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 3

 Identify and/or develop and implement a comprehensive program of education and training opportunities, made available to students, faculty, and staff and de-signed to include a review of legal issues, best practices, and research related to recognizing, valuing, and effectively managing differences.

Task 3a:

 Review the Core Curriculum and
  1. Document the courses that incorporate multicultural perspectives.
  2. Increase the number of courses that incorporate multicultural perspectives.
  3. Require all students to take at least one course that incorporates multicultural perspectives.

Measure:
  1. Report submitted to the Senior Vice President and Provost.
  2. Increase in the number of courses offered and number of students participating.
  3. Change in the requirements for completing the Core Curriculum.

Assigned to:
  1. Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs
  2. College Deans

Timeline:

 September 2002

Task 3b:

 Develop a comprehensive plan to provide a common, connected, and cohesive experience for students designed to improve academic performance, retention, and multicultural understanding.

Measure:
  1. Documented increases in the number of students participating in a first-year-experience program and demonstrating greater academic performance, retention, and multicultural understanding.
  2. Feasibility or evaluation studies of Senior Capstone Experience submitted by colleges.

Assigned to:
  1. Senior Vice President and Provost
  2. Vice President for Student Affairs
  3. College Deans

Timeline:

 July 2001

Task 3c:

 Facilitate the design, development, and/or implementation of a variety of training programs for faculty and staff to increase their competence in working with diverse individuals and groups.

Measure:

 Number of training and study programs, number of faculty members and staff who attend, and/or number of those who develop and offer programs that increase multicultural competence.

Assigned to:

 Vice President for Multicultural Affairs

Timeline:

 Beginning July 2001

Task 3d:

 Develop and offer intensive seminars for faculty to transform their courses to incorporate multicultural perspectives.

Measure:

 Number of courses certified through peer review as exemplary in their inclusion of multicultural perspectives.

Assigned to:

 Vice President for Multicultural Affairs
Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Timeline:

 April 2001

Task 3e:

 Develop a universitywide Research Agenda related to diversity and multicultural issues and identify incentive, reward, and/or recognition programs and related resources that support the implementation of this agenda.

Measure:

 Publication of a Research Agenda related to diversity and multicultural issues.

Assigned to:
  1. Vice President for Multicultural Affairs
  2. Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School

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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