom, Director of American Indian Teacher Corps Program, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College • Presentation for Students • Spring 2004 • Presentation for Employee In-Service. • Presentation for Students.

14. Future Direction • Tutor/Mentor Program • Expand to Middle School • Expand to High School • Big Brother/Big Sister • Recruitment/Retention • Fall 2003 – Community (Chamber, City of TRF, etc.) reception for student athletes. • Traditions Celebration.

15. Traditions CelebrationDecember 2002

16. Contact Us • Shari Olson • Dean of Outreach and Innovation • Telephone (218) 681-0869 • E-mail solson@nctc.mnscu.edu • Becky Holthusen • Director of Human Resources • Telephone (218) 681-0844 • E-mail bholthusen@nctc.mnscu.edu