COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS DIVERSITY PLAN
2002-2006
Goal 4: Recruit and retain a diverse student body.
OBJECTIVES
ACTION AGENT
EVALUATION
4.1 Continue to implement undergraduate and
graduate programs in Jamaica.
Dean's Office, Departments, Office of
Continuing Education and Summer School.
Monitor programs.
4.2 Continue to coordinate the recruitment efforts of the
College of Education and Allied Professions with the
efforts of other offices at Western Carolina
University, i.e. Office of Admissions, the
Graduate School, the NC Teaching Fellows
Program, and the Honors College.
Dean's Office, CEAP Departments and
other appropriate units.
Review efforts of departments and centers
relative to recruitment.
4.3 Increase the number of students in our
"Reach to Teach" program, an annual recruitment
program for culturally diverse middle school and
high school students.
SUTEP Director.
Monitor number of students who attend.
4.4 Continue to sponsor an annual Recruitment Day and a
Teachers of Tomorrow Day through the
Western Carolina University Teaching Fellows
Program.
Director Special Programs.
Monitor attendance.
4.5 Coordinate the efforts of WCU's Field Experience
Supervisors, Admissions and Financial Aid officers with
counselors and faculty at selected high schools to promote
education and allied professions as career choices for
students who are minorities.
Supervisors of candidates in field experiences, Monitor applications to WCU and to programs in
officers in Financial Aid and Admissions,
the College of Education and Allied Professions.
counselors and faculty at selected high
schools.
4.6 Explore sources of external funding for minority
students, such as McNair Grants for graduate
students.
Participating Faculty/Staff.
Assess number of grant proposals written.
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS DIVERSITY PLAN
2002-2006
OBJECTIVES
4.7 Continue to send personal invitation letters from the Dean to
minority seniors who meet WCU admission requirements
and invite them to consider pursuing an educational degree.
ACTION AGENT
Dean.
EVALUATION
Determine that letters were sent.
4.8 Continue to work with WCU's Project CARE to better inform Diversity Committee Chair, Director of
African-American students of opportunities in education and Project Care, Dean's Office.
allied professions.
Meetings held to assess efforts.
4.9 Continue to establish student exchange programs, such a
the recently piloted Rural-Urban Exchange, with historically
black universities in the UNC system.
Dean, Diversity Committee and Faculty.
Verify that exchange programs are established.
4.10 Continue providing Praxis preparation workshops for
students who are interested in applying to the teacher
education program.
Program Faculty.
Assess faculty activity sheets.
4.11 Collaborate with summer programs such as Summer
Ventures, Upward Bound, etc. to promote education and
allied professions as career choices for students who are
minorities.
Program Directors, Director of Center for
Math/Science Education, Associate Dean
Arts & Sciences.
Assess annual reports of Summer Ventures,
Upward Bound, and other programs.
4.12 Target Teacher Cadet programs at partner and selected
high schools to promote education and allied professions as
career choices for students who are minorities.
Supervisors of candidates in Field Experience Monitor applications to WCU and to programs
Admissions Officers, counselors and
faculty at selected high schools.