1. Mary Beth Petrie, Director of Admissions
Recruiting All Students Well Diversity Recruitment Practices in Admissions
Mary Beth Petrie, Director of Admissions
With support from Najma Osman, Assistant Director of Admissions and Coordinator of Diversity, Inclusion and Access

2. Lawrence University Case Study
1500 undergraduate, residential
No religious affiliation
46% men, 54% women (assigned sex)
67% white, 11.8% international, 20.2% students of color
45 states, 38 foreign countries
~21% eligible for Pell grants
Rated 4/5 on Campus Pride Index for LGBTQ-Friendly campuses
Entering freshmen:
ACT: middle 50%
SAT: (CR+M)
3.6 unweighted high school GPA

3. Each educational institution must define diversity and understand how it relates to the mission.
Photo: Kiplinger.com

4. Lawrence mission “…respect for the perspectives of others.”
“As a diverse learning community of scholars and artists…”
“…actively forging their identities…”
“…articulate a personal identity…”
“…contains talented and diverse groups of students, faculty, administrators and staff.”
Statement on Inclusion
The Faculty of Lawrence University reaffirms its commitment to fostering a diverse and welcoming learning community that embraces all members, including those marginalized by aspects of their identities. The principles of respect and inclusion are critical to our mission as an educational institution dedicated to cultivating dialogue across differences and to the development of meaningful citizenship that will meet the challenges of a complex world.

5. Recruiting All Students Well
Recruitment practices
Admissions practices
Financial Aid practices
General best practices

6. Recruitment practices
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7. Recruitment practices
Partner organizations
Community Outreach
Getting students on the mailing list
Strategically choosing recruitment territories
Travel sponsorships (group and individual)
Student recruitment team

8. Race conscious and race neutral admissions practices
Admission practices
Holistic admissions
Photo: Chronicle of Higher Education, ‘Fisher’ in Context: Making Sense of the Decision
Race conscious and race neutral admissions practices

9. Demonstration of interest
Admissions practices
Demonstration of interest
Access to…
Tests
Legacy
Ability to pay
Special talents
AP Honors courses
Strength of school

10. Race conscious admissions
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11. Financial aid practices
Once again race-neutral and race-conscious
Photo: collegescholarships.org

12. Financial aid practices
Scholarships
Need-based financial assistance
Full or partial financial need
Diversity-motivated
Non-cognitive factors
Choice in what percentage of need meet
Specific to region or organization
Commitments to organizations or regions

13. General best practices
Continual assessment of practices
Everybody’s job
Frequent and repeated training/bias assessment
Campus commitment

14. References/Resources
‘Fisher’ in Context: Making Sense of the Decision. (2016). Chronicle of Higher Education
What you Need to Know About Race-Concious Admissions in Andy Thomason. (2017). Chronicle of Higher Education
NACAC: Directory of College Access Programs
National College Access Network (NCAN)
The National Center for Fair and Open Testing