University of Kentucky Dream ' Challenge ' Succeed

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University of KentuckyDream . Challenge .
Succeed

• College of Agriculture
• 2005-2006
• Presented By
• Terry Allen
• Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity
• Office of Institutional Equity and Equal
  Opportunity

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2006-2009University of Kentucky Strategic
PlanMission Statement

• The University of Kentucky is a public,
  research-extensive, land grant university
  dedicated to improving peoples lives through
  excellence in teaching, research, health care,
  cultural enrichment, and economic development.
• The University nurtures a diverse community
  characterized by fairness and equal opportunity.
• UKs core values include
• Mutual respect and human dignity.
• Embracing diversity.
• A sense of community.

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University of Kentucky Strategic Plan
2006-2009(Approved by the Board of Trustees
October 10, 2006)

• Goal IV Embrace and Nurture Diversity
• Objectives
• The University will adopt an organizational
  structure that supports diversity, makes explicit
  the shared responsibility of the entire
  community, and facilitates the achievement of its
  aspirations.
• The University will establish a coherent,
  focused, university-wide implementation strategy
  to achieve diversity.
• The University will ensure that its core belief
  in the value of diversity is manifest in its
  curriculum, extra-curricular activities, and
  campus climate.
• The University will use its community engagement
  efforts to affirm the value of diversity and
  promote dialogue about pressing social issues.

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2006-2009University of KentuckyStrategic
PlanMeasures of Progress

• Undergraduate Education
• Six-year Graduation Rate
• African American Students
• Graduate/Professional Education
• Graduate Degrees Awarded
• Minority Students
• Faculty Development
• Percent Minority Full-Time Faculty
• Staff Development
• Percent Minority in Executive/Administrative/Manag
  erial Positions

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Diversity

• The University is committed to diversity as a
  vital characteristic of an
• optimal education and workplace. The University
  maintains a firm
• conviction that it must strengthen the diversity
  of its communities,
• support free expression, reasoned discourse and
  diversity of ideas and
• take into account a wide range of considerations,
  including but not
• Limited to, ethnicity, race, disability, and sex,
  when making personnel
• and policy decisions. The University is committed
  to periodically
• evaluating progress made toward diversity and to
  communicating the
• results of such evaluations. Based on these
  assessments, the University
• will give diversity factors consideration to
  ensure achievement of its
• mission of instruction, research and service and
  gain the broadest
• benefits for the university community.
• University of Kentucky
• Governing Regulation I-10
• 6/14/2005

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Civil Rights Statutes Department Regulations

• Title VI, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
  1964
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• Age Discrimination Act of 1975
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
• Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987
• Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1991
• USDA DR 4330-2, Nondiscrimination in Programs and
  Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
  from USDA, 1999

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COMPARISONS

• The Kentucky Plan
• The 1997-2002 Kentucky Plan for Equal
  Opportunities in Postsecondary Education
• KY CPE CEO
• KY resident African-American students A-A
  employees
• Regular fulltime - only 3 job categories
• Annual CPE analysis of A-A W populations of UK
  provided data
• Annual goals for new program eligibility same
  through 2006

• The Affirmative Action Plan
• Federal Executive Order 11246 Technical
  Compliance as federal contractor
• USDOL OFCCP
• Women and all minority employees required UK
  adds analysis of African-American employees
• Regular fulltime - all job categories
• Annual analysis

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The Kentucky PlanStudent Goals

• Undergraduate KY resident African-American
• student enrollment goal 7
• UK 6.1
• Continuous progress, up from 5.8 in 2003.
• State goal 8.0
• Agriculture 6.3
• Total African American undergraduate enrollment
  for Agriculture in 2002 35.
• Total undergraduate enrollment in 2004 110.

Assessment Institutional Research
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The Kentucky PlanStudent Goals

• First-year Retention goal 77.6
• Although the of AA students decreased in this
  category, the total increased
• from 107 in 2003, to 134 in 2004, allowing UK to
  achieve continuous progress.

Continuous Progress Achieved
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The Kentucky PlanStudent Goals

• Undergraduate Retention goal 78.9

Continuous Progress Achieved
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The Kentucky PlanStudent Goals

• Six year graduation rate goal 57.5

Continuous Progress NOT Achieved
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The Kentucky PlanStudent Goals

• Graduate KY resident African-American
  student enrollment goal 5.3
• Currently 6.8 2002 achieved 6.9 and all time
  high 2003 figure of 7.2

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The Kentucky PlanEmployment Goals

• Executive/Administrative/Managerial - goal 5
• No progress toward goal

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The UK AAPEmployment GoalsAfrican-American E/A/M
Goal 5.0

• Represents 1 person in the College beginning in
  1995.
• None in the college in 2004.

OFCCP approved plan
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The UK AAPEmployment GoalsAll Minorities E/A/M
Goal 6

• Represents 1 person in the College beginning in
  1995.
• None in the college in 2004

OFCCP approved plan
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The Kentucky PlanEmployment Goals

• Professionals goal 5
• Continuous Progress Achieved

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The UK AAPEmployment GoalsAfrican-American
Professionals
Goal 5.0
OFCCP approved plan
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The UK AAPEmployment GoalsAll Minorities
Professionals
Goal 7.5
OFCCP approved plan
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The Kentucky PlanEmployment Goals

• Faculty goal 3
• Kentucky Plan 3 goal achieved
• AAP 4 goal

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The UK AAPEmployment GoalsAfrican-American
Faculty
AAP Goal 4.0
The Kentucky Plan Goal 3
AAP Goal 3 through 2000 AAP Goal 4
2001-Present
OFCCP approved plan
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The UK AAPEmployment GoalsAll Minorities Faculty
Goal 14
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UK AAPEmployment GoalsFemale E/A/M
Goal 41
OFCCP approved plan
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UK AAPEmployment GoalsFemale Professionals
OFCCP approved plan

• No goal over 50.0

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UK AAPEmployment GoalsFemale Faculty
AAP Goal 34
AAP Goal 31 through 2000 AAP Goal 34
2001-present
OFCCP approved plan
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What Does This Mean?

• Progress in 6 of 8 Kentucky Plan objectives for
  Degree Program Eligibility for 2006
• Council on Postsecondary Education Committee on
  Equal Opportunities UK Campus Visit October
  16-17, 2006

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CPE Diversity Study

• Commonwealth of Kentucky Statewide Diversity
  Study
• U.S. Department of Labor Compliance Review by
  Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
  (OFCCP)

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University of Kentucky Initiatives

• Task Force on Racial Diversity and Equality
• Research and Analysis on Success of African
  American Students Committee
• Increased Undergraduate Admission staff, budget
• Reallocated 500,000 to William C. Parker
  Scholarship fund
• UK Vice President for Institutional Diversity
  position

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College of Agriculture Initiatives

• Civil Rights/Diversity Training
• Preparation for Future USDA/CREES Reviews
• Recruitment
• Summer Intern Program
• Diversity Network
• Minorities in Agriculture and Natural Resources
  (MANRRS)
• Support for Diversity Programs (Lincoln
  Foundation, Lyman T. Johnson, Black Achievers,
  Student Development Conferences, Cultural
  Diversity Festivals)

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University of KentuckyEqual OpportunityPrograms

• Questions ?
• Call the Office of Institutional Equity and Equal
  Opportunity
• 257-8927
• Terry Allen, Associate VP for Institutional
  Equity
• Patty Bender, Assistant VP for Equal Opportunity
• Heather Conger, Technical Compliance Officer
• Merideth Murphy, Administrative Support Staff