2010-11 Student Affairs Unit Diversity Plan - Housing and Residential Life
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 and Staff | climate study of on-campus housing | Publish report from climate student of on-campus housing and create objectives for future improvement | Travis Pierce, Alesha Fumbanks, Melvin Norwood and entire staff for implementation | November 2010 - present findings at NASPA-IVE conference, October 2010 publish objectives for future improvements, September 2010 present findings to SALT/SLLT | conference travel to NASPA IVE | none | continuation from 2009-2010 departmental plan |
| Redefine the International House community | Continue discussions with students and students staff moving the concept of I-House to be more inclusive with potentially changing the name to Global Village | Joseph Cooper, Takeyda Williams | Decision must be made prior to fall publications going out. Students will have the academic year to determine the makeup of their community | no additional funds required | none | continuation from 2009-2010 departmental plan | |
| Implement Women in Engineering Learning Community | Work with SWE, faculty, staff, Center for Diversity & Inclusion to determine objectives for community | Joseph Cooper, Takeyda Williams | publications fall 2010 | Funding will come from Housing & Residential Life and Engineering Fundamentals | none | continuation from 2009-2010 departmental plan | |
| Environment | Review office areas to ensure welcoming environment for all individuals | Heather Simpson along with other professional and student staff | Fall 2010 specifically involving international students, but ongoing | only if determined additional items should be purchased to create a more welcoming environment | none | ||
| Staff Training | Review current professional and student staff training which will be driven from the results of the on-campus housing climate study | Travis Pierce, Melvin Norwood, Alesha Fumbanks and professional staff | December/January - determine internal workshops that can be provided to staff to immediately address survey results, Spring 2011 - review residence life training for 2011-2012 academic year | no additional funds required | none | ||
| Staff Hiring | Review procedures from 2010-2011 staff hiring process and determine improvements for 2011-2012 hiring cycle. If hiring of professional staff occurs, continue commitment to bring at least one qualified diverse candidate for a campus interview. | Travis Pierce, Heather Simpson, Joseph Cooper, Takeyda Williams, Ginger Sleeman | ongoing | funds will be set aside for conference travel | none | continuation from 2009-2010 departmental plan | |
| For Students | Housing for incoming international students | Review housing assignment process for residence halls and apartments. Review documents provided in all areas and determine if it is needed to translate into other languages | Lisa Moyle, Denise Wirtanen, Heather Simpson, Travis Pierce | Fall 2010 - review applications and contracts, Review websites and how the process is communicated to students | no additional funds required | none | |
| For Faculty |