Diversity Council Awards FY’06-FY’07
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Posted by , October 31, 2005
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TDC Funding Summary: The Diversity Council made awards totaling $250,000 for 23 initiatives in FY '06, and $250,000 for 19 initiatives in FY '07 to support the implementation of our diversity action plans. Every school and unit, as well as the Deans Council and TDC received funding. This year's focus was on recruitment and retention of faculty, staff and students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the United States.
Following is a summary of the projects that received funding. Awards will also be posted on the Diversity Council website: http://my.simmons.edu/diversity/
Contact Diane Felicio (diane.felicio@simmons.edu) or any member of The Diversity Council with questions.
Administration & Planning $5,400
*$5,400 to provide an English as a Second Language (ESL) program to contract employees.
Advancement $73,500
*$52,000 to build on preliminary diversity training program and serve as the pilot for developing the diversity training program for all managers at Simmons to develop an inclusive workplace and develop skilled managers to lead more diverse teams.
*$21,500 to expand mentoring program for current students that links racially diverse students with alumnae/i mentors.
CAS $124,948
*$47,500 to increase recruitment efforts in areas with high percentages of students of color and where demographic projections indicate a rise in student of color college-bound populations.
*$14,453 Graduate admission diversity recruitment (advertising more effectively (e.g., journals for professionals of color, newspapers, and trade magazines for communities of color, etc.) and developing alternative career fairs in community locations.
*$58,994 to fund internship programs for diverse student populations, targeted to undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities to give them work experience and professional mentoring while they are in school so that they will be better prepared for professional employment upon graduation.
*$4,000 for GEAR UP and Admissions to increase the number of Boston Public School students at Simmons.
Deans Council $25,000
*$25,000 to develop a multidisciplinary course, Perspectives on Diversity in a Global Society.
Finance/Human Resources $47,903
*$2,903 towards the development of diversity recruitment strategy.
*$45,000 to provide required diversity awareness training for all employees.
GSLIS $10,000
*$10,000 to design a recruitment program targeting paraprofessionals of color for the GSLIS Archives Management Program.
Marketing $55,000
*$5,000 for an annual membership in the Latino Professional Network
*$50,000 to increase multicultural outreach to prospective staff and students by advising admissions offices and HR, through the Marketing Council, on targeted marketing techniques and venues.
SHS $10,050
*$10,050 to work with a consultant to develop a program advance the professional identity development and campus-based concerns of our students of color, and promote development of an ongoing model for maintaining such activities in the future, whether through a student organization or other mentoring model.
SOM $61,950
*$50,000 to develop a 2-year focused effort on recruiting women of color Dix Scholar candidates for the undergraduate management program, and cultivating these students for the new BA/MBA combined degree program.
*$2,950 to sponsor registration fees for students to attend the National Black MBA conference held annually.
*$9,000 to provide three internships for undergraduate students who are majoring in management to work for a semester in the business of a woman of color entrepreneur
SSW $11,500
*$5,000 to provide paid positions to utilize current ALANA SSW students in the recruitment process
*$6,500 to create a new marketing brochure detailing our commitment to diversity and purchasing lists for direct mail and e-mail marketing campaigns
Student Life $31,750
*$10,000 to establish ongoing mentoring relationships between prospective students of color, current students and faculty and staff.
*$7,000 to continue the First Years' Appreciation of Cultural Experiences at Simmons (FACES) Orientation program which demonstrates the importance of diversity in the Simmons community, for all incoming first-year and transfer students.
*$5,750 to staff and support a multi-faith organization designed to raise awareness of issues of religious pluralism on campus.
*$9,000 for recruitment of athletes of diverse backgrounds.
TDC $43,000
*$15,000 to publicize the diversity activities that are taking place on campus and create opportunities for members of the College community to come together to view progress and discuss challenges
*$5,000 to update, improve and market the Simmons internal diversity inventory
*$10,000 to hire a consultant to assist TDC with big picture strategic diversity planning, and the next iteration of the Diversity Action Plans.
*$13,000 to create two diversity training sessions: one for faculty (from all the schools) in and one for members of President's Council.
