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Building Diversity in IT

This presentation discusses strategies for building diversity in higher education, focusing on leadership, task forces, funding, and support. It also explores specific goals to recruit and retain diverse students, faculty, and staff, as well as programs to embrace multiculturalism. The presentation highlights the importance of collaborative efforts between HR and IT and the building of a diverse climate in IT through technical training, conferences, retreats, employee recognitions, and social events.

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Building Diversity in IT

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  1. Building Diversity in IT A presentation at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference Tampa, Florida May 31, 2012 Margaret Massey Abraham George CIO, Springhill College CIO, Columbus State University Mobile, AL Columbus, GA Building Diversity EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference

  2. Strategies for building diversity in Higher education • State wide and Institutional Leadership • Formation of task force or teams to develop strategic goals and programs • Develop timeline and outcomes • On going funding and support Building Diversity EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference

  3. Strategies for building diversity in Higher education • Goal 1: To support our institution’s efforts to recruit and retain and increasingly more diverse student population. • Goal 2: To encourage recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty and staff for university positions at all levels. • Goal 3: To continue to increase faculty, staff and student awareness and knowledge of our institution’s diversity philosophy, practices and policies. • Goal 4: To develop and promote programs designed to embrace multi-culturalism among faculty, staff, and students. • Goal 5: To identify and pursue federal, state, and private grants and funds that promote minority participation, development and advancement in teaching, research and general advancement. Building Diversity EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference

  4. Diversity programs • Goal 1: The Disability Awareness Fair: • The First Year Experience Program • Goal 2: Advertising faculty and staff positions in other minority targeted publications and national publications. • Goal 3: Ongoing institutional commitment for professional development including diversity summit and One Columbus conference. • Goal 4: The Safe Zone Initiative • Goal 5: Redefining the Legacy Celebration Dinner to cover a wider range of minority groups • The Hispanic Outreach Program • The Spectrum Alliance Group • Goal 6: The Projecting Hope African-American Male Initiative Grant Building Diversity EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference

  5. Building Diversity in IT • Builds upon the institutional leadership • Collaborative recruitment and retention efforts between HR and IT. • HR and IT joint professional development programs • Building climate for diversity through social and cultural programs Building Diversity EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference

  6. Building Climate in IT • Technical training and workshops #21 per year • Conferences #9 per year • Staff average attendance #30 per year • Annual departmental retreat • Employee recognitions #2 per quarter • Social events # 5 to 8 per year Building Diversity EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference

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  10. Building Diversity in IT • Questions? Building Diversity EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference

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