Provost Report on Diversity Faculty Senate Meeting The University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR January 19, 2005 Bob Smith Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, The University of Arkansas

Outline Vision Overarching Goals Diversity Goals Recent Progress Prospects for Further Progress

UA Vision... The University of Arkansas is a nationally competitive, student- centered research university serving Arkansas and the world.

Outline Vision Overarching Goals Diversity Goals Recent Progress Prospects for Further Progress

Overarching Goals Excellence: Education, Research & Service High Quality & Numbers of Students Diversity — Students, Faculty & Staff Resources — Public & Private

Outline Vision Overarching Goals Diversity Goals Recent Progress Prospects for Further Progress

Diversity Goals Increase Minority Enrollment to 4000 by 2010* Increase Diversity of Minority Faculty & Staff Pursue Diversity Task Force Goals Hire Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Diversity & Education Develop African American Studies Program Enhance Diversity Aspects of Undergraduate Curricula __________________________________________________ Picking Up the Pace Report, 2004, p. 13 &

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Recent Progress: Highlights Students: 14.1% U. S. Minority Groups; 5.4% International Students; 49% Women Quality of African American Student Population Improved 1st Year Retention & Six-Year Graduation Rates Improved Enhanced Learning Center Opened, Fall 2003 Silas Hunt Scholarship Program Launched, Day of Diversity Inaugurated in Spring 2004 (attendance =167) Assistant Directors (2)-Minority Recruitment Hired in 2004 African American Studies Program Funded for Graduate Recruitment Office Expanded in 2004 Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Diversity & Education Hired in 2005 Faculty & Staff Demographics Improved Strategic Investment Fund Efforts, $500,000 ( ) Faculty, Administration & Staff Diversity Training

White (non-Latino) Other Ethnicities Degree Seeking New Freshman Class * Fall 1997 Fall 2004 African American Asian American Latino-Hispanic Unknown American Indian Minority Total: 302 Minority Total: 326 * International Students not included

Recent Progress: African American Enrollment

Degree Seeking African American New Freshman ACT Scores ACT > 30ACT 25-30ACT 19-24ACT < 19

Degree Seeking New Freshman Class ACT Scores ACT > 30ACT 25-30ACT 19-24ACT < 19

First Year Retention Rate by Ethnicity 1998 vs st Year Retention Rate %

Five-Year Graduation Rates

Recent Progress: Silas Hunt Fellowship Program Criteria Underrepresented Ethnic or Minority Group Underrepresented in Field of Study Residents from Underrepresented Counties in AR 1st-Generation College Student Address in Application: 1) “How can you help the U of A become a more diverse community?”; 2)“What motivates you to succeed at the University?”

Silas Hunt Fellowship Program Silas Hunt Fellowship Program Results for Fall Silas-Hunt Scholars 2004 Average GPA3.85 Average ACT26.9 African-American 19 (28.8%) Asian- American 11 (16.7%) Caucasian 11 (16.7%) Hispanic-Latino 11 (16.7%) Native American 14 (21.2%) Women 32 (48.5%)

Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Diversity & Education Key Recommendation of Diversity Task Force ( ) Reporting to Provost & Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Address Recommendations of Diversity Task Force Critical Blending of Academic & Student Life Issues Also, Personnel Development Carmen Coustaut, University of Maryland at College Park Associate Vice Chancellor & (tenured) Associate Professor (Film Studies)

Strategic Investment Fund Efforts, $500,000 ( )

Faculty, Administration & Staff Diversity Training Key Recommendation of Diversity Task Force ( ) Collaboration with the National Conference for Community & Justice (NCCJ) Workshop: Our Campus Participation to Present: >800 Requirement for All New Hires Extraordinary Positive Feedback

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Student Recruitment Retention & Support Diversity of Faculty Diversity of Staff Points of Pride Anne O’Leary Kelly Chair, Diversity Task Force

Prospects for Further Progress: Student Recruitment Retention & Support Orientation Program (aver. 13% minority students, 2002 & 2003) Razorback Outreach for Community & Knowledge (ROCK) Camp (2002 & 2003; aver. 15% minority student participation) Fall Convocation First-Year Experience; Diversity Discussions & Presentations Emerging Student Leaders Program (total students ≈ 80; aver. 42% minority students, )

Prospects for Further Progress: Student Recruitment Retention & Support cont’d Minority students received ≈$5.36 million in scholarships during (16% of total scholarship support) Minority students received $1.21 million in athletic scholarships (41% of total athletic scholarship support) Minority students received $4.15 million academic scholarships (12% of total academic scholarships) Climate Survey, 2002

Prospects for Further Progress: Student Recruitment Retention & Support cont’d Day of Diversity, March 27, 2004 (167 students & guests; transportation from: Forrest City, LR, Marion, Pine Bluff, Fort Smith, Texarkana, Tulsa, and Dallas) Diversity Impact Days, November 18-19, 2004 (227 students & guests; transportation from: Texarkana, Hope, Malvern, Arkadelphia, LR, Conway, Fort Smith, Russellville, Dumas, Pine Bluff, Forrest City, West Memphis, Tulsa, and Dallas)

Prospects for Further Progress: Student Recruitment Retention & Support cont’d George Washington Carver summer research program in 2004, supported 12 students from the following Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Southern University, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Prairie View A&M University, Xavier University, Tougaloo College, & Dillard University The Benjamin Franklin Lever (BFL) Graduate Diversity Tuition Fellowships; e.g., in : total = 55: 35 African American [64%], 6 Hispanic [11%], & 5 Native American [9%] students

Other Points of Pride... Cont’d Promotions Gordon Morgan (University Professor) Chauncy Brummer (Professor) Charles Robinson (Associate Professor) Johnetta Cross-Brazzell (NASPA Awards) Gerald Jordan (Chancellor’s Medal) African-American Lit. Initiative Distinguish. Lect. Series (03, James Earl Jones) Honorary Doctorate ( 03 George Haley)

Other Points of Pride... Improving Academic Quality & Reputation Princeton Review, 2005 U.S. News & World Rep., 2005: 2nd Tier ( : ‘98-’05) 100 Best College Buys ( ) America’s (77) Best Value Colleges (2005) Fiske Guide, 2005 The Unofficial (Biased) Insider’s Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges The Top American Research Universities, 2002 (TheCenter, U of FL): Top 100 Public Research Universities

TTB... The Power of Diversity Strength through Diversity: Biological, Cultural & Intellectual (e.g., interdisciplinary scholarship) Arkansas51Bob Smith, “The Power of Heliotrope,” Arkansas, 51 (2), (2001). Eggplant Analogy: ROYGBIV Heliotrope or Aubergine Eggplant: Solanum melongena (family Solanaceae [peppers, tomatoes]); origin: India Birefringence