This
working lunch is for senior administrators at the University
of Connecticut to discuss and learn about critical diversity
issues in higher education. Leading local, regional, and
national experts will present research and institutional
best practices for advancing diversity on campus.
These events take place 1-2 times per year and are the invitation
of the Vice Provost for Multicultural & International
Affairs.
Professor Estela Bensimon of the University of Southern
California School of Education will speak on Thursday, September
9 on the topic of “Diversity Metrics.”
Dr. Bensimon is the current principal investigator of a
major project research in this area funded by the Irvine
Foundation. To learn more about this project please visit:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CUE/projects/ds/execsum.html.
www.diversity.uconn.edu
Diversity web was developed in 2003 as an outgrowth of the
Diversity Action Plan. This website provides a comprehensive
link to several student, faculty, and staff resources both
locally and nationally related to diversity.
www.lsamp.uconn.edu
The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Leadership
and Academic Success Program is a highly focused program
designed specifically to benefit those students studying
in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
(STEM). Funded jointly through the National Science Foundation
and implemented in collaboration with Worcester Polytechnic
Institute, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Northeastern
University and the University of Rhode Island, the main
objective of the program is to enhance the numbers of historically
underrepresented students who graduate in the areas of science,
technology, engineering and mathematics.
LSAMP Scholars are selected in the summer prior to their
freshman year at the University of Connecticut and participate
in four major programmatic areas of the program: (1) Academic
Enhancement Supplemental Courses and Activities, (2) Mentoring
Relationships, (3) Leadership & Academic Development
Workshops, and (4) Outreach and Community Service Initiatives.
Support from Pfizer Incorporated Global Research and Development
has also been instrumental in the successful launching of
this new program.
This grant runs through Summer 2006.
Leadership Team
| Dr.
Damon Williams |
Multicultural
& International Affairs |
| Dr.
Suman Singha |
Academic
Affairs |
| Dr.
Ronald Growney |
College
of Liberal Arts & Sciences |
| Dr.
Arthur Dimock |
Department
of Chemistry |
| Ms.
Joy Erickson |
Department
of Chemistry |
Advisory
Board
| Dr.
Gregory Anderson |
Ecology
& Evolutionary Biology |
| Dr.
Charles Vinsonhaler |
Department
of Mathematics |
| Dr.
Cynthia Jones |
Student
Affairs |
| Dr.
Isaac M. Ortega |
Natural
Resources Management & Engineering |
| Dr.
Amy Howell |
Chemistry
Department |
| Mr.
John Szarlan |
Office
of Special Programs |
| Dr.
Julie Bell-Elkins |
Student
Affairs |
| Dr.
Maria Martinez |
Center
for Academic Programs |
| Dr.
Jeffrey Von Munkwitz-Smith |
Registrar’s
Office |
| Dr.
Blanca Silvestrini |
Puerto
Rican & Latino Studies Institute |
| Dr.
Marty Wood |
School
of Enginnering |
| Ms.
Danielle Watt |
Graduate
Student |
| Dr.
Boake Plessy |
Health
Career Opportunity Programs |
This
committee is chaired by Professor Hedley Freak of the College
of Agriculture and Natural Resources and is dedicated to
enhancing the professional experiences and success of minority
faculty and staff by working with academic and professional
units throughout the university community to develop a campus
wide mentoring program. OMIA will begin piloting elements
of this program in the fall.
Committee
Members
| Dr.
Gregory Anderson |
Ecology
& Evolutional Biology |
| Dr.
Keith Barker |
Institute
for Teaching & Learning |
| Ms.
Chantal Bouchereau |
Residential
Life |
| Dr.
Karla Fox |
School
of Business Administration |
| Dr.
Hedley Freake |
Chair
Nutritional Sciences |
| Dr.
Lynne Goodstein |
Honors
Program |
| Ms.
Kathleen Holgerson |
Women’s
Center |
| Dr.
Valerie Johnson |
Communication
Sciences |
| Dr.
Joanne Lewis |
Student
Counseling Services |
| Dr.
Maria Martinez |
Center
for Academic Programs |
| Dr.
Marita McComiskey |
Women’s
Studies Program |
| Dr.
Carol Polifroni |
School
of Nursing |
| Ms.
Mary Ann Lally |
Human
Resources |
The University of Connecticut received a
$150,000 planning grant from the Connecticut Health Foundation
to conduct several institutional research studies designed
to enhance the Universities overall understanding of diversity
issues on campus and develop a comprehensive approach to
improving the numbers of historically underrepresented students
completing degrees in the STEM areas and going into the
health professions and related research and social service
areas.
This grant runs through Summer 2005.
This committee is co-chaired by Professor
Murphy Sewell of the School of Business and Assistant Vice
Provost Williams and is dedicated to developing a university
wide leadership initiative to prepare students to live and
work in a diverse community at the University of Connecticut
and beyond. OMIA will begin piloting elements of this program
in the fall.
Committee
Members
|
Mr. Jose Barzola |
School of Education |
|
Ms Chantal Bouchereau |
Office of Residential Life |
|
Dr. Robert Colbert |
School of Education |
|
Dr. Fabienne Doucet |
Family Studies |
|
Dr. Veronica Makowsky |
Office of the Provost |
|
Mr. David Ouimette |
New Student Programs |
|
Mr. Judith Preston |
Student Affairs |
|
Ms Bidya Ranjeet |
Center for Academic Programs |
|
Mr. Mark Wentzel |
International Center |
OMIA
received a $6000 grant to support historically underrepresented
high school students interested in studying in the areas
of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics.
This grant runs through Fall 2004.
The Vice
Provost for Multicultural & International Affairs Diversity
Lecture Series takes place periodically during the academic
year to explore important issues of diversity that hold
relevance for higher education. Past events include:
| October
16, 2003 |
Affirmative
Action and Implications of the Michigan Decisions featuring: |
| |
Dr.
John Brittain of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law |
| |
Mr.
Lee Cokorinos of the Institute for Democracy Studies |
| |
Ms.
Karla Spurlock-Evans, Trinity College |
| |
Mr.
Charles Krich, Connecticut Commission on Human Rights
and Opportunities |
| |
Mr.
James Morales, Office of Undergraduate Admissions University
of Connecticut |
| |
|
| March
25, 2004 |
The Browning
of America and Implications for Education and Health
Care featuring:
|
| |
Dr.
Harold Hodgkinson of the Center for Democratic Policy
|
| |
Dr.
M. Christopher Brown of the UNCF Frederick D. Patterson
Research Institute
|
| |
Ms.
Patricia Baker Connecticut Health Foundation. |
| |
|
|
October 14 2004 |
Northeastern
Alliance Diversity Identity and Academic Success Summit
featuring: |
| |
Dr.
Spencer Benson, Professor of Cellular Biology and Director
of the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of
Maryland |
| |
Dr.
Christine Clark, Executive Director of Human Relations
and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education, University
of Maryland |
| |
Ms.
Monica Fortune, Associate Director of Undergraduate
Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| |
Dr.
Evelyn Hu-Dehart, Professor and Director of the Center
for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, Brown
University |
| |
Dr.
John Matlock, Associate Provost and Director Office
of Academic Multicultural Initiatives, University of
Michigan |
| |
Dr.
Sally Reis, Professor and Department Head of Educational
Psychology, University of Connecticut |
| |
Dr.
Claude Steele, Professor of Psychology, Stanford University |
This event is in association with the New
England Louis Stokes Alliance (LSAMP) Diversity Summitt.
Registration is required. Please contact OMIA for more details
regarding participation in the Diversity Summitt.
