Unit Name: Student Life – Office of Multicultural Affairs
Unit Mission: ESF Multicultural Affairs exists to support underrepresented students and to foster a campus community where cultural diversity is appreciated. The Office seeks
to be a center of cultural learning that prepares all members of the ESF community to effectively interact with others in an increasingly diverse and global society.
WORK SHEET FOR UNIT LEVEL INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT
Unit Goal
Link to ESF Goals (by #)
Method(s) of Assessment & Targets
Results of Assessment (Data)
Implementation Plan-Assessment
Multicultural Affairs
designs programs,
activities and services
to promote cultural
development.
Goal 2: Provide an
outstanding student
experience.
CAMPUS-WIDE ACTIVITIES
Lunchtime Learning Seminars/
workshops (33 from 2004-2010)
Count audience sizes, on-site paper
evaluations, campus-wide survey and
focus group – fall 2010
CAMPUS-WIDE ACTIVITIES
Lunchtime Learning
Seminars/workshops
Average audience size: 50
CAMPUS-WIDE ACTIVITIES
Lunchtime Learning
Seminars/workshops
-Invite more staff/faculty audiences
-Stagger days of week offered
-Keep offering interesting topics
-Topics not focused on
solely on science/the environment
and multicultural issues have also
been well-received
-Recruit more student speakers
-Keep offering free food
Heritage Month Celebration Displays
Track number of visitors to
office/activities & events
AIDS Quilt
Track number of people making quilt
patches
Cultural Book Club
Survey group, campus e-mail invitation
responses
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Language Bank
Calculate the number of languages
called upon yearly. Track use of
Language Bank volunteers
Cultural Resources Lending Service
Track use
Largest group of attendees are
comprised of undergraduate
students, followed closely by
graduate students; smallest number
are faculty and then staff.
People attend for these reasons in
the following order: presentation
topic, speaker/presenter, course
requirement, free food.
Heritage Month Celebration Displays
Numerous students visit the office
daily – 15 on average, whereas few
faculty & staff visit – about 5
monthly, and for purely business
matters.
AIDS Quilt
28 patches added yearly, mostly by
students, a few staff, virtually no
faculty.
Cultural Book Club
More student participants, 3-4 staff
participants – fluctuates, no faculty,
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Language Bank
Used by faculty about 2 times per
year, Communication Office
occasionally uses.
Heritage Month Celebration Displays
- Host a free “Hot Beverage and Pastry
Hour” focusing on the culture being
celebrated - 8-9 AM (a time when
fewer students stop by but when
faculty and staff are around) one day
per week during the month.
AIDS Quilt
-Personally invite faculty and staff
-Have a feedback sheet at display in
the Rotunda
Cultural Book Club
-Personally invite faculty and staff
-Continue to hold these after work at
4:30
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Language Bank
-Advertise more
-Utilize volunteers more
Cultural Resources Lending Service
30 Books, 5 DVDs yearly. Largest
group are students, then
staff/faculty.
Through an array of
programs and
services, Multicultural
Affairs helps recruit
and support
underrepresented
students in their
endeavors at ESF.
Goal 1: Enrich academic
excellence in both
undergraduate and
graduate education.
CSTEP (Collegiate Science and
Technology Entry Program)
Year-end evaluations, Survey Monkey
online evaluation – December 2009
Goal 2: Provide an
outstanding student
experience.
Academic/Career Workshops (for CSTEP
Credit)
Attendance records, for students in
CSTEP particularly
Goal 3: Be the “go-to”
institution with a strong
and visible reputation
Pre-Orientation
Annual end of program evaluations and
focus groups. Longitudinal, Survey
Monkey online evaluation fall 2009spring 2010
Graduate Diversity Fellows Program
Track persistence with program and
graduation rates
CSTEP (Collegiate Science and
Technology Entry Program)
97% of those who took the survey
expressed satisfaction with the
program
Academic/Career Workshops - CSTEP
Attendance for Multicultural Affairs
hosted workshops remained on
average at 17 out of 50 eligible CSTEP
students. Average attendance at
other Student Life academic/career
events was about 2-3.
Pre-Orientation
- From 2004-2009, there were 85
Pre-O participants
-The retention and graduation rate of
Pre-O participants was 72%
-Student gave a 4.5 out of 5 rating for
overall satisfaction, presenters,
bonding, learning activities, and
recreation.
-Students would increase the amount
of time outdoors
Graduate Diversity Fellows Program
All Fellows except one graduated
from ESF since 2003.
Cultural Resources Lending Service
-Advertise more
-Put out a “suggestion box”
CSTEP (Collegiate Science and
Technology Entry Program)
-Intentionally recruit students at the
Admissions Office Accepted Student
Receptions – might help students
“seal the deal” to enroll at ESF when
they see strong CSTEP program (as
happened at Morrisville)
Academic/Career Workshops -CSTEP
-Increase variety of topics offered,
especially for upperclassmen and
graduate CSTEP students
-Stagger the times and weekdays of
offerings
Pre-Orientation
-Allow more ‘down time’ outdoors
-Intentionally recruit students at the
Admissions Office Accepted Student
Receptions – might help students
“seal the deal” to enroll at ESF
Graduate Diversity Fellows Program
-Recruit more vigorously for spring
semesters when December graduates
leave spaces open.