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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
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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
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Each educational institution must define diversity and understand how it relates to the mission.
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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.
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Recruiting All Students Well
Recruitment practices Admissions practices Financial Aid practices General best practices
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Recruitment practices
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Recruitment practices
Partner organizations Community Outreach Getting students on the mailing list Strategically choosing recruitment territories Travel sponsorships (group and individual) Student recruitment team
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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
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Demonstration of interest
Admissions practices Demonstration of interest Access to… Tests Legacy Ability to pay Special talents AP Honors courses Strength of school
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Race conscious admissions
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Financial aid practices
Once again race-neutral and race-conscious Photo: collegescholarships.org
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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
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General best practices
Continual assessment of practices Everybody’s job Frequent and repeated training/bias assessment Campus commitment
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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
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