| Recommendation |
Point Person/s |
Participants |
Cost |
Outcome |
Time Frame |
| TAKING LEADERSHIP and RESPONSIBILITY (Goal 7) |
| 1. Campus commitment |
Chancellor |
Faculty, staff, students |
Time commitment |
Improved campus climate |
Immediate, and on-going |
| 2. Develop plans at college and department level |
Deans, Directors, Chairs |
School/college faculty, staff, students, Equity & Diversity committees |
Variable, according to plan |
Accomplished goals of Plan 2008 |
Plans in place by May 2000 |
| 3. Governance & Administrative responsibility |
Governance Committees, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs |
Faculty, Staff, Students & Administrative Staff |
No new cost |
Annual reports |
On-going |
| 4. Student Advisory Committees |
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Director of Admissions, Deans of Graduate and Professional schools |
Students |
No new cost |
Input into Plan 2008 implementation |
AVC Fall 1999 Admissions, deans consider during Fall 1999 |
| 5. Diversity Board of Visitors |
Chancellor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs |
UW Foundation, WAA, community |
To be determined |
Support for Plan 2008 |
May 2000 |
| 6. Oversight Committee |
Chancellor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, governance executive committees |
Students, faculty, staff, alumni, community |
No new cost |
Oversight of Plan 2008 |
Fall 1999 |
| 7. Open forums |
Chancellor, Provost, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Chair of Oversight Committee |
Campus, alumni, community |
No new cost |
Feedback for assessment and revision of Plan 2008 |
Spring 2000 |
| 8. Chancellor responsibility |
Chancellor |
University administration |
No new cost |
Annual Report, identify best practices, renew commitment |
On-going, with annual report plus Diversity Update biennial report |
| 9. Four-year review |
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Chair of Oversight Committee |
External review team, campus assessment |
$5000 |
Independent review of diversity programs |
Review to be done by May 2003 |
| PRE-COLLEGE PREPARATION AND PROGRAMS (GOALS 2, 1, 3) |
| 1. Strengthen linkages with K-12 education |
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs |
Campus, K-12 schools |
To be determined |
Increased college preparation |
On-going |
| 2. New PEOPLE program & strengthen pre-college programs |
Assistant Vice Chancellor |
Faculty, Staff, Students |
$1.2 M for PEOPLE pre-college program when it reaches full strength in 2001, less cost savings from using existing programs |
Increased college preparation & matriculation |
Summer 1999, and on-going |
| UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS |
| Recruiting and Financial Aid (Goals 1, 2, 4) |
| 1. Raise percentages to minimally equal qualified WI HS graduate percentages |
Director of Undergraduate Admissions |
Campus recruiters, students, faculty, staff |
To be determined |
More students of color applying and being admitted |
On-going |
| 2. Continue to involve campus and alumni in recruitment |
Directors of WAA, Undergraduate Admissions |
Campus community, alumni |
No new cost |
More students of color applying and being admitted |
On-going |
| 3. Students host recruits, work in SOAR |
Student leaders, Director of Undergraduate Admissions |
Students of color and other students |
No new cost |
More students of color applying and being admitted |
Summer 2000 |
| 4. Raise entry level of recruiters, fill vacancies promptly |
Admissions Director |
Recruiters |
To be determined |
Less turnover, more experienced staff |
Fall 1999 |
| 5. Southeast Asian student recruiter |
Admissions Director |
Recruiter |
One staff position, approximately $35K |
More Southeast Asian students |
Fall 1999 |
| 6. Student recruiting positions |
Admissions Director |
Students |
4 student positions, approximately $5K |
More students of color applying and being admitted |
Fall 1999 |
| Recruiting and Financial Aid (Goals 1, 2, 4), continued |
| 7. Increased undergraduate scholarships and financial aid, including for PEOPLE program |
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs & Director of Student Financial Services |
Provost's staff |
$3.4 million |
Increased support for students |
Through 3 biennial budget cycles, up through 2006-07 |
| 8. Consider American Indian tuition scholarships |
Provost, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs |
American Indian Faculty and Staff |
$3200 per student |
Increased support for students |
May 2000 |
| 9. Build pool of pre-science majors through pre-college programs |
Assistant Vice Chancellor |
Pre-college program directors, science faculty and staff |
No new costs |
More scientists of color |
On-going |
| Retention, Climate, the Freshman Experience, and Curriculum (Goals 3, 6) |
| 1. Reduce retention and graduation gap by 50 percent by 2008 |
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs |
Students, faculty, staff |
Detailed elsewhere under retention initiatives |
More college graduates of color |
2008 |
| 2. Expand summer bridge programs to start PEOPLE in 2002 |
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, L&S Dean |
SCE Director & M/D coordinators, faculty, graduate students |
1.3M |
Enhanced academic performance |
Through 2001 |
| 3. Improve tracking of students with integrated database |
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs |
Student Academic Services, EDRC, M/D coordinators, DoIT |
No new cost |
Monitoring of student progress, program evaluation |
Immediate, and on-going |
| 4. Consider Freshman Seminar |
Chancellor |
Undergraduate Education Committee, Curriculum committees, others |
To be determined |
Improved retention & campus climate |
Immediate |
| Retention, Climate, the Freshman Experience, and Curriculum (Goals 3, 6), continued |
| 5. Mentor programs more effective |
Assistant Vice Chancellors |
Directors of mentoring programs, faculty, staff & students |
No new cost |
Early integration into campus life |
Immediate, and on-going |
| 6. Evaluate SpeakUp, be sure it meets needs |
Dean of Students |
Dean of Students staff |
Probably no new cost |
Complete response to students |
Recommendations by December 1999 |
| 7. Discuss international multi-cultural residential college |
Chancellor |
Dir. of Univ Housing, Ad hoc committee |
To be determined |
Early integration into campus life |
Report by May 2000 |
| 8. Retention Action Program |
Prof. Richard Davis |
Faculty, students, staff |
Unknown |
More welcoming campus climate, especially in the classroom, to improve retention |
On-going |
| 9. Expand student leadership training |
Dean of Students, Director of Housing |
Community and campus leaders |
No new cost |
Unified approach to addressing campus needs |
On-going |
| 10. Review of the approved Ethnic Studies Req. courses |
L&S Dean |
L&S Curriculum Committee |
No new cost |
Possibly revised criteria for–e' courses |
By May 2000 |
| 11. Ethnic Studies 'e' courses where appropriate in schools other than L&S |
Deans, Directors & Curriculum Committees |
Faculty & instructional academic staff |
Possible release time, & funding for course development |
Broader array of courses |
Fall 1999, and on-going |
| 12. Incorporation of more diversity-related content in appropriate courses |
Deans, Directors, Chairs |
Faculty & instructional academic staff |
Course development funding, external grants |
Enhanced multi-cultural learning |
Fall 1999, and ongoing |
| GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS |
| Recruiting and Financial Aid (Goals 3, 4) |
| 1. Continue and enhance inter-institutional linkage programs |
Assistant Vice Chancellor |
Deans, Faculty, Staff |
Potential costs for new partnerships |
Expanded faculty collaborations, and increased graduate/prof student recruitment |
On-going |
| 2. Expand undergraduate research programs |
Deans & Directors |
Faculty & undergraduate students |
$0.5 M estimated goal, extramural funding |
Better student preparation & increased enrollments |
Fall 1999, ongoing |
| 3. New fellowships |
Deans of Graduate & Professional Schools |
Department chairs & students |
$3.7 M |
More support for students |
Over 3 biennial budgets, through 2006-07 |
| 4. Recruit in the sciences |
Provost & Graduate Dean & Science Deans |
Faculty, staff & students of science departments |
No new cost |
Increased pool of scientists |
Fall 1999, ongoing |
| Retention and Financial Aid (Goals 3, 4) |
| 1. Fill unmet fellowship need |
Graduate & Professional Schools Deans |
Faculty |
$3.7 million state, federal, private |
Adequate levels of support for enrolled students |
Over 3 biennial budgets as above |
| 2. Establish mentor program |
Graduate & Professional Schools Deans |
Faculty |
No new cost |
Earlier integration into department & profession |
Immediate, ongoing |
| 3. Combine (leverage) fellowships with assistantships |
Graduate & Professional Schools Deans |
Department Chairs & Principal Investigators |
No new cost |
Better integration into department & profession |
Immediate, ongoing |
| 4. Student of color professional development |
Dean of the Graduate School |
Department chairs, faculty advisers |
Some travel funds |
Earlier professional involvement |
Fall 1999, ongoing |
| 5. Strengthen student of color organizations |
All Deans |
Graduate & professional students, department chairs |
Modest program costs |
Earlier professional involvement |
Immediate, ongoing |
| FACULTY AND STAFF |
| Ethnic Studies Department and Programs (Goals 5, 6) |
| 1. Ethnic Studies programs positions, possible tenure home |
Dean of L&S with Chair, Directors of Ethnic Studies |
Ethnic Studies Faculty & Instructional Academic Staff |
3 (or more) faculty positions at $300K, one shared visiting position at $100K |
Enhanced academic integrity, course offerings |
Recruit Fall 2000-Fall 2002, in place by Spring 2003 |
| Continued joint recruiting of Ethnic Studies faculty and staff |
Dean of L&S |
Chair, Directors of Ethnic Studies Dept/Progs with collaborating Department Chairs |
Faculty positions |
Enhanced quality of multi-cultural curriculum & scholarship |
Fall 2000-Spring 2003 |
| 2. Collaborate to strengthen scholarly reputation and try for cluster hiring |
Chairs of Ethnic Studies programs |
Ethnic Studies Faculty & Instructional Academic Staff |
3-4 positions |
Strengthen programs |
Fall 1999-Spring 2003 |
| 3. Provide guidance for Ethnic Studies grants, scholarly development |
Dean of L&S & Chair, Dirs of Ethnic Studies Department/ Programs |
Faculty & instructional academic staff |
Internal & extramural funding |
Enhanced teaching and scholarly productivity |
Immediate, and on-going |
| 4. More recognition of instructional academic staff in the Ethnic Studies programs |
Dean of L&S & Chair/Directors of Ethnic Studies Dept/Progs |
Faculty & instructional academic staff |
Academic staff merit incentives & recognition awards |
Professional status & development |
Spring 2000, and on-going |
| 5. Support AI language preservation & explore Hmong language writing, instruction |
Dean of L&S |
Directors, American Indian Studies & Center for Southeast Asian Studies; Chair, Lang & Cultures of Asia |
Possible academic staff position for AI Lang. Presrv Proj, possible position to teach Hmong; at $80,000 if faculty; could be staff |
UW-Madison leadership role, enhanced scholarship & teaching |
Immediate, and on-going |
| 6. Committee to focus on Puerto Rican issues |
Puerto Rican faculty, Dean of L&S |
Puerto Rican faculty, staff, students and other key faculty |
No immediate cost |
Coordinated plan for advancement of PR programs |
1999-2000 academic year |
| Recruiting Faculty and Staff (Goal 5) |
| 1. Strategic hiring initiative, Anna-Julia Cooper positions |
Provost & Vice Chancellor for Student Affairss |
Deans, Directors, Graduate School, Department Chairs |
10-15 faculty and postdoctoral positions annually at approximately $1.25M |
More diverse faculty |
Fall 1999-2002, with review |
| 2. Strategic recruitment of faculty |
CIC Liaison, Provost |
Deans, Directors, Graduate School, Department Chairs, Faculty |
$135K for visitors and seminars, Federal grant supplements |
More diverse candidates for faculty positions |
Fall 1999 and on-going |
| 3. Broaden strategic hiring to include academic staff |
Provost, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Assistant Vice Chancellor/Dir EDRC |
Deans, Directors & Department Chairs, & other hiring authorities |
2 positions annually at $80K |
More diverse academic staff |
Fall 1999-2002, with review |
| 4. Increase number and status of classified staff of color |
Assistant Vice Chancellor/Dir EDRC; Classified Personnel Office |
Supervisors, Union representatives, Equity & Diversity Committees |
No new cost |
More diverse classified staff |
Immediate, and on-going |
| 5. Help LTEs attain permanent positions |
Assistant Vice Chancellor/Dir EDRC; Classified Personnel Office |
Supervisors, Union representatives, Equity & Diversity Committees, Personnel reps |
No new cost |
Increased opportunities for employees |
Immediate, and on-going |
| 6. Ensure targeted advertising of positions |
Assistant Vice Chancellor /Dir EDRC, Deans/Directors including Graduate School |
Governance committees, department chairs, Deans, Directors & other hiring authorities |
No new cost |
Increased diversity among faculty & staff |
Immediate, and on-going |
| Retaining Faculty and Staff (Goal 5) |
| 1. Plan continuing orientation & guidance for new faculty & expanded orientation & guidance for staff |
Associate Vice Chancellors, HR Dir, Sec of the Faculty, Sec of the Acad Staff |
Faculty, Staff |
No new cost |
Early integration into campus life |
Immediate, and on-going |
| 2. Encourage mentor relationships |
Associate Vice Chancellors, HR Dir, Sec of Faculty, Sec of Acad Staff |
Faculty, Staff, Deans & Directors |
Possible program costs |
Better integration into department |
Immediate, and on-going |
| 3. Increase professional development for academic staff |
Associate Vice Chancellors, HR Dev.Dir, Sec of Faculty, Sec of Acad Staff |
Staff, Faculty, Deans & Directors |
Increase professional development fund |
Professional skills & institutional loyalty |
Immediate, and on-going |
| 4. Incorporate Diversity Training Institute in human resource development |
HR Dev.Dir, Asst Vice Chancellor/ EDRC |
Faculty, Staff |
Possible program costs |
Improved campus climate |
Fall 2000 |
| 5. Plan an administrative internship program for faculty & academic staff |
Provost, Assistant Vice Chancellor/ EDRC Dir, Deans & Directors |
Faculty & Staff |
$232K estimated |
Develop future administrators |
Fall 1999 |
| 6. Monitor equity for classified staff |
Assistant Vice Chancellor/EDRC, HR Dev.Dir, Classified Personnel Office |
Equity & Diversity Committees, Department Chairs, Union representatives |
Possible equity adjustment |
Fair treatment of classified staff |
Fall 2000 |
| 7. Provide for recognition of success in diversity initiatives |
Chancellor |
Deans, Directors, Department Chairs |
Incentives to be determined |
Positive atmosphere for diversity efforts |
Fall 2000 |
| COMMUNITY AND ALUMNI COOPERATION (Goal 2) |
| 1. Expand outreach to key schools and communities |
Chancellor, Chancellor's staff |
Students, faculty, staff, school and community leaders |
No new cost |
Awareness of University |
On-going |
| 2. Chancellor's outreach |
Chancellor, Chancellor's staff , WAA |
Students, faculty, staff, school and community leaders |
No new cost |
Awareness of University |
On-going |
| 3. University students work in Madison schools, community |
Student leaders, School of Education |
Students, parents, teachers |
To be determined |
Student connections to community, improve K-12 retention and graduation rates |
On-going |
| 4. Martin Luther King Day campus celebration |
Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Community Relations |
City of Madison, campus |
To be determined |
Build campus/community relations |
January 2000 |
| 5. Minority and women vendors |
Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Community Relations |
Purchasing and Business Services |
No new cost |
Increase contracting for minority businesses |
On-going |
| 6. Work with UWF & WAA to raise funds |
Assoc Vice Chan, WAA, UW Fndn directors, Academic Deans |
UW Foundation and WAA |
No new cost |
Raise money |
On-going |
| 7. Work with WAA to recruit students |
Directors of Admissions and WAA |
Wisconsin Alumni Association |
No new cost |
Recruit students |
On-going |
| 8. National Diversity Board of Visitors |
Chancellor, Provost, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs |
UW Foundation, WAA, community, others |
No new cost |
Fundraising and enhanced visibility for diversity efforts |
May 2000 |
