DIVERSITY PLAN
KRASNOW INSTITUTE 2013
Diversity Goal 1: Recruit, retain, advance, recognize, and promote a diverse faculty, staff and
administration while creating a campus-wide community that celebrates its own diversity as one of its
strengths and as a means of shaping Mason’s identity as a university.
Current Status: Currently, no effort is made to advertise in minority/diversity promoting sources.
1.1 School/Department Goal or Implementation Strategy for Diversity Goal 1
In addition to advertising in the standard subject-relevant outlets, every Krasnow faculty and post doctoral position
will be announced in the web services of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and the National
Minority Faculty Identification Program (NMFIP).
Performance Indicators for this Goal/Strategy
Every Krasnow position will be so advertised.
Tasks
1.1A Advertise with SREB / National Minority Faculty Identification Program
1.1B Advertise with National Minority Faculty Identification Program
1.1C
Persons Responsible
1.1A Jane Wendelin
1.1B Jane Wendelin
1.1C
Timeline for Completion (within plan period)
1.1A Procedure will begin with next position to advertise in 2013.
1.1B Procedure will begin with next position to advertise in 2013.
1.1C
Report of Accomplishments
1.2
School/Department Goal or Implementation Strategy for Diversity Goal 1
PIs with a postdoc position (or the department with a faculty position) to fill will search the candidate pool on
SREB and NMFIP databases for qualifying candidates to alert to the position announcement.
Performance Indicators for this Goal/Strategy
PIs will search the two databases.
Tasks
1.2A Search the SREB database.
1.2B Search the NMFIP database.
1.2C
Persons Responsible
1.2A PI with position to fill/ Departmental Supervisor with position to fill.
1.2B PI with position to fill/ Departmental Supervisor with position to fill.
1.2C
Timeline for Completion (within plan period)
1.2A Procedure will begin with next position to advertise in 2013.
1.2B Procedure will begin with next position to advertise in 2013.
1.2C
Report of Accomplishments
Diversity Goal 2: Recruitment, academic achievement, persistence and graduation of a diverse student
body.
Current Status:
Students are admitted on basis of qualification and all are equally supported academically toward
graduation. No special effort is made to recruit student qualifying as diverse to the applicant pool.
2.1
School/Department Goal or Implementation Strategy for Diversity Goal 2
Each department/unit will admit and retain students, irrespective of race, gender, etc. New efforts will be made to
advertise with local and regional HBCUs for applicants to our degree programs.
Performance Indicators for this Goal/Strategy
Demographic make-up of student body; demographic make-up of students retained.
Tasks
2.1A – Department chairs / program directors open communication with some area HBCUs.
2.1B – Flyers and promotional materials for the Krasnow graduate programs be developed.
2.1C – Flyers and promotional material for Krasnow graduate programs be mailed to the relevant departments of
regional HBCUs.
Persons Responsible
2.1A Department chair / program director
2.1B Jennifer Sturgis and Karen Underwood
2.1C Jennifer Sturgis
Timeline for Completion (within plan period)
2.1A December 15, 2013
2.1B December 15, 2013
2.1C December 15, 2013
Report of Accomplishments
2.2
School/Department Goal or Implementation Strategy for Diversity Goal 2
Institute will request that the College of Science report to us the diversity metrics of the degree applicant pool for
the Neuroscience PhD (after the start of the fall semester when students will already have been admitted) and the
admitted students. The data for CSS degrees will be supplied by the CSS Admissions Office. Hopefully, these data
will indicate some effectiveness of our outreach.
Performance Indicators for this Goal/Strategy
Diversity of the unit’s degree applicants and matriculating students will be the indicators.
Tasks
2.2A – Jennifer Sturgis to request data from COS.
2.2B – COS Admissions Office to make this data available to us via Jennifer Sturgis.
2.2C – Department Faculty to review findings at faculty meetings (and NAC meetings for Neuroscience.)
Persons Responsible
2.2A Jennifer Sturgis
2.2B COS Admissions Office; CSS Admissions Office
2.2C Dean / department chairs and departmental faculty
Timeline for Completion (within plan period)
2.2A Fall 2013
2.2B Fall 2013
2.2C Fall 2013
Report of Accomplishments
Diversity Goal 3: Make diversity a strategic priority touching all aspects of the campus mission.
Current Status:
3.1 School/Department Goal or Implementation Strategy for Diversity Goal 3
Performance Indicators for this Goal/Strategy
Tasks
3.1A
3.1B
3.1C
Persons Responsible
3.1A
3.1B
3.1C
Timeline for Completion (within plan period)
3.1A
3.1B
3.1C
Report of Accomplishments
3.2
School/Department Goal or Implementation Strategy for Diversity Goal 3
Performance Indicators for this Goal/Strategy
Tasks
3.2A
3.2B
3.2C
Persons Responsible
3.2A (leader/team members)
3.2B
3.2C
Timeline for Completion (within plan period)
3.2A
3.2B
3.2C
Report of Accomplishments
Diversity Goal 4: Regularly assess, evaluate, improve and communicate diversity efforts of George
Mason University.
Current Status:
4.1
School/Department Goal or Implementation Strategy for Diversity Goal 4
To foster and maintain greater awareness, Mason diversity efforts will be discussed at department meetings when
the Dean is informed of them, eg., Faculty Diversity Reports supplied at Deans & Directors Mtg.
Performance Indicators for this Goal/Strategy
Tasks
4.1A News/reports discussed/reiterated at departmental faculty meetings.
4.1B
4.1C
Persons Responsible
4.1A Dean tells department chairs; Chairs discuss at department meetings.
4.1B
4.1C
Timeline for Completion (within plan period)
4.1A Beginning next 2013 department meetings.
4.1B
4.1C
Report of Accomplishments