Diversity Area Strategy Examples Diversity Blueprint Goal 1: Leadership & Commitment to Diversity
Demonstrate commitment
Diversity in mission statement
School of Law – http://www.law.washington.edu/Diversity
School of Social Work – http://socialwork.uw.edu/about/our-mission
School of Medicine – http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Education/About/Pages/Our- Mission.aspx
Pathways to leadership
ADVANCE - Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers - promotes advancement of and leadership by women faculty in STEM departments http://www.engr.washington.edu/advance/resources/
Embed diversity in central functions
Diversity Planning UW Diversity Blueprint http://www.washington.edu/diversity/blueprint/
UW Libraries http://www.lib.washington.edu/About/diversity/
School of Pharmacy http://sop.washington.edu/school-of-pharmacy/about/diversity- plan.html
School of Public Health http://sph.washington.edu/diversity/climate/
Diverse business practices
Business Diversity Program – Ensures diversity of vendors, suppliers, service providers, consultants, architects, engineers, and contractors who serve the University
http://www.washington.edu/admin/bdp/
Create infrastructure Diversity Portal Website with links to diversity programs and news across the University http://www.washington.edu/diversity/
Diversity
committees/task forces
School of Nursing Diversity Committee –
http://www.son.washington.edu/diversity/committee.asp
School of Law – Dean’s Advisory Committee on Diversity http://www.law.washington.edu/diversity/Committee.aspx?v=1 Department of Psychology Diversity Steering Committee – http://web.psych.washington.edu/diversity/
Diversity Blueprint Goal 2: Recruitment & Retention - Undergraduate Students
Recruitment Direct outreach Astronomy Department, Pre-MAP program – introduces underrepresented first-year college students at UW to astronomy research; students learn astronomical research techniques and apply them to research projects conducted in small groups.
http://www.astro.washington.edu/users/premap/
College of Engineering, The Genomics Outreach for Minorities (GenOM) Project - provides educational and research opportunities for underrepresented minority students interested in genomics. These programs target pre-college and undergraduate students.
http://depts.washington.edu/genomics/
Washington State Early Outreach Partnership – compiles and shares best practices in outreach http://depts.washington.edu/omad/wseop/
Involving
undergraduates in outreach and mentoring
The Pipeline Project – A K-12 outreach program that connects undergraduate students with educational and service opportunities in local and regional schools and community
organizations through tutoring and mentoring
http://www.washington.edu/uwired/pipeline/about.html
Adelante - An event that is geared toward the recruitment and outreach of prospective Latino students applying to UW. The goal of this conference is not only to promote higher education, but also provide empowerment and leadership skills catered toward
Latino(a)/Chicano(a) issues. http://depts.washington.edu/reach/hs-programs-fr-so- jr/adelante-con-educacin-conference/
The Dream Project - a student-initiated high school outreach program that operates as a
University of Washington course, partnering UW students with first-generation and low-income high school students to help them achieve the dream of attending college.
http://depts.washington.edu/uwdrmprj/
Retention Pro-active advising Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity Academic Counseling Services – provides holistic and comprehensive advising and instructional support http://depts.washington.edu/omadcs/
Academic services College of Engineering, Minority Scholars Engineering Program – Includes programs such as academic workshops, study centers, seminars, and co-enrollment courses
http://www.engr.washington.edu/curr_students/studentprogs/msep.html
Involvement in high- impact learning opportunities
Undergraduate Research Program, Undergraduate Academic Affairs -- includes research projects focused on diversity. http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/
Recruitment and Retention - Graduate Students Recruitment &
Retention
Best practices Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Program – List of best practices from diversity plans filed with GO-MAP. http://www.grad.washington.edu/gomap/recruitment- retention/#page=recruitment
Recruitment Direct outreach College of Education Diversity Recruiters – a corps of current Education graduate student volunteers who assist prospective students who are considering graduate study.
http://education.washington.edu/about/diversity/recruiters/index.html
Information School, Office of Graduate Minority Recruitment and Retention http://ischool.uw.edu/diversity
Coordination of undergraduate pipelines
GO-MAP, Graduate Diversity Recruiter Program – Designed to support departmental efforts to recruit minority; goals are to to introduce prospective graduate students to diversity at UW and in the Seattle area. http://www.grad.washington.edu/gomap/gdr.htm
School of Medicine and Dentistry, SMDEP program - A six-week enrichment program for talented underrepresented students interested in medicine or dentistry.
http://www.smdep.org/progsites/washington.htm Retention Mentoring School of Law Professional Mentorship Program –
http://www.law.washington.edu/admissions/forms/MentorHandout.pdf
Student networks Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs – Partnership for Cultural Diversity, Latino Policy Association http://evans.washington.edu/students/organizations/lpa
UW Medicine – UW Network of Underrepresented Residents & Fellows
http://www.uwmedicine.org/Education/Graduate-Medical-Education/Residents-and- Fellows/Pages/UW-NURF.aspx
Recruitment & Retention –Undergraduate & Graduate
WiSE program - goal is to recruit and support women of all ethnic backgrounds in science and engineering (S&E) and to create an academic and social climate at the UW which is conducive to both men and women in S&E at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
http://www.engr.washington.edu/curr_students/studentprogs/wise.html
College of Engineering, Emerging Leaders in Engineering - The goal of the Emerging Leaders in Engineering program is to attract and retain an exceptionally capable and diverse group of young women and men to study engineering and become leaders in society.
http://www.engr.washington.edu/curr_students/studentprogs/emergingleaders.html
Diversity Blueprint Goal 3: Rich Learning Experience & Preparation for Global Citizenship Rich learning
experiences
Diversity in the curriculum
English Department – A short guide to studying writers of color http://depts.washington.edu/engl/advising/diversity/shortguide.php
Geography Department – Diversity central to learning goals http://depts.washington.edu/geog/learning-goals/
Social Work – Undergraduate required course, “Cultural Diversity and Justice”
http://socialwork.uw.edu/programs/basw/basw-course-descriptions
Law School – Readings on race, class, sex, and sexuality in first year courses http://www.law.washington.edu/Diversity/Readings.aspx
Honors Program – “The program asks students … to see the complexities of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, and nationality....”
Global citizenship education
Educational opportunities that expand world views
Global Citizens Web Portal – Includes links to a variety of programs and educational opportunities. http://www.washington.edu/discover/globalcitizens
Diversity Portal – The Making Change, Transforming Lives section on this portal includes programs through which students can expand their understanding and skills of global issues. http://www.washington.edu/diversity/
Diversity Blueprint Goal 4: Faculty and Staff Recruitment and Retention Recruitment Recruiting and
retaining a diverse staff
Affinity Groups -- http://www.washington.edu/diversity/affinity/
Recruiting a diverse faculty
Office of the Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement – ensure that the UW recruits, promotes and retains an excellent and diverse faculty
http://www.washington.edu/diversity/avpfa/index.shtml
Faculty Recruitment Toolkit
http://www.washington.edu/diversity/avpfa/toolkit/index.shtml
Retention Retaining a diverse faculty
ADVANCE – Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers – increase the number of women faculty in science, engineering and math (SEM) departments, as well as increasing advancement of and leadership by women faculty in the SEM departments.
http://www.engr.washington.edu/advance/index.html Diversity Blueprint Goal 5: Diversity Research
Support and facilitate diversity research
Support diversity research institutes
Diversity Research Institute – Focuses on generating new, interdisciplinary knowledge about diversity, social justice, and institutional transformation.
http://www.washington.edu/diversity/dri/
College of Education, Center for Multicultural Education – focuses on research projects and activities designed to improve practice related to equity issues, intergroup relations, and the achievement of all students. The Center also engages in services and teaching related to its research mission. http://education.washington.edu/cme/
WISER – An interdisciplinary research center dedicated to examination of issues of social, economic, and political exclusion and disadvantage of marginalized minority populations in the United States, and their potential solutions. http://depts.washington.edu/uwiser/
Facilitate collaboration
Highlight faculty research interests
Foster School of Business Faculty – Diversity Research – list of faculty and diversity research specializations
http://www.foster.washington.edu/centers/bedc/Pages/BEDCdiversityresearchfaculty.aspx
Create collaborative networks
WIRED – Women Investigating Race, Ethnicity, and Difference, a network of assistant professors with overlapping, interdisciplinary research agendas.
http://www.washington.edu/alumni/partnerships/omad/200910/wired.html
Diversity Blueprint Goal 6: Climate for Diversity Assessment of
climate
LCVI climate study – http://depts.washington.edu/psoweb/about/board-meetings/2008- 09-16-2008%20Climate%20Survey%20Results%20LCVI.pdf
Law School Annual Survey --
http://www.law.washington.edu/Diversity/resolution_process.aspx#survey
Promoting Equity in Engineering Relationships (PEERs) Campus Climate Survey
http://www.engr.washington.edu/peers/dissemination/pdfs/2011campusclimatesurvey.pdf
Development of community
Annual Women of Color Reception – http://depts.washington.edu/omad/?p=395
Difficult Dialogues, Southeast Asian American Pluralism Project – provide spaces inside and outside the classroom for students, teachers, and community partners to develop new models for conversations about identity and diversity. http://depts.washington.edu/diffdial/
Faculty & Staff Affinity Groups
http://www.washington.edu/diversity/affinity/index.shtml
Classroom Inclusive Teaching Website, Center for the Advancement of Teaching & Learning –
environment resources, examples, insights from faculty, and stories from students to help faculty members and graduate students teach more inclusively and address classroom climate.
http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/inclusive/
