UW-MADISON STRATEGIC DIVERSITY UPDATE Compiled by Office of the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement DRAFT 1.0 July 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF EXHIBITS ................................................................................................................................... 8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 9 THE 2012 STRATEGIC DIVERSITY UPDATE REPORT .............................................................................. 9 A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO DIVERSITY IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................... 10 CURRENT DIVERSITY PLANNING EFFORTS AT UW-MADISON ............................................................. 10 UW-Madison Readiness for Fisher v. UT-Austin ............................................................................... 11 Ad Hoc Diversity Planning Committee Charge .................................................................................. 11 RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMMEDIATE ACTION STEPS ........................................................................ 12 NEXT STEPS IN OUR EFFORTS TOWARDS INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE ..................................................... 14 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 15 DIVERSITY PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION AT UW-MADISON ...................................................... 15 CAMPUS DIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE .............................................................................................. 16 CAMPUS CLIMATE STUDIES AT UW-MADISON ................................................................................... 17 THE UW-MADISON STRATEGIC DIVERSITY UPDATE REPORT ............................................................. 20 The 2012 UW-Madison APIR Diversity Indicators Update Presentation Report .............................. 21 Cataloguing Campus Diversity Efforts ............................................................................................... 21 Report Overview ................................................................................................................................. 22 SECTION 1: OFFICES OF THE PROVOST AND VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS ................................................................................................................................................... 23 OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................................... 23 ASSISTANT VICE PROVOST AND OFFICE OF ACADEMIC PLANNING AND INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH (APIR) .............................................................................................................................................. 23 VICE PROVOST FOR FACULTY AND STAFF .......................................................................................... 26 Task Force on Domestic Partner Health Insurance Benefits: ............................................................ 26 REI Fellowships (Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity Fellowships) at Institute for Research in the Humanities: ......................................................................................................................................... 26 Faculty Inclusion Efforts ..................................................................................................................... 26 Dual Career Initiatives ....................................................................................................................... 26 Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff: Summary of Faculty Diversity Initiative .................................... 26 Pipeline Program Impact Overview ................................................................................................... 27 VICE PROVOST FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING .................................................................................. 29 Educational Innovation ....................................................................................................................... 29 The Madison Initiative for Undergraduates ....................................................................................... 29 The Annual Teaching and Learning Symposium ................................................................................ 29 The Teaching and Learning Excellence Website ................................................................................ 30 Go Big Read Common Book Program ................................................................................................ 30 Course Reform in Introductory Courses ............................................................................................. 30 THE CHANCELLOR’S AND POWERS-KNAPP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS ................................................ 31 Chancellor’s Scholarship Program (CSP) at a Glance ...................................................................... 31 Powers-Knapp Scholarship Program (PKSP) at a Glance ................................................................ 32 VICE PROVOST AND THE DIVISION OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT (DEM) ...................................... 33 DEM Inclusivity and Professional Development Committee .............................................................. 33 Inclusivity and Professional Development Committee Summary 2011–2012 Workshops .................. 33 VICE PROVOST AND DIVISION OF STUDENT LIFE ................................................................................ 35 Dean of Students Office Initiatives ...................................................................................................... 35 Office of International Student Services Initiatives ............................................................................ 35 LGBT Campus Center Initiatives ........................................................................................................ 36 2 Center for First-Year Experience (CFYE) Initiatives ......................................................................... 36 McBurney Disability Resource Center................................................................................................ 37 Multicultural Student Center (MSC) Initiatives .................................................................................. 38 VICE PROVOST/CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO) AND DIVISION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 40 Information Technology Academy (ITA) ............................................................................................. 40 IT Careers Academy ........................................................................................................................... 41 Climate Survey .................................................................................................................................... 41 VICE PROVOST FOR LIBRARIES AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN ............................................................ 43 Employment ......................................................................................................................................... 43 Collections .......................................................................................................................................... 44 Professional Development .................................................................................................................. 44 Campus Community and Outreach ..................................................................................................... 45 SECTION 2: OFFICE OF THE VICE PROVOST AND CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER/DIVISION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ...... 46 DIVISIONAL OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 46 Section Overview ................................................................................................................................ 47 MISSION OF THE OVPCDO/DDEEA .................................................................................................. 48 DDEEA Values .................................................................................................................................... 48 A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO ACTIVATING CAMPUS DIVERSITY EFFORTS .................................. 49 INNOVATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING ............................................................................................. 49 Impact Overview ................................................................................................................................. 51 MAJOR CAMPUS PARTNERSHIPS ........................................................................................................ 52 Impact Overview ................................................................................................................................. 52 Major Campus Partnerships Overview ............................................................................................... 54 FORUMS, WORKSHOPS, AND EVENTS ................................................................................................. 59 Impact Highlights ................................................................................................................................ 59 Event Descriptions Overview .............................................................................................................