Strategic Planning Committee
Outcome 4
Spring 2006 Strategic Planning Outcome 4 Report
Date: May 22, 2006
Chair: Marilyn Vasquez
AQIP Chair: Denise Travis
Outcome Number: 4
2006 Outcome: IU Northwest has increased its efforts to recruit, hire, and retain a more ethically and racially diverse faculty, staff, and administrative workforce; in order to be more reflective of our campus community, the primary focus for these recruitment, hiring, and retention efforts in 2006 will be African American and Hispanic/Latinos.
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Activities completed to date |
Method of Engagement/Feedback |
Results (for both activity and engagement process) |
Dates |
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Best tactics to employ and retain a diverse faculty and staff are discussed. |
Cabinet and Deans’ and Directors’ Council |
CCD will continue current processes for the recruitment and employment of a diverse faculty, administrators and staff. |
February 27 |
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Baseline data on racial/ethnic diversity of faculty and staff is collected and distributed to the Cabinet. |
Human Resources, Academic Records, and Cabinet |
Baseline data on the racial/ethnic diversity for full-time faculty, administrators, professional and biweekly staff is available. |
February 28 |
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Action project submitted to AQIP. |
Denise Travis, Robin Hass Birky, Linda Delunas |
Action Project posted to AQIP website |
April 3 |
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Determined any changes resulting from recruitment activities on the racial/ethnic diversity of faculty and staff. |
Marilyn Vasquez, Human Resources, Academic Records |
Results are inconclusive. Most of the employment searches have not been finalized. |
April 15 |
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Data collected by the previous Outcome 4 Committee was submitted to HR. |
Denise Travis and Carolyn Hartley |
Work of previous committee can be utilized in the future development of the Human Capital Plan. |
May 1 |
Note: In filling out the next chart, any activities identified as well as engagement approaches should only be listed if the chair is at least 95% confident of achieving their success by the dates identified.
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Activities remaining to be completed |
Proposed Engagement |
Expected completion dates |
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Finalization of the plans of mentoring program for faculty. |
Denise Travis, Deans’ and Directors’ Council |
June 12 |
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Review results of recruitment efforts on the ethnic/diversity of faculty, administrators, professional and biweekly staff. |
Marilyn Vasquez, HR, Academic Records, Cabinet, Deans’ and Directors’ Council |
August 1 |
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Kick off of faculty mentoring program. |
Denise Travis, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Faculty mentors, new faculty |
September 14 |
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AQIP Action Project update submitted and posted on AQIP website. |
Denise Travis, Robin Hass Birky, Linda Delunas |
September 14 |
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Based upon feedback from the Campus Climate Survey and focus groups, conduct at least one set of Difficult Conversations Study Circles. |
Faculty, Staff, Administrators |
November 30 |
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Report to Cabinet on the results of the activities to recruit, hire, and retain African American and Hispanic/Latino faculty, staff, and administrators. |
HR, Deans’ and Directors’ Council, Cabinet, all units on the campus |
December 15 |
