Presented toPresented to

2004 UKadvance Leadership Development Institute2004 UKadvance Leadership Development Institute

September 24, 2004September 24, 2004

MissionMissionThe University is committed to diversity as a vital characteristic The University is committed to diversity as a vital characteristic

of an optimal education and workplace.  The University of an optimal education and workplace.  The University maintains a firm conviction that it must strengthen the maintains a firm conviction that it must strengthen the diversity of its communities, support free expression, diversity of its communities, support free expression, reasoned discourse and diversity of ideas, and take into reasoned discourse and diversity of ideas, and take into account a wide range of considerations, including but not account a wide range of considerations, including but not limited to, ethnicity, race, disability and sex, when making limited to, ethnicity, race, disability and sex, when making personnel and policy decisions. The University is committed personnel and policy decisions. The University is committed to periodically evaluating progress made toward diversity and to periodically evaluating progress made toward diversity and to communicating the results of such evaluations. Based upon to communicating the results of such evaluations. Based upon these assessments, the University will give diversity factors these assessments, the University will give diversity factors consideration to ensure achievement of its mission of consideration to ensure achievement of its mission of instruction, research and service and gain the broadest instruction, research and service and gain the broadest benefits for the University community.benefits for the University community.

UK Governing Regulations (proposed, 2004)UK Governing Regulations (proposed, 2004)

The Charge to the PCDThe Charge to the PCD

Advise Advise the President on issues, policies and practices that affect the the President on issues, policies and practices that affect the University of Kentucky’s commitment as a champion of diversityUniversity of Kentucky’s commitment as a champion of diversity

Report regularlyReport regularly to the President and the University community on the to the President and the University community on the status of issues of diversity at UK (on matters of racial and ethnic status of issues of diversity at UK (on matters of racial and ethnic diversity in employment, working environment, compensation and diversity in employment, working environment, compensation and campus leadershipcampus leadership

Offer recommendationsOffer recommendations to redress all forms of racial and ethnicity- to redress all forms of racial and ethnicity-related inequities, that is , making recommendations for enhancing the related inequities, that is , making recommendations for enhancing the University’s recruitment, retention and graduation on minority students University’s recruitment, retention and graduation on minority students in all of its programs, and for enhancing the institution’s recruitment and in all of its programs, and for enhancing the institution’s recruitment and retention of minority faculty and staffretention of minority faculty and staff

Propose initiativesPropose initiatives to ensure racial and ethnic diversity at the University to ensure racial and ethnic diversity at the University of Kentucky which full engage faculty, staff and students in the creation of Kentucky which full engage faculty, staff and students in the creation of a campus that is inclusive, that is, cultural affairs, communications, of a campus that is inclusive, that is, cultural affairs, communications, curriculum, extra-curricular opportunities, and community affairscurriculum, extra-curricular opportunities, and community affairs

Commission membershipCommission membership• Faculty representation- 11Faculty representation- 11• Staff representation- 7Staff representation- 7• Student representation-3Student representation-3• Community representation- 2Community representation- 2• Non-voting representation (students/staff)- 4Non-voting representation (students/staff)- 4• Areas represented: Areas represented:

Education, Counseling/Testing, UK Hospital, Library Education, Counseling/Testing, UK Hospital, Library & Information Sciences, Communications, Nutrition & Information Sciences, Communications, Nutrition & Food Science, Assessment and Student Research & Food Science, Assessment and Student Research Programs, Disability Resources, English, African-Programs, Disability Resources, English, African-American Studies, Political Science, Student Affairs, American Studies, Political Science, Student Affairs, Multicultural and Academic Affairs, Faculty Senate, Multicultural and Academic Affairs, Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, SGAStaff Senate, SGA

The Dream & The Dream & the Challenge: the Challenge: Nurture Nurture DiversityDiversity

Strategic Goal VStrategic Goal V Nurture diversity of thought, culture,Nurture diversity of thought, culture,

gender, and ethnicitygender, and ethnicityKey indicatorKey indicator

Ability to meet the enrollment and persistence goals Ability to meet the enrollment and persistence goals of the Kentucky Plan for Equal Opportunities in of the Kentucky Plan for Equal Opportunities in Higher Education and the employment goals of the Higher Education and the employment goals of the University Affirmative Action Plan.University Affirmative Action Plan.

W hat about our goals?W hat about our goals?

Accomplishments of the CommissionAccomplishments of the Commission

Established and operationalized the Commission, its structure, charge Established and operationalized the Commission, its structure, charge and missionand mission

Developed university-wide initiatives with eighteen specific Developed university-wide initiatives with eighteen specific recommendations relative to the faculty, staff and student status of recommendations relative to the faculty, staff and student status of historically underrepresented populations at this institutionhistorically underrepresented populations at this institution

Proposed and sponsored the "Bucks for Brains" summer research Proposed and sponsored the "Bucks for Brains" summer research initiative for undergraduate students initiative for undergraduate students

Developed and launched the PCD website : Developed and launched the PCD website : www.uky.edu/PCD Assisted in the preparation of a senior level community relations and Assisted in the preparation of a senior level community relations and

outreach initiative whose goal is to achieve the participation of outreach initiative whose goal is to achieve the participation of culturally diverse individuals through planned programs established culturally diverse individuals through planned programs established with the Vice President for Academic Outreach.with the Vice President for Academic Outreach.

Cultural Voices focus group studyCultural Voices focus group study Sponsored the university’s commemoration of 50Sponsored the university’s commemoration of 50thth anniversary of anniversary of

BrownBrown v. Board of Educationv. Board of Education Supreme Court decision Supreme Court decision

President’s Awards for President’s Awards for DiversityDiversity

2003 Inaugural Award 2003 Inaugural Award recipients (left)recipients (left)

2004 Award 2004 Award recipients (right)recipients (right)

Brown v. Board of Education Brown v. Board of Education CommemorationCommemoration

189 attendance189 attendanceKeynote speakers-Keynote speakers-

• Dr. Robert Hemenway, Chancellor, Dr. Robert Hemenway, Chancellor, University of KansasUniversity of Kansas

• Dr. Geneva Gay, Professor,Dr. Geneva Gay, Professor,• University of Washington-SeattleUniversity of Washington-Seattle• Professor Mildred W. Robinson, the Henry Professor Mildred W. Robinson, the Henry

L. and Grace Doherty Charitable L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Professor of Law, University of Foundation Professor of Law, University of VirginiaVirginia

Photos & videos (see website)Photos & videos (see website)

Equal Opportunity Panel Equal Opportunity Panel Award Recipients Award Recipients

--Cultural Voices Pilot Study----Cultural Voices Pilot Study--

Purpose Purpose

1) Examination of faculty, staff, students’ 1) Examination of faculty, staff, students’ perceived diversity-related, Cultural perceived diversity-related, Cultural experiences with UKexperiences with UK

2) Impact on organization processes2) Impact on organization processesPreliminary report on website:Preliminary report on website: www.uky.edu/PCD www.uky.edu/PCD

Presidents Commission on Presidents Commission on Diversity 2004-2005 GoalsDiversity 2004-2005 Goals

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