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Campus Wide
Diversity Plan 2002-07
Dakota State University
Madison, South Dakota
Background
| Introduction |
Mission Statement |
Diversity Plan
Background:
In the fall of 2001, President Tunheim appointed an institutional
Diversity Committee and charged that group with development of a
campus-wide diversity plan. Membership consisted of the Diversity
Services Coordinator (chair), the Vice President/Dean of Student
Affairs, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Administrative
Assistant to the President, two representatives from each academic
college and one representative from E-Education Services, the Library,
Athletics, and Enrollment Services. Other staff members of Diversity
Services were involved as needed. The committee gathered input from each
campus department and then worked together to consolidate the various
departmental goals and initiatives into a campus-wide plan. The
resulting plan was approved by the Executive Council and the various
governing boards of the institution in March 2002. Timelines and
assessment criteria were added to the plan by the Executive Council
(with input from various campus units) during the summer. This plan will
be reviewed on an annual basis to assess progress made toward meeting
the stated goals and to evaluate the targets set for each functional
unit of the institution.
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Introduction:
Dakota State University is committed to providing an opportunity to
learn in a rich environment free of intolerance and bigotry, one that
teaches and honors the importance of the acceptance of differences in
others. All members of the community have a responsibility to make DSU
campuses and classrooms welcoming and respectful of each member’s
differences and/or abilities. An investment in diversity is more than
the act of recruiting diverse peoples to campus or celebrating
ethnically themed events or holidays.
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Mission Statement:
The Dakota State University community asserts these fundamental beliefs:
Principles: We do so because:
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Diversity is crucial to our ability to
educate students for the twenty-first century.
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Diversity strengthens the academic quality
of the university,
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Diversity is the responsible way to serve an
increasingly heterogeneous society,
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Diversity addresses the continuing effects
of historical inequities, and
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Diversity is our ethical and legal
obligation.
Our commitment to diversity and academic
excellence is reflected in the following goals for the university.
GOAL 1: To create a university that encourages and models respect
for all individuals and provides equitable opportunity for the
attainment of professional goals and personal fulfillment.
GOAL 2: To create a diverse community of students that reflects
both societal and individual differences.
GOAL 3: To create a diverse community of faculty, staff and
administration that reflects both societal and individual differences.
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DSU Diversity Plan 2002-07
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Goal
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Themes |
Outcome(s) |
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Goal I – To create a university
that encourages and models respect for all individuals and
provides equitable opportunity for the attainment of
professional goals and personal fulfillment. |
Training
(specialized instruction and practice
including workshops, in-services and other instructional
opportunities)
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A. The University will provide
campus-wide training (students, faculty, staff, administrators)
on diversity and human relations.
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Environment
(physical layout and facilities
including accommodations of the campus, the social and cultural
climate of the campus, and the many and varied programs and
activities sponsored by the University) |
A. Faculty, staff, administrators and
students will model mutual respect and acceptance.
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B. The University will communicate the
importance of diversity in an educational environment to its
many constituents. |
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Environment/Co-curricular
(Co-curricular—activities and programs that complement but are not
part of the regular curriculum; i.e., student organizations,
athletics) |
C. The University will host activities
and events that honor and promote diverse cultures and themes
for the educational benefit of students, faculty, staff, and
community. |
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Outreach
(services provided beyond conventional
limits of the University including external constituents,
collaborations and contracts) |
A. The University will build contacts
with tribal educational institutions to promote collaboration on
programs and services. |
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B. The University will build contacts
with the Madison community to promote collaboration on programs
and services. |
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Curricular
(the academic course of study approved
by the Board of Regents) |
A. The University will provide
resources for curriculum development as a way to increase the
number of courses that infuse cultural diversity and to increase
enrollments in those courses. |
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B. The University will periodically
review and strengthen courses which already provide a diversity
component. |
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Infrastructure
(the basic facilities, services, and
installations needed for the functioning of the University) |
A. The University will provide
appropriate ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
accommo-dations for faculty, staff and students. |
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Goal
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Themes |
Outcome(s) |
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Goal II: To create a diverse
community of students that reflects both societal and individual
differences. |
Recruitment/Success
(recruitment-the efforts taken to
enroll new students; success-the favorable or desired outcome)
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A. The University will increase
recruitment activities for underrepresented student populations. |
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B. The University will increase the
retention and graduation rates of diverse students.
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Goal
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Themes |
Outcome(s) |
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Goal III: To create a diverse
community of faculty, staff and administration that reflects
both societal and individual differences. |
Recruitment
(recruitment-the efforts taken to hire
new faculty and staff) |
A. The University will develop
recruitment strategies and principles that encourage employee
diversity and meet requirements of employment equity. |
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Retention
(programs and services designed to
keep students, faculty and staff until the desired or
satisfactory outcome) |
A. The University will increase the
retention of diverse individuals in faculty, staff and
administrative positions. |
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Partnerships
(the relationship between individuals
or groups that is characterized by mutual cooperation and
responsibility) |
A. The University will fund a visiting
professor program to enhance the institution’s educational
diversity and equity. |
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The University will fund a student
exchange program to enhance the institution’s educational
diversity and equity. |
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The University will use partnerships
with regional representatives to study the impact of distance
learning, open education, and technology on the institution’s
educational diversity and equity. |
Approved 08/02
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