College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Unit Diversity Plan 2009-2010
Department/Unit: ___Psychological & Brain Sciences ______
I. Identify at least three key diversity initiatives for your
department/unit keeping in mind the stated goals of the A&S
Diversity Plan
Strategies
(1)Increase
the diversity
of the Dept of
PBS by
recruiting
more faculty
from
minority
groups
Recruit and
retain
ethnically
diverse
faculty
(2)Increase
the numbers
of
undergradua
te and
graduate
minority
students
Recruit and
retain
diverse
undergradua
te and
graduate
students
(3)Increase
course and
service
learning
exposure to
diversity
See below
Tactics/
Action
Advertise in
and attend
professional
organizations
focusing on
minority
faculty.
See Appendix
A
Dept will
continue to
monitor
recruitment
and retention
rates of
undergraduate
and graduate
minority
students.
Assessment /
Measurement
Dept will
continue to
track number
of female &
ethnic
minority
faculty/staff
members.
See Appendix
B
Continue to
track ethnic
minority and
other diverse
population
success in
both
undergraduate
and graduate
programs
See below
See Appendix
C
See below
Reporting
Schedule
Responsible
Person(s)
Diversity
Committee;
Department
Executive
Committee;
Chair
Expected
Outcome
Maintain or
increase
minority
representation
Annually
Diversity
Committee;
Department
Executive
Committee;
Chair
Maintain or
increase
minority
representation
See below
Diversity
Committee;
Department
Executive
Committee;
Chair
Maintain and
increase
student
exposure to
diversity
Annually
II.
How will your unit increase diversity among faculty,
administrators, staff and/or students?
Strategies
(1)Increase the
diversity of the
Dept of PBS by
recruiting more
faculty from
minority
groups
(2)Increase the
numbers of
undergraduate
and graduate
minority
students
Recruit and
retain
ethnically
diverse
faculty
Tactics/Action
Advertise in
and attend
professional
organizations
focusing on
minority
faculty.
See Appendix
A
Recruit and
a) Continue to
retain
monitor
diverse
demographic,
undergraduat recruitment,
e and
retention, and
graduate
post-graduate
students
data of students
from
historically
underrepresent
ed groups.
b) Continue to
engage in
clinically
competent
work with
diverse
populations,
including gay,
lesbian,
bisexual, and
transgender
individuals
from the
community.
Assessment /
Measurement
Dept will
continue to
track number
of female &
ethnic minority
faculty/staff
members.
See Appendix
B
Reporting Responsible
Schedule
Person(s)
Annually
Diversity
Committee;
Search
Committee(s)
; Chair
Expected
Outcome
Maintain or
increase
minority
representation
Continue to
track ethnic
minority and
other diverse
population
success in both
undergraduate
and graduate
programs
Annually
Maintain or
increase
minority
representation
See Appendix
C
Diversity
Committee;
Graduate
Program
Directors
III. If applicable, how will your unit increase curricular and
programmatic diversity, and cultivate inclusive
pedagogy?
(3)Increase
course and
service
learning
exposure to
diversity
Strategies
Tactics/Action
(1) Integrate
opportunitie
s for
exposure to
research and
real world
experiences
that
highlight
ethnic,
cultural,
lifespan and
sexual
orientation
diversity.
(1) The Service
Learning Program
for undergraduate
students has
community
partners who
serve populations
that are primarily
minorities (esp.
African
Americans, but
also including
refugees and
immigrants),
where students
are gaining
experience/aware
ness of
multicultural/dive
rsity issues in
parallel with
broader social
issues, social
justice and
community
engagement.
Courses include:
Psyc 404-50
Community
Internships in
Psychology
courses
(2) Continue to
offer PSYC 366
(Multicultural
Psychology) and
PSYC 466 (Psych
of Women)at
least twice a year
(2) Offer
courses that
directly
address
diverse
cultures and
populations
Assessment /
Measurement
Tracking of
Course Content
Tracking of
Graduate
Programs and
Faculty
Research
See Appendix
D, E.
Reporting
Schedule
Annually
Responsible
Person
Diversity
Committee;
Undergraduate
Committee;
Chair
Expected
Outcome
Maintain or
increase
minority
representati
on and
increase
awareness
of minority
presence in
community
; majority
of majors
have the
opportunity
to take
course
work
directly
relevant to
diversity
IV. How will your unit improve the satisfaction, retention and
graduation rates of students from under-represented
groups?
Initiative and
related Goal
(1)Increase the
diversity of the Dept
of PBS by recruiting
more faculty from
minority groups
(2)Increase the
numbers of
undergraduate and
graduate minority
students
(3) Collaborate
with college/
university
Units to provide
academic support
and programming
Strategies
Tactics/Action
Recruit and retain
ethnically diverse
faculty
Advertise in and
attend professional
organizations
focusing on minority
faculty.
Recruit and retain
diverse
undergraduate and
graduate students
Diversity
committee
members have
provided
workshops for the
Cultural Center,
See Appendix A
a) Continue to
monitor
demographic,
recruitment,
retention, and postgraduate data of
students from
historically
underrepresented
groups.
African American
graduation rates of
psych majors over
past 7 years have
increased from 12%
to 18%
b) Explore curricular
and advising
strategies to increase
graduation rate of
undergraduate
minority majors and
retention of minority
graduate students
See Appendix F
(1) Continue to
structure the
department’s Gen Ed
course (Psych 201) to
enhance student
success;
Assessment /
Measurement
Dept will continue
to track number of
female & ethnic
minority
faculty/staff
members.
See Appendix B
Continue to track
ethnic minority and
other diverse
population success
in both
undergraduate and
graduate programs
Reporting
Schedule
Annually
Responsible
Person
Diversity
committee
Annually
Diversity
Committee;
Graduate
Program
Directors;
Chair
Annually
Diversity
Community;
Undergraduate
Committee
See Appendix C
Continue to track
ethnic minority and
other diverse
population success
in undergraduate
courses.
Ali Institute and
Porter Scholars
See Appendix G.
for minority
students
(2) work with
REACH to provide
academic support for
students in Psych
201. and other core
courses
(3) Increase small lab
sections in 300-level
core courses
V.
How will your unit ensure that its administrators, faculty,
and staff take advantage of diversity education
opportunities provided by UofL?
Initiative and
related Goal
Strategies
Tactics/Action
Assessment /
Measurement
Reporting Responsible
Schedule
Person(s)
Make
diversity
Education
opportunities
available to
all dept
personnel
Hold
universitysponsored
diversity
education
programmin
g during
departmental
meetings
Coordinate
university
diversity
programming
offerings with
DPBS
departmental
meetings
Track/monito Annually
r number of
faculty/staff
that attend
diversity
programming
Chair
Expected
Outcome
Maintain/
increase
DPBS
participation
in diversity
programming