THEMES

Diversity and Inclusion

Mission

Challenges and Opportunities

Community

VCCS Mission

We give everyone the opportunity to learn and develop the right skills so lives and

communities are strengthened.

Our everyone is changing…

VCCS Minority Population – Faculty and Leadership

2001 2015Student Headcount 29% 41%Full Time Faculty 11% 19%

Administration 14% 21%

Adjunct Faculty 15%* 23%

Virginia Minority Population

(U.S. Census)

2000 2010 2014**

28% 31% 37%

*2009 percentage**2014 U.S. Census estimate

VCCS Minority-Majority Institutions

2001 2015

Northern Virginia 41% 56%

Eastern Shore 37% 51%

Thomas Nelson 41% 51%

Tidewater 38% 51%

Reynolds 38% 50%

Task Force Report

“A diverse and inclusive workforce and workplace will

attract diverse faculty and staff who can better relate to and engage our diverse student

body and help them be successful.”

Full Time FacultyWhite 81%Black 10%Asian 5%Hispanic 2.4%American Indian <1%Multi <1%

Adjunct FacultyWhite 76%Black 16%Asian 4%Hispanic 2%American Indian <1%Haw/Pac Islander <1%

Multi <1%

Challenges and Opportunities

Infrastructure

A CALL TO ACTION ACTIONS COMPLETED

• Submit college reports to the State Board• Establish a Chief Diversity Officer position• Appoint college diversity liaisons• Establish a system-wide steering committee to shepherd the

implementation of diversity initiatives• Include Diversity and Inclusion in VCCS Strategic Planning Activities• Publish regular updates on diversity dashboard to constituents • Make regular reports to ACOP and the State Board• Approved VCCS Policy Statement on Diversity (September 2014)

A CALL TO ACTIONIN PROGRESS

• Statewide Recruitment and Registry Website • Recruitment• System-wide recruitment function• Branding strategy• Coordinated marketing plan to attract diverse candidates• Coordinated outreach

• Review of existing professional development and leadership programs*

• Minority Graduate Students and Minority Professionals• Successful past program for adjunct faculty• Over 500 hires; over 60% minorities (2006 -2011)• Several Success Stories• Ongoing in several colleges – needs care and commitment• Renewed emphasis and role for diversity liaisons

Chancellor’s Teaching Fellows

System Diversity

Officer and Steering

Committee

BRCC CVCCDSLCC

DCC

ESCC

GCC

JSRCC

LFCC

MECC

NRCC

PHCCSWCCTNCC

VHCC

VWCC

PDCCC

NVCC

JTCC

TCC

SSCC

RCC

PVCCWCC

Building Community

Internal & External Stakeholders

Network

Outreach

Pipelines and Partnerships

Outreach and Partnerships• Faculty Diversity Compact

(SREB)

• VA Diversity Officers Council

• Discussions and partnerships with VCU, VA Tech

• Virginia Council of Graduate Schools

• Encouraging colleges to identify opportunities in their areas

State Council for Higher Education in Virginia: http://www.i-am-the-one.com/

What’s Next?

• Complete 2021 and Minority Student Success - Faculty Leadership Conference• Infrastructure (e.g., programs, tools, services, conferences, etc.)

• Accountability ( i.e., qualitative & quantitative measures)

• Cultural Competency • Partnerships & Outreach• Talent Pipeline - Networks (e.g., Registry, Teaching Fellows, new sources, etc.)

Summary•Business Case of Connecting our Mission to

Diversity

•Building Infrastructure to Meet Challenges and Seize Opportunities

•Building Community