Community as a value is great. Building that community will make a difference. Goals must be realistic. Get cost analysis on workable goals. University arrogance that the environment is sufficiently attractive.
Discretionary funds can be important as in tuition waivers for international students.
Affirmative action was destroyed over the years. Committee should make a commitment to find out why do people leave the University. This data could help to prioritize. Without numbers and goals how do you show gains. We should use numbers, concrete definition of diversity and accountability measures.