2010-2011 Department/School/College Diversity Plan - Career Services
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 Students | Target non-majority student groups to gain awarness of their career development and job search needs. | Attend group meetings and form a relationship with group leadership to develop a specific career development plan and job search strategy for their members. | James Turnquist and Julie Way | Fall 2011 | |||
| Provide professional publications which address career development issues targeted for non-majority student groups. | Purchase and distribute publications such as "Black Collegian", "Workforce Diversity", "Job Choice (Diversity Edition)", "Women Engineer", and "Minority Engineer". | James Turnquist and Gina Goudge | 3/1/2011 | $500 | Research will be conducted to locate additional publications related to diversity. The purchase of these publications will be predicated upon cost and availablity of funds. | ||
| Develop a website dedicated to diversity issues in career development and the job search process. | Research websites of our benchmark and HCBU institutions. Interview students from non-majority groups to obtain their concerns, needs, and issues relevant to career development and the job search process. Obtain feedback from the Center for Diversity and Inclusion regarding site content. | Julie Way and Matthew McCormick | 5/1/2011 | ||||
| For Staff | Enhance staff awareness of University diversity goals. | Invite the Director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion and the Coordinator of Student Disability Services to a staff meeting to discuss their services and provide an opportunity for the staff to request advice and recommendations for services and/or practices to ensure University diversity goals are met. | James Turnquist and Julie Way | 1/1/2011 | |||
| For Campus Community or Faculty |