Marty worked a few of the suggestions into specific action goals. Potential sources of support for increasing the diversity of applicants for faculty positions were discussed, such as funds from the Provost s office. Affirmative action goals for the WCE were discussed briefly. We need more information on use of these funds. Re-word the goal to a positive statement of inclusion , rather than an avoidance of exclusion.
Suggested language is attached.
Separate goals and action steps , by removing the bulleted actions from the goal column. Include measurable outcomes as evaluation measures for each action step. Every first year WCE student would be assigned a mentor, and the college would support a structure for both group and individual mentoring resources. The mentoring activities would be tied to the curriculum and the Diversity in Education Requirement, so that student mentors could use mentorship as a point of departure for completing coursework assignments, designing the Individual Diversity Plan, etc. For recruitment 1.