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Diversity Infrastructure at Virginia Tech


(handout distributed at the 11/10/03 information session)

I.       Administrative Infrastructure to Support Commitment to Diversity

Examples:

  • Office of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity Strategic Plan
  • Office of the Provost
  • EO Office
  • Students Affairs - Student Life & Advocacy, Student Activities, Students with Disabilities
  • Personnel Services -  ADA Compliance, Office of Family and Work/Life Resources

 

II.      Programmatic Infrastructure to Support Commitment to Diversity

Examples:

  • Black Cultural Center, Multicultural Center, Women's Center,
  • Cranwell International Center
  • Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program
  • McNair Scholars Program
  • Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity
  • Center for Academic Enrichment and Excellence
  • NSF ADVANCE project

 

III.    Evidence of Diversity Woven through Core Mission Activities

Examples:

  • Academic programs in Black Studies, Women's Studies, Judaic Studies, Appalachian Studies, American Indian Studies, International Studies; and courses in many other disciplines
  • Research and scholarly initiatives:  Social Justice Resources Center,
  • Race and Social Policy Institute, International Research and Development
  • Outreach and extension initiatives:  Community and Economic Development for Southside, 4-H, Upward Bound/Talent Search
 

IV.     Campus Community Involvement in Diversity

Examples:

  • Commission on Equal Opportunity and Diversity
  • Multicultural Fellows
  • College diversity committees
  • Student Advisory Council on Multicultural Affairs
  • Multicultural Awareness Programs (MAPs)
  • ADA Executive Committee
  • Faculty and student organizations

 

V.      Major Diversity-Related Events 03-04

Examples:

  • Diversity Celebration, September 10
  • Information Session on race-conscious programs, November 10
  • Creating Connections:  Building Community and Identity through Diversity (Training in techniques that use performance to analyze issues of diversity and community) Nov. 14-15, contact Office of Multicultural Affairs for more info.
  • Face-to-Face:  An Inter-group Dialogue & Collective Sharing on Race and Ethnicity.  Nov. 15, 9:30-2:00 p.m., Owens.  For students and faculty.  Sponsored by S.A.I.L. (Student Achievement through Involvement and Leadership) and the Office of Leadership Development, Department of Student Activities.
  • Campus-wide inaugural workshop concerning women faculty in science and engineering, January 12th, hosted by the NSF ADVANCE project, www.advance.vt.edu, phone:  1-7682.
  • Annual Diversity Summit, early January
  • Mid-Atlantic Conference on the Scholarship of Diversity, March 18-19, DBHCC, hosted by College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences and the Office of the Provost, http://www.conted.vt.edu/macsd/
  • Heritage Events:  Black History Month, Women's Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month, Holocaust Awareness, Gay Awareness Week, International Week, Dance of Nations