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UK Strategic Plan, Goal IV Embrace and Nurture Diversity Goal IV Embrace and Nurture Diversity the students affiliated with this department become accustomed to C&T staff and services. Drs. J. Hopkins and Thiagarajan implemented an ongoing International Student Workshop to provide support and address common concerns. The Counseling & Testing Center C&T continued involvement with at-risk or underserved student populations at UK – including students who may be described as ethnic minority, first-generation college, Appalachian, international, GLBTQ, or having disabilities. Drs. Aldarondo, Bryant, Thiagarajan and Spearman- Teamer attended the week-long Humanity Academy, an intensive program on diversity broadly defined. Drs. N. Hopkins and J. Hopkins are previous graduates of this program. Drs. Bryant and Spearman-Teamer co-led a Women of Color Support Group. C&T continued its significant involvement with freshman programming through outreach presentations with regard to diversity for UK 101. Dr. Spearman-Teamer worked with UK graduate students to charter a new student circle chapter of the Association of Black Psychologists. Dr. Bolin served as a member of the UK President’s Commission on Diversity, chairing the committee on undergraduate affairs. Dr. Bolin served as faculty advisor to the UK Gay- Straight Alliance and to OUTsource. Drs. Aldarondo, Bryant, Hellmich, J. Hopkins, N. Hopkins, Tabony and Thiagarajan participated in fall 2008 and spring 2009 International Student Orientation, facilitating small groups of international students in discussion to acquaint the students with UK services including the Counseling & Testing Center. Another purpose is to proactively address common everyday activities of life that may seem very different from the students’ home country. By participating each semester, Drs. Spearman-Teamer and Thiagarajan presented at Freshman Summer Program hosted by the Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs. Dean of Students Disability Resource Center Students with disabilities are usually overlooked as a minority component of the diverse university community. The Center provides services for this minority group from the preadmissions status through graduation. As a consequence, we believe virtually every service we provide supports this goal. Additionally, the student disability population is composed of students of varying religious, ethnic, gender, age, 20
membership recruitment activities. The Panhellenic Council uses target mailings, offers a $500 scholarship based on leadership potential, and interviews. Chapter members and recruitment counselors are given sensitivity workshops focusing on diversity appreciation and acceptance. A non-discrimination statement is included in the Panhellenic Recruitment Booklet and information is given at the advising conference that membership is open to all ethic/racial groups. The Interfraternity Council designated that at least one of the $250 scholarships would be presented to a minority student in order to recruit a more diverse community. This is a step that IFC has taken in order to ensure that potential new members, of all races, feel that they have a home within IFC. sexual orientation, and cultural backgrounds. We are just as sensitive to these individual differences as we are to those of disability. Programming efforts are encouraged within the governing groups to be incorporated during the fall sophomore leadership retreat, the spring officer workshop and inter-chapter programming. A joint council officer retreat was held in January for the first time to increase cross-programming efforts among the three governing councils. Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Although the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs was not able to hire a full-time position to promote diversity and inclusion within the fraternity and sorority community, the unit was able to hire a graduate assistant to advise the National Pan-Hellenic Council and who could also provide multicultural programming to the rest of the Greek system. The Panhellenic Council tries to recruit underrepresented populations through their Panhellenic New Student and Parent Programs The Office of New Student and Parent Programs strives for diversity in student leadership programs, including UK Ambassadors, UK 101 peer instructors and K Crew student assistants. As part of K Week, NSPP collaborated with offices around campus to offer Multicultural Freshman Focus, UK FUSION, In Love’s Service, Religious Life at UK information session and other open houses to expose students to the variety of opportunities available to them on campus. We also hosted We Are UK to celebrate who we are as a university community. 21
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