The Dream the Challenge: Nurture Diversity

1. “The Dream & the Challenge: Nurture Diversity” Presented by: Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity for University of Kentucky Libraries

2. University Strategic Plan: Vision, Mission, & Values Statement(approved by UK’s Board of Trustees on April 1, 2003) “The University models a diverse community characterized by fairness and social justice.” UK’s core values include: Mutual respect and human dignity Diversity of thought, culture, gender and ethnicity A sense of community

3. “Strategic Plan: The Dream and the Challenge”(approved by Board of Trustees on June 24, 2003) Goal V: Nurture Diversity of Thought, Culture, Gender and Ethnicity Objectives: Improve the climate for diversity Create a diverse workplace and learning community Key Indicators: Enrollment and persistence goals of the Kentucky Plan for Equal Opportunities Employment goals of UK’s Affirmative Action Plan

4. Success in Achieving the Vision in “The Dream and the Challenge” Depends upon some fundamental principles: Awareness of our institutional and cultural history The significance of leadership at every level in the organization Acknowledgement of the critical role of students in creating a multicultural environment The importance of building a pipeline for future faculty and leaders.

5. The University is committed to diversity as a vital characteristic of an optimal education and workplace. The University maintains a firm conviction that it must strengthen the diversity of its communities, support free expression, reasoned discourse and diversity of ideas; and take into account a wide range of considerations, including but not limited to, ethnicity, race, disability, and sex, when making personnel and policy decisions. The University is committed to periodically evaluating progress made toward diversity and to communicating the results of such evaluations. Based on these assessments, the University will give diversity factors consideration to ensure achievement of its mission of instruction, research and service and gain the broadest benefits for the University community. University of Kentucky Governing Regulation I-10 6/14/2005 DIVERSITY

6. The Kentucky Plan Kentucky Plan for Equal Opportunities (1997-2002) KY Council on Postsecondary Education and CPE Committee on Equal Opportunity KY Resident African-American students and employees Regular fulltime – only 3 job categories Annual CPE analysis Annual goals for new program eligibility

7. Affirmative Action Plan Federal Executive Order Technical Compliance as federal contractor U.S. Department of Labor Women and all minority employees required—UK establishes goals for AA employees Regular full-time – all job categories Annual analysis by Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity Office

9. UK’s Total Undergraduate Student Enrollment2004-2005

10. The Kentucky Plan Student Goals Undergraduate KY resident African American student enrollment goal = 7% UK = 6.1% Continuous progress, up from 5.8% in 2003. State goal = 8%

11. The Kentucky PlanStudent Goals

12. The Kentucky PlanStudent Goals

13. The Kentucky Plan Student Goals

14. The Kentucky PlanStudent Goals Graduate KY resident African American student enrollment goal = 5.3% Currently 6.8%: 2002 achieved 6.9% and all time high 2003 figure of 7.2%

15. UK’s Workforceby Gender and Race2005-2006

16. LibrariesEmployee Demographicsby Gender and Race2005-2006

17. The Kentucky Plan Employment Goals Executive/Administrative/Managerial Goal = 5% No progress toward goal

18. The UK AAPEmployment GoalsAfrican American and All Minorities E/A/M

19. The Kentucky PlanEmployment Goals Professional goal = 5% Continuous Progress Achieved

20. The UK AAPEmployment GoalsAfrican-American and All Minorities Professionals

21. The Kentucky PlanEmployment Goals Faculty goal = 3% Kentucky Plan 3% goal achieved AAP 4% goal African American AAP 14% goal All Minorities

22. The UK AAPEmployment GoalsAfrican American and All MinoritiesFaculty

23. UK AAPEmployment GoalsFemale E/A/M

24. UK AAPEmployment GoalsFemale Professionals

25. UK AAPEmployment GoalsFemale Faculty

26. What Does This Mean? Progress in 6 of 8 Kentucky Plan objectives for Degree Program Eligibility for 2006 September 20, 2005 University of Kentucky Board of Trustees adopted a resolution for submission of a quantitative waiver to the Council on Postsecondary Education to allow requests for new University of Kentucky academic programs during 2005.

27. CPE Diversity Study Postsecondary Education Statewide Diversity Assessment Request for Proposals U.S. Department of Labor Compliance Review by Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

28. UK’s emphasis must be on creating a supportive campus environment that models fairness, respect, and equal opportunity, not just on “achieving numbers” Success in Achieving the Vision in “The Dream and the Challenge”

29. We All Have A Role… By increasing awareness of our diversity and equity aspirations, and establishing initiatives to meet our goals, we validate our need to foster a creative, supportive environment that will nurture diversity of thought, culture, gender and ethnicity.