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The Importance of Increasing Opportunities in
Higher Education for Colorado's Growing
Latino Population
Putting students first:
President Stephen M. Jordan
Multiple
and
multiple
strategies
“Whyvoices
HSI?” Town Hall
Meeting
• Tivoli Turnhalle
• April 19, 2007
Colorado’s Paradox
Ranked 2nd–
most highly
educated state
Source: Colorado College Summit
35th in sending
low-income
students to
college
48th in sending
minority
students to
college
Source: Colorado College
Summit
Colorado’s shifting demographics:
projected change by 2020
White
African American
Hispanic
Other
358,683
50,802
0
-37,531
-50,000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
18-24
25-44
-82,216
-100,000
-12,000
0-17
45-64
65+
14,870
16,300
19,665
22,336
15,764
7,357
8,759
32,189
4,960
17,035
14,660
50,000
92,075
96,323
93,662
100,000
110,303
150,000
Projected High School Graduates
from 2002-03 to 2016-17
African-Americans
Hispanics
Whites
35,000
30,000
31,932
32,605
31,601
25,000
18,807
20,000
15,000
10,316
10,000
6,026
5,000 1,722
2,482
2,311
0
20
02
20
-0
04
3
-0
5
20
06
-0
7
20
08
-0
9
20
10
-1
Source: Western Interstate Higher Education Commission (WICHE)
1
20
12
-1
20
20
14
3
16
-1
5
-1
7
Colorado’s Shrinking Pipeline
Denver Public Schools
80%
Community College of Denver
56%
Metro State College
% ethnic minority
25%
•
Denver Public Schools’ student population is 80 percent ethnic minority
•
The Community College of Denver offers the most ethnically diverse
community college experience with 56 percent students of color
•
Metro State has the largest minority student population of any four-year
institution in the Front Range at just under 25 percent. The state
average for four-year colleges is 17 percent.
Economic Sense for Colorado
• If Colorado could graduate
and employ students of color
at the same rate as other
students, total personal income
in the state would be nearly
$3.7 billion higher.
(Source: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education)
Holding a mirror to
ourselves
• Metro State and Ft. Lewis College
participated in a study that monitors equity
in four areas for historically
underrepresented students:
–
–
–
–
access
retention
institutional receptivity
academic excellence
Source: Metro State College 2005 Equity Scorecard Report
Reflections from the mirror
Results indicated:
– These students are more likely to need remedial courses,
earn poor grades and fail to graduate. This is true regardless
of their grades from high school.
– There is a lack of continuous advising and support from
Metro State while students are taking remediation at the
community colleges.
– This creates a “trap-door” effect for many of these students,
as Metro State admits them to the College but then allows
most of their initial education to occur at community colleges.
Strengthening our students’
“Safety Net”
• Initial strategies:
– First-year success program
– Achieving status as an Hispanic Serving Institution by the next
decade
– Increase full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty by 420 by 2011,
of those 25 percent will be faculty of color.
• Hired 61 full time faculty of color since 2005-06
– Created an Office of Institutional Diversity to focus on inclusive
excellence
– Teamed with community colleges to restructure and align the
remedial programs our students take, and develop 2+2 programs
– Aligning with the metro Denver community to develop opportunities
for students and faculty members to work together in solving
community problems
Embracing Diversity Through Inclusive Excellence
Metro State values diversity and
has identified diversity as one of
its strategic planning goals.
The Office of Institutional Diversity
works to uphold the values of the
college mission and serves as a
resource and leader on the
institution’s path to “Inclusive
Excellence”.
Diversity
The concept of diversity
encompasses acceptance and
respect. It means understanding that
each individual is unique,
and recognizing individual
differences. These can be along
the dimensions of age, race, gender,
ethnicity, national origin, disabilities,
sexual orientation, religion as well as
intellectual differences.
Inclusive Excellence
Inclusive excellence moves beyond
numbers and involves embedding
practices and philosophies that
encourage diversity in every aspect of
an organization (Kathleen Nalty,
2007).
Inclusive excellence promotes the
institutionalization of systemic
practices and philosophies
generating a broader outcome with
numerical representation resulting in
a byproduct of Inclusive Excellence.
Six Elements of Diversity at Metro State
Metropolitan State College of Denver
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Position #E464
Please visit http://www.mscdjobs.com for full position announcement and to apply for this position.
Psychotherapist Intern
(exempt position)
#E464
RESPONSIBILITIES:
(50%) Performs direct services through crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy.
(20%) Participates in professional development activities such as case conferences and supervision.
(10%) Completes administrative duties including case management.
(20%) Engages in outreach activities on campus.
EO STATEMENT: Metropolitan State College of Denver is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women and minorities to
apply.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: Completed doctorate in counseling/clinical psychology from a regionally accredited institution of higher
education. Previously completed APA-approved internship; keen interest and demonstrated experience in working with diverse clientele and
programming.
Preferred:
Previous interest and experience with psychological assessment; APA approved pre-doctoral counseling center internship;
experience in conducting outreach presentations.
RANK & SALARY:
Commensurate with education and experience.
APPOINTMENT:
June, 2007
APPLICATION:
Please visit http://www.mscdjobs.com for full position announcement and to apply for this position.
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**Official transcripts and three letters of reference will be required of all finalists. Finalists/candidates may be subject to background
checks; including financial and criminal history.
NOTE: Persons with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process should contact the
Equal Opportunity Office at 303-556-4746 a minimum of three working days in advance.
Metropolitan State College of Denver
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Position # F
Secondary/K-12 Education Faculty
Teacher Education Department
Tenure Track Faculty # F
Please go to https://www.mscdjobs.com for the full position announcement and to apply for this position. IMPORTANT: If you have specific
questions concerning this position please contact Janice Wurster at 303-556-5365. If you have technical questions please refer them to Michael
Bussey, MSCD Human Resources at 303-352-4179.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Requires a commitment to excellence in teaching; student advising activities; professional development/scholarship; and service to the
department, school, college, and community. Additionally, the candidate must engage in the equivalent teaching load of 12 credit hours in undergraduate
education with the expectation of teaching foundations, methods, classroom management,
and multicultural courses for teacher candidates in the secondary education licensure programs.
Furthermore, the candidate must have a willingness to collaborate with colleagues and school personnel in supervising students in the field and developing
partnerships with K-12 schools and a desire to
work with a diverse student body (including, but not limited to, working adults, women and students of color) to increase student retention and
success.
The successful candidate must have the ability to
work with and be sensitive to the educational needs of a diverse urban population.
Additional responsibilities include advising pre-service teachers.
EO STATEMENT: Metropolitan State College of Denver is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women and minorities to apply.
QUALIFICATIONS: Required: Masters + 30 in education or related field.
Preferred: Doctorate in education or related field. Demonstrated abilities to use technology in instructional delivery
and intellectual contributions in multicultural education.
Demonstrated abilities to collaborate and develop public school partnership activities. Three years experience teaching in secondary and/or urban schools.
Full Time Faculty New Hires 2005/06 - 2008/09
Caucasian
Of Color
70
60
60
50
38
40
38
32
30
22
20
14
17
8
10
0
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
Inclusive Excellence in Action at Metro State
Source: American Council on Education, 2007
Growing Our
Latino student enrollment
25%
Goal
Current 13%
If our student enrollment grows at an annual rate of 2 percent,
with our overall Latino population growing at a rate of 10 percent
a year, we will reach Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) status
within the next decade.
Metro State’s HSI Task Force
• The 70-member HSI Task Force
visited other HSI institutions in
California, Texas and Illinois.
• The Task Force developed 55
recommendations on how the
College could increase its Latino
student enrollment from the
current 13 percent to 25 percent.
Lessons learned
• Establish deadlines for admissions and registration
• Advocate for in-state tuition for Colorado residents who are
undocumented immigrants
• Create faculty mentoring programs and faculty development
• Provide English/Spanish communication materials
• Require developmental work to be completed within one year
with closer ties to students as they complete this work
• Work with students and their families
• Intentional first year program
• Partner intensively with community colleges and K-12
• Hire more tenure-track faculty and have them teach lower
division courses
Outcomes
• Colorado SB 08-079
• A Total of 55 Recommendations in 6 Areas:
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–
–
–
–
–
Public Relations, External and Internal: 2
Recruitment, Retention, and Student Development: 27
Campus Climate: 9
Faculty & Staff Development and Grantsmanship: 2
Curriculum Development: 11
Assessment Subcommittee: 4
Impacts of economic crisis
• 55 Prioritized recommendations with funding in
phases – top 17 considered for FY09
• Great impact on external communications
• Enforcement of policies to support student success
– Earlier application deadlines, Aug applicants lowest fall
GPAs
– All new students must assess in Eng, Mth, Rdg
– Completion of Level I General Studies in 30 credit hours
– Development and Implementation of First Year Success
program
– Expansion of supplemental instruction
What’s in it for the student?
• Historical
Perspective
• Present Impact
• Future Impact
Putting students first:
a demographic imperative
• Higher-education institutions must develop a
shared vision with their students, constituents,
legislators and state higher-education
departments.
• A new funding paradigm.