 |
|
| Williams shows diversity plan, goals
achieved to BOT |
Hugh Kellenberger
Editor-in-Chief
Goals for diversity are being reached at Appalachian State University,
Dr. Harry L. Williams said Friday.
Williams, Associate Vicen Chancellor for Diversity, speaking in
front of the Appalachian State Board of Trustees, is referring to
the three goals for diversity, as part of the diversity plan for
the university established in 2002.
The first goal states “To increase Appalachian’s admissions
pool of students of color to 10% by the year 2008, while increasing
the yield from this pool to a level equal to the yield from Appalachian’s
total prospective student pool.”
902 freshman and transfer minority prospective students applied
in 2002. Those minorities include African-American, Asian American,
Latino, American Indian and international students.
That number rose by a hundred in 2003, to 1002 applicants. In 2004
that number rose again, totaling 1088 applicants.
“This represents an almost 20 percent increase,” Williams
said.
Minority enrollment increased from 1120 students to 1219 in 2003.
"We're making some strong strides. The community is embracing
diversity here at ASU. It's just going to get better," Williams
said.
The second goal is “to double the number of international
students attending Appalachian State, from approximately 100 to
200 by 2008.”
In this effort, representatives from Appalachian will go to Asia,
Latin American and Trinidad. Destination cities include Tokyo, Seoul,
Beijing, Hong Kong and countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Peru,
Ecuador, Costa Rica and Venezuela.
The third goal outlined in that plan is “to increase the number
of faculty and administrative professionals who are people of color
to at least 10% by 2008.”
Full-time and part-time faculty from underrepresented communities
has increased from 4.7 percent in 2001 to 6.5 percent in 2003.
Minorities filled just 7.4 percent of vacant EPA positions in 2002.
This has increased to 14.6% in 2004, and counting.
The faculty fellowship program received 160 applications. Two were
selected: Dr. Rachel S. Shinnar and Dr. Calvin L. Hall.
Shinnar possesses a Ph.D. in Hotel Administration and comes from
the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
Hall is the recipient of a Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Communication.
He joins Appalachian from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. |
|
 |
 |
