Goals

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Activities

Outcomes

Individuals Impacted

Establish a professional development process for leadership development and initiate that process for interested individuals

Survey administrators to identify content

Develop curriculum and handbook for search committees

Present work to meeting of department chairs

Develop on-line tutorial regarding best practices

Collect and assemble NIU policies and procedures relating to faculty searches and employment success

A survey of chairs and center directors was conducted in July of 2010.

Workshop for chairs was conducted in September of 2010.

Faculty/Staff

9 faculty members

35 program directors and department chairs

Goals

Strategies

Activities

Outcomes

Individuals Impacted

NIU will review, consolidate and benchmark its existing diversity initiatives regarding curriculum, the cocurriculum, and institutional culture.

Establish a task force to review diversity related minors and certificates

A working group was appointed by the Provost in Fall semester of 2009.

During the 2009-2010 academic year the working group reviewed seven interdisciplinary minors and two interdisciplinary certificate programs.

Recommendations were made to the Provost and resulted in the hiring (Fall 2011) of a part-time Coordinator of Academic Diversity Programs who will work with the Academic Diversity Program Advisory Committee (ADPAC)

Faculty/Staff

- 7 committee members
- 100 faculty participating in minors & certificates

Students

- 300 students enrolled in minor and certificates programs