Session I: July 14-16, 2010

4. Strategic Planning for Campus Diversity Art Costantino and W. Terrell Jones This workshop presents an integrated approach to developing a diverse academic community with both a national and global perspective and with programs that are sustainable and ethical.   The session will also provide answers to the controversial diversity-related issues that inevitably arise.

Designed for Objectives Learning Activities Art Costantino Terrell Jones College and university faculty, deans, provosts, employee-resource groups, student affairs staff, and other academic and campus leaders who have programmatic or planning responsibilities related to campus diversity. Participants will have the opportunity to: Explore a unique range of successful diversity frameworks that can help lead organizational transformation Review approaches for assessing the diversity climate of a campus Explore the vision and rationale for strategic planning for diversity Analyze and address various forms of external and internal resistance to diversity programs and policies Develop a coherent approach to addressing the political issues and conflicts that arise as a campus becomes more diverse Learn from a variety of strategies used to increase retention and graduation of underrepresented and first generation/low-income cohorts Analyze plans and strategies for long-term impact and sustainability   Examine the interface between a college’s work on diversity and global issues such as divestment, sweatshops, and sustainability of the planet Presentations of basic diversity issues and assumptions with discussion of their implications Opportunities to translate concepts and ideas about diversity into concrete applications and approaches Review and critique of specific diversity efforts in the curriculum and the co-curriculum Consideration of specific diversity efforts with respect to recruitment and retention of students, faculty, and staff Participatory activities addressing different dimensions of diversity dilemmas   Dr. Art Costantino currently serves as vice president for student affairs at The Evergreen State College, an institution with a history of retaining students of color and first generation students at rates equal to or greater than that of the general student population. Art has also served as an interim vice president for finance and administration and interim vice president for college advancement, experiences that have helped him understand how issues of inclusion and pluralism are seen across the campus. Art has a central role at Evergreen in promoting diversity initiatives, including chairing the Diversity and Equity Committee and the Bias Incident Response Team. He is actively involved in the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). He is a recipient of the Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Services as a dean/vice president and the Fred Turner Award for outstanding service in his profession. Art has almost 40 years of experience as a trainer and presenter on issues related to diversity and pluralism.   Dr. W. Terrell Jones is the vice provost for educational equity at The Pennsylvania State University, where he is also an affiliate faculty member of the African American Studies and Counselor Education departments. His office is responsible for the university’s five-year diversity plan and liaises with the Office of Civil Rights and government programs designed to increase the access and success of historically underrepresented populations. Terrell is an active trainer and speaker on diversity-related topics and programs for schools and colleges and public and private institutions. Among other publications on diversity topics, he is co-editor of How to Succeed on a Majority Campus: A Guide for Minority Students. Terrell is the chair of the Pennsylvania Black Conference On Higher Education (PBCOHE) for 2008 to 2010.