The assessment process is already underway. More input needed to make it the best possible. Faculty training in cultural competence is necessary. URI has some diversity, but it is skewed toward certain groups and not wide-spread. URI needs to bridge the gap between a student s state of dependence and eventual independence.
Students don t seem to want to have more control over their environment.
There is disinterest and lack of passion about issues. The white male perspective is needed as well as the minority perspective. Campus hierarchy is an important element of campus divisiveness. Class status is associated with perceived sensitivity to cultural issues. Coordinate the different diversity initiatives Release time for employees to attend the cultural compenancy classes.