2010-11 Department/School/College Diversity Plan - Electrical and Computer 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 | Maintain or increase number of women faculty | Diversity committee review of all faculty applications from identifiable women and minorities | Department Chair, Search Committee Chair | Weekly | Diversity committee will have budget for 2010-2011 | ||
| Increase number of minority faculty | Recruit graduate students from Puerto Rican universities | Department Chair | Ongoing | ||||
| For Students | Double percentage of women electrical engineering undergraduates | Calling campaign of accepted women students by current women students | Academic Advisor, Diversity Committee Chair | Currently mid-February by phone | Diversity committee will have budget for 2010-2011 | Consider student mentors for email contact ongoing as admitted, recognize mentors | |
| Double percentage of women computer engineering undergraduates | Letter to all women applicants with small gift (USB stick) | Department Chair | Within two weeks of acceptance | Logistical problem to be solved | |||
| Improve enrollment from local women students | Partner with SWE and Girl Scouts to introduce engineering to middle school students | Diversity Committee &40;Glen&41; | Early fall | ||||
| Improve experience for enrolled women students | Hold lunch discussion for women early each semester | Diversity Committee | Third week of semester | ||||
| Double percentage of ECE women graduate students | Diversity committee review of all applications from identifiable women and minorities | Diversity Committee | Weekly | ||||
| Increase number of minority graduate students | Recruit graduate students from Puerto Rican universities | Graduate Committee/Diversity Committee | Ongoing | ||||
| For Staff | Search for nontraditional staff members as openings occur | Executive committee | As openings occur | Diversity committee will have budget for 2010-2011 |