Arts and Sciences

• During the past year, the dean has discussed the importance of diversity efforts with the chairs and directors of all schools and departments within the college. Each unit has reported on its initiatives, ongoing programs, and successes in attracting and maintaining a diverse faculty and staff.
   
• During the 2003 calendar year, 100% of Arts and Sciences employees completed their state-mandated EEO refresher training.
   
• The College of Arts and Sciences provides information sessions about tenure and promotion to all first and second year faculty members. The College also provides tenure and promotion information sessions and mentoring programs specifically for women faculty. The College continuously offers to provide additional information sessions or mentoring arrangements for any faculty members who request them.
   
• The College of Arts and Sciences conducts exit interviews and annually prepares a summary for the provost about the reasons faculty leave their positions within the College of Arts and Sciences; proposals, initiatives, and relevant retention discussions with specific chairs and college committees also result form the exit interview process in Arts and Sciences, and those discussions include information pertinent to recruiting and retaining excellent and diverse faculty.
   
• Over the past year, the College of Arts and Sciences has documented its diversity efforts in recruitment and retention. Ads have been placed in journals with a diverse audience, and specific letters have been sent by recruitment committees to schools and individuals listed in the Women and Minorities Directory; to individuals participating in their disciplinary Black Caucuses, Hispanic Caucuses, Women’s Caucuses, and so on; and to historically Black and Hispanic serving institutions.
   
• Departments in the College of Arts and Sciences not only give specific attention to attracting and retaining diverse and excellent faculty but also give specific attention to attracting and retaining diverse and excellent students and staff. The college’s diversity efforts with regard for faculty, staff, and students are ongoing.
   

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