Michigan Technological University

Institutional Diversity

Board Pillars: Educate, Influence, Fund Raising

Educate for Diversity

  • Benchmark with other universities
  • Provide orientation for new board members
  • Mentor key people / Michigan Tech
  • Assist with recruitment and retention
  • Identify promising students with aptitude in STEM subjects **
  • Keep Michigan Tech advised on corporations and current trends
  • Advise on best practices
  • Leverage partnerships with other Michigan Tech departments/organizations
  • Actively market diversity and performance review strategies

Influence for Diversity

  • Work with Michigan Tech students, faculty, and deans to connect with corporations, internships, networking opportunities, speakers (focus/topics) **
  • Meet with faculty, deans, department chairs, and students during CAB meeting (fall & spring)
  • Use community – government/state and education meeting (planning)
  • Use focus groups
  • Ask deans for input
  • Provide corporate internships/co-ops/other opportunities **
  • Actively market diversity and performance review strategies

Fund for Diversity

  • Private support for scholarships through corporations, individuals, and other sources **
  • Provide co-ops and internships **
  • Engage alumni in giving toward diversity
  • Develop annual events (i.e. GLI, golf outings, etc.)
  • Identify foundation support – include community foundations
  • Host small activities
  • Help connect Michigan Tech with people and corporations **
  • Provide proposal support as partners

** Board priorities for President Mroz

Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer.

Institutional Diversity

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