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Chancellor’s Council on Inclusion
MEETING MINUTES I. Welcome and Council logistics - Dr. Martin
II. Developing a Strategic Diversity plan with broad-based support
Questions were raised as to how the implementation teams will work if an individual is in two or more working/affinity groups and how will this effort tie into the strategic plan on campus diversity? The implementation teams may have two or more individuals in a working group but the goal is to ensure they end up with one vote instead two. The strategic plan on campus diversity has not been determine as to who will be responsible. So far the following has taken place:
Discussions Question was raised as to the recent Student Association elections as whether there is still an interest in the Student Multicultural commitment. Mr. Wiley indicated he had talked with various key people and assurance have been given that it (commitment) will continue even if he’s still the student director or if there is another individual appointed as the student director. Comments were made that we must listen to all students, even those labeled as activist; students play a vital role in keeping the council (CCI, SA, etc.) on track. Mr. Wiley indicated that he is very much interested in working together with activist students. He wants to be very careful when people come to him that they come with the facts and want to keep the peace and be productive in getting things done. III. Monitoring our Progress toward achieving our Plan 2008
Discussions Dr. Lemelle defined the Equity Score Card for new members who are attending for the first time. The UW System Equity Scorecard Pilot involves six volunteer UW institutions in a process of sustained inquiry; using disaggregated data to identify more refined pathways and strategies for eliminating inequities in educational opportunities and outcomes. In addition, the UW System contracted with University of Southern California (USC) and four meetings scheduled over the year; it’s a system wide effort and there is team on campus here at UWM. Debates are ongoing and some are…
Comments were made as to the clarity of the mission – is it the state (UW System) vs UWM? Some council member’s statements varied but the overall consensus was it depends upon perspective (point of view). Reference to a Crossroad section/article was made in which the question was to reinvest in the Wisconsin idea;
The discussion then centered on the data or graphs presented regarding the equity scorecard. Dr. Lemelle indicated that the first chart represents the city of Milwaukee. The council discussions were that they want qualified students who can compete; but not everyone agrees as to what constitutes a ‘qualified student.’ Several comments made but all agreed the interpretation of data must be clearer. Dr. Lemelle agreed and stated there is more to do in getting the data/information needed. Question raised as to if there is a way to determine what strategy is being used to recruit students of color? It was indicated that yes there is a way and UWM has the data. The next table/chart is based on feeder schools; Dr. Lemelle stated they’re working to make adjustments on some of the figures and the data will need to be looked at more. A question was raised as to whether the 62% were from the Milwaukee area high schools and what are the non-targeted schools? The non-targeted high schools are Brookfield Central; Arrowhead; and Middleton, Madison WI. Inquiry was made as to Rufus King, Washington and Vincent; were these schools part of this data? This chart is based on admission applications and we cannot really tell the number of graduates from the schools. UWM makes phone calls on the following two points:
The final chart is on the average ACT scores of admission applicants
Comment made about the Talent Program and an inquiry made as to whether UWM has a way to track students that do well on SAT/ACT and whether these students choose to come to UWM. Point made that it should be clear that the pre-college programs are design to develop a critical mass of students of color to go to college. UWM is looking at identifying students who have a good chance to be successful at UWM.
Key questions and concerns are how does UWM allow students to be successful without compromising quality? With remedial issues, how does UWM as an institution treat our freshman? An inquiry made as to the charts and whether the data reflects how these students fair and are equipped with the skills needed to succeed. It was suggested that UWM needs to connect with students on a universal level and that students need coping skills. In terms of remedial issues, UWM is working with College of Letter and Science at course improvement or redesign in which students have the most failure in general. In summary Dr. Lemelle mentioned access is the first part and retention is the second part. They’re looking to cover a two year period and there are other social factors created by the university process that have to be considered. These are the kind of issues the equity score card is looking at. A brief overview of the Ombudsperson program and diversity training.
IV. Action Science and Managing Diversity - Dr. Larry Martin A brief overview (wrap-up) was provided and the following points were presented:
It was suggested that for future agenda items we should include items like the Action Science training and Tony Ciccone training models. V. Wrap Up/Summary of action items
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