1. The General Education Diversity Survey Background The General Education Diversity Advisory Board was established by the General Education Council in the spring of 2005 in response to a call from Dr. Daniel Wubah, special assistant to the president, for all colleges to establish such a group to study diversity issues in their programs. Board members are: –Janet Daniel (Biology) –Lee Mayfield (Communication Studies) –Ramanga Osotsi (English) –Zewe Serpell (Psychology) –Karyn Sproles (General Education), Chair –Donna Sundre (CARS) –Jacqueline Walker (History) –Lee Ward (Academic Advising and Career Development)

2. In order to fulfill the GEC’s charge, the Board tasked itself with developing an understanding of how diversity issues are addressed in the general education curriculum. Faculty who taught courses in the General Education Program in 2004-05 were asked to complete a brief survey regarding the diversity content of their classes and their own attitude toward diversity in the general education curriculum. The survey was conducted in conjunction with an inventory of syllabi from general education courses taught during the same year. The Board will follow up on the results of the inventory and survey by holding focus groups for faculty by Cluster.

3. The Survey The survey was created by the Diversity Board as a way to enrich our understanding of diversity issues in the general education curriculum. The survey includes 5 questions and a final opened ended comment box. The survey was sent to 520 faculty members; 152 responses were received. The response rate was 29%.