Provost’s Department Chairs Leadership Workshop

1. Provost’s Department Chairs Leadership Workshop January 11, 2007 Dr. Nancy ‘Rusty’ Barceló Vice President and Vice Provost for Equity and Diversity

2. Office of the Vice President and Vice Provost for Equity and Diversity • Disability Services • Office for Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Ally Programs Office • Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence • Office for University Women

3. What is Diversity? Diversity includes race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, and socioeconomic status.

4. Statistical Snapshots Current Statistics on Faculty and Staffby Gender and Ethnicity Source: University of Minnesota Institutional Research and Reporting, Fall 2006

5. Faculty and Staff Counts by GenderTwin Cities Campus

6. Faculty and Staff Counts by EthnicityTwin Cities Campus

7. The Office of the Vice President and Vice Provost for Equity and Diversity The Office for Equity and Diversity is committed to providing system-wide leadership in addressing inequities, and by using diversity as a tool, helping to transform the University to reflect the excellence it seeks.

8. Our Goal Become a national model for achieving institutional excellence by infusing the core values of equity and diversity into teaching, learning, research, and service.

9. Our Vision Enrich human experience through understanding, respecting and capitalizing on the strengths of diverse experiences and perspectives.

10. Our Mission • Create a University committed, not only to access for diverse students, faculty, and staff, but also to active engagement that supports their success; • Comprehensively prepare students to live and work in a diverse world; and • Develop an interdisciplinary community of scholars to enhance exchange of ideas and develop new knowledge to address local and world issues.

11. Our Guiding Principles • Diversity is everyone’s responsibility. • Diversity does not mean assimilation; rather, it means finding common ground while also respecting difference. • Diversity is not an issue to confront every few years, but a tool for achieving excellence. • Diversity requires new models and structures as well as linking theory with practice.

12. Office for Equity and Diversity - Initiatives and Programs • Diversity Strategic Plan • University-wide Diversity Council • Bridge to Excellence Program for summer 2007 • Transgender Commission • Review of academic progress and status of multicultural students • University Women of Color

13. Office for Equity and Diversity - Initiatives and Programs - Continued • Community Meetings • Accessibility Institute • Diversity Research Institute • “Lunch with Rusty” • Klaeber Court Instructional Center • Working with K-12 Consortium • Working on recruitment and awareness to reduce the number of undeclared majors

14. Office for Equity and Diversity - Resources • Recruiting resources • Guidance for effective and legally compliant searches • Information and assistance with compliance concerning accommodations and accessibility for students, faculty, and staff with disabilities • Information for GLBT students, faculty, and staff

15. Office for Equity and Diversity - Resources - Continued • Academic, career, and personal support for multicultural students • Programming and support for university women • Women’s Faculty Cabinet • Faculty Development and Opportunities • Faculty Bridge Funds • The President's Multicultural Research Awards • Diversity Through the Disciplines • President’s Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Program

16. Statistical Snapshots Current Statistics on Students by Gender and Ethnicity Source: University of Minnesota Institutional Research and Reporting, Fall 2006

17. Undergraduate Student Counts by GenderTwin Cities Campus

18. Undergraduate Student Counts by EthnicityTwin Cities Campus

19. Graduate Student Counts by Gender Twin Cities Campus

20. Graduate Student Counts by EthnicityTwin Cities Campus