2007-08 Department/School/College Diversity Plan - Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
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.
Past Plans as PDFs: 2007-2008
| 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 | Increase faculty awareness of diversity and how they can contribute to Michigan Tech's diversity goals | Include professional development activities related to diversity in the Vita Update | WW Predebon and DJ Michalek | AY2007-08 | Goal of 80% participation | ||
| Increase number of applicants from URGs in the pool for faculty positions (requirement of a diverse pool is considered standard operating procedure in ME-EM) | Develop a plan in consultation with the Research Committee | WW Predebon and ME-EM Research Committee | AY2007-08 | ||||
| Improve mentoring experience to facilitate faculty success | Establish annual meetings with untenured faculty to discuss their mentoring experience Seek input from FDC regarding a possible role for mentors in the promotion and tenure process | WW Predebon and ME-EM Research Committee | AY2007-08 | ||||
| For Students | Understand diversity issues related to graduate students and graduate student enrollment in ME-EM | Study the issue by collecting benchmark data, conducting surveys, etc. | CR Friedrich and ME-EM Research Committee | AY2007-08 | |||
| Make ME-EM more attractive to undergraduate students from URGs | Increase the diversity of Capstone Design projects Develop Explorations that are more relevant/interesting to students from URGs Work with other units in the University to determine the reasons that students from URGs do not enroll in ME-EM at Michigan Tech | CD Van Karsen, ME-EM Academic Advisors, and ME-EM Curriculum Committee | AY2007-08 | ||||
| For Staff | Increase staff awareness of diversity and how they can contribute to Michigan Tech's diversity goals | Include professional development activity or training opportunity related to diversity in annual staff portfolio | WW Predebon and PF Zenner | AY2007-08 |