Umbc Diversity Report and Strategic Plan
UMBC DIVERSITY PLAN MARCH 4, 2009 FOREWORD This report was prepared under the leadership of the following committee appointed by Dr. Elliot Hirshman, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs: Dr. Antonio Moreira, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (Chair) Dr. Marilyn Demorest, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Mr. Elmer Falconer, Director of Employment/Labor Relations Ms. Lisa M. Gray, Assistant Director, Cultural and Religious Diversity Dr. Lasse Lindahl, Chair, Department of Biological Sciences Dr. Patrice McDermott, Chair, Department of American Studies Ms. Adrienne Mercer, Director of Human Relations Ms. Yvette Mozie-Ross, Assistant Provost for Enrollment Management Dr. Janet Rutledge, Interim Vice Provost for Graduate Education Ms. Valerie Thomas, Associate Vice President for Human Resources An initial draft was circulated for review and feedback to the President’s Council, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, the Professional Staff Senate, the Nonexempt Staff Senate officers and the President’s Commission for Women. 2 UMBC DIVERSITY REPORT AND STRATEGIC PLAN I. Introduction The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) has established a commitment to diversity as one of its core principles for the recruitment and retention of faculty, staff and students. Founded in 1966, UMBC is a selective, historically-diverse, public research university with a total student enrollment of 12,268 for Fall 2008. Diversity is defined at UMBC in its fullest scope, embracing not only racial and ethnic groups and individuals who are or have been underrepresented in higher education, but also including religious affiliation, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, foreign nationality, non-traditional student status, and other important characteristics.
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