Diversity Strategic Plan Virginia Tech
Contents Welcome Mission and Vision Goals and Tasks Climate and Status Data VT Core Values Print
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Goals Summary
Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
Goal 5

Goal Goal 1

 Develop and implement activities and programs designed to increase and enhance student, faculty, and staff diversity at all levels of the university, with particular focus on racial/ethnic and gender differences.

Task 1a:

 Develop a student recruitment plan that will increase the diversity of the undergraduate student population.

Measure:
  1. Increased number of African-American students from 860 to 1,032, or a 20 percent increase between fall 2000 and fall 2001.
  2. Increased percentage of underrepresented students in the undergraduate student body.
  3. Greater focus and dedication of recruitment resources on selected geographical locations and ethnic/cultural communities with larger numbers of students from underrepresented groups.

Assigned to:
  1. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
  2. Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Timeline:

 September 1, 2001

Task 1b:

 Review and improve universitywide strategy for retaining underrepresented undergraduate students by
  1. Conducting an inventory and assessment of both department- and university-level academic assistance interventions at Virginia Tech.
  2. Monitoring retention and graduation patterns of all undergraduate students, with focused attention on African-American students.
  3. Implementing a program of improved undergraduate advising.

Measure:
  1. Increased number of first-time freshmen and transfer students completing the first academic year with QCAs of 2.0 and above from 82.4 percent to 85 percent.
  2. Improved fall-to-fall retention rate from 88.2 percent to 89 percent.
  3. Improved six-year graduation rate from 71.3 percent to 78 percent.

Assigned to:

 Associate Provost for Retention and Academic Support

Timeline:
  1. September 2001
  2. September 2001
  3. July 2000

Task 1c:

 Develop new and innovative programs to increase enrollment, progression, retention, and placement of graduate students from underrepresented groups.

Measure:
  1. Ten percent increase in number of graduate students of color.
  2. Two hundred additional tuition scholarships.

Assigned to:
  1. Associate Provost for Program Development
  2. Associate Provost for Graduate Studies
  3. Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Support Services
  4. College Deans

Timeline:

 September 1, 2002

Task 1d:

 Institute a University Development campaign to support a scholarship program that would include strategies to increase diversity and maintain enrollment levels of incoming undergraduate and graduate students.

Measure:

 Endowment established; financial aid available.

Assigned to:
  1. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
  2. Vice President for Development
  3. and University Relations College Deans

Timeline:

 September 1, 2001

Task 1e:

 Strengthen faculty and staff search procedures so that females and members of other underrepresented groups are selected to participate on search committees, included in the pools of interviewed candidates, and hired.

Measure:
  1. Increased proportion of new faculty who are female and/or members of underrepresented groups.
  2. Increased proportion of new staff hires who are members of underrepresented groups.
  3. Updated recruitment and hiring procedure documents.

Assigned to:
  1. Vice President for Multicultural Affairs
  2. Director of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
  3. Assistant Vice President for Personnel
  4. Senior Vice President
  5. Provost College Deans

Timeline:

 1. July 2001 2. July 2001 3. July 2000-pilot; July 2001 (full)

Task 1f:

 Identify and/or increase quantity and quality of outreach programs and activities that target youth of under-represented groups and that are designed to enhance academic/career preparation and encourage college attendance.

Measure:

 Number of new or significantly enhanced initiatives at the college and department levels.

Assigned to:
  1. Vice Provost for Outreach
  2. College Deans

Timeline:

 January 2001

Task 1g:

 Establish outreach programs that focus on other higher education institutions--HBCUs, women's colleges, and community colleges--and activities to facilitate the transfer of students from underrepresented groups to Virginia Tech.

Measure:
  1. Increase in the number and percentage of transfer students who are members of underrepresented groups.
  2. Articulated Agreements for collaboration between Virginia Tech and selected colleges.

Assigned to:

 Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Timeline:

 January 2001

Goals Summary | Goal 1 | Goal 2 | Goal 3 | Goal 4 | Goal 5

Contents | Welcome | Mission and Vision | Goals and Tasks | Climate and Status Data | VT Core Values | Print

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