Diversity Initiative: Building Understanding through Benchmarking, Education and Conversation

Northland Community and Technical College

December 2001 - Chancellor McCormick visit to campus.January 2002 - Dolores Fridge and Raul Ramos focus visit to campus.

Focus Group meetings.Focus Group Summary and Recommendations.

February 2002 - Diversity Task Force.Task Force Membership

Diversity Task Force

Short Term GoalsDevelop mission statementSpeakers for employee/student developmentDevelop community and college involvement initiativeDevelop a tutor/mentor program with the local School DistrictReview Registered Nurse application process

Diversity Task Force

Mission Statement: “Although we are many faces and voices that are destined to be heard, our mission unites us to achieve: intellectual growth, personal fulfillment, career success, active student and employee involvement in the learning process, and a community and curriculum enriched by multicultural perspectives, through a lifetime of learning”.

Diversity Task Force

Long Term GoalsResearch and promote development of new curriculum

Develop and implement a community and college involvement initiative

Develop a tutor/mentor program with the local School District

Actively recruit minorities into programs (student and employee)

Diversity Task Force – Subcommittees

Curriculum

Community and College Initiative

Tutor/Mentor Program and Student Organization

Recruitment

Curriculum Subcommittee Accomplishments

For an institution the size of Northland, the sub-committee found that a large enough number of classes are offered in this area. However, a more concerted effort to offer those classes on a regular basis could be made.

Diversity Resources Library

Community and College Involvement Initiative Subcommittee Accomplishments

January 2002 – Recruiting & Retention Student Panel.August 2002 – Tim Wise presentation at Duty Day activities for employees.December 2002 – Traditions dinner on campus.December 2002 – Meeting with local Law Enforcement.January 2003 – Jermaine Davis presentation at Duty Day activities for employees. Included a student discussion panel.

Community and College Involvement Initiative Subcommittee Accomplishments

March 2003 – Jermaine Davis return to campus (employees and students).

April 2003 – Noel Levitz Student Satisfaction Survey.

May 2003 – Northwest Minnesota Foundation Workshop.

Tutor/Mentor Program & Student Organization Subcommittee Accomplishments

Umoja

Unity in Education

Recruitment

Employee recruitment challenges

Lack of turnover

Budget

Development of online recruitment questionnaire.

Development of database

Recruitment

Student Recruitment

Recruiters schedule to include:

Leech Lake

White Earth

UND – All Nations Pow-wow

MSU-M – Indian Awareness Week

Student Retention

President Gunderson Luncheon

Future Direction

CurriculumExpand Diversity Resources Library

Community & College InvolvementSummer 2003

Summer Institute in Portland, Oregon.

Fall 2003 Presentation for Employee In-Service by

Amy A. Bergstrom, Director of American Indian Teacher Corps Program, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegePresentation for Students

Spring 2004 Presentation for Employee In-Service.Presentation for Students.

Future Direction

Tutor/Mentor Program

Expand to Middle School

Expand to High School

Big Brother/Big Sister

Recruitment/Retention

Fall 2003 – Community (Chamber, City of TRF, etc.) reception for student athletes.

Traditions Celebration.

Traditions CelebrationDecember 2002

Contact Us

Shari OlsonDean of Outreach and Innovation

Telephone (218) 681-0869

E-mail solson@nctc.mnscu.edu

Becky HolthusenDirector of Human Resources

Telephone (218) 681-0844

E-mail bholthusen@nctc.mnscu.edu