Department/School/College Diversity Plan - Biomedical Engineering
Please describe the most significant activities you will implement, expand, or continue. These short and long term objectives and activities should result in increased diversity and/or the development of a more inclusive unit and campus climate. Your plan should support Michigan Tech in accomplishing its short and long term diversity goals.
| Specific Objective | Activity Description | Person(s) responsible for this objective | Timeline | Internal Dollars to be allocated | External Dollars to be sought | Other Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Faculty | Create environment to retain new female faculty | Clean, paint and remove and replace contaminated hood | Department Chair | Immediately or as soon as possible | From start-up package | N/A | N/A |
| Recruit new female or underrepresented faculty member | Search for appropriate individual | Department Chair | During Academic Year 2007-8 | To be determined | To be determined | Start-up funds need to be found | |
| For Students | Maintain high number of female students | Encourage female potential students to apply and matriculate | All members of Department | All year | None | None | Chair and faculty should spend time with prospective students during on-site visit |
| Increase number of underrepresented ethnic group students | Be available to meet with prospective students and to travel to where they are if necessary | Chair and other faculty | Academic year | Travel funds (~$2,500) | None | ||
| For Staff | Not an issue because we have only one staff member so there can be no diversity by definition |