DIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES
2:00 P.M. Meeting Begins
3:40 P.M. Meeting Ends
Location: Academic Affairs Conference Room
I. November 15, 2007, CALL TO ORDER – Dr. Richard C. Miller
Called to order at 2:00 P.M.
II. ATTENDANCE – Dr. Richard C. Miller
Those in attendance were: Richard C. Miller, Finley Woodard, Sam Starks, Pam Herriford,
Bea Cobb, Abraham Williams, Martha Sales, Angela Robertson, Ricardo Nazario-Colon,
Jordan Pitney, Sharon Hunter, Harold Little, Huda Melky
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES –
Minutes of the September 20, 2007 Diversity Enhancement Committee meeting were
provided. No changes were made. These minutes were approved.
IV. CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER REPORTS
Report card for each institution illustrating compliance for eight criteria.
A. WKU met 6 out of 8 criteria
B. Minority funds are available for graduate students
C. Equal opportunity funds are properly to comply with retention
D. CPE emphasized implementation of strategic plan
E. Minority student enrollment reflected African American student representation
F. Race and ethnicity revisions were discussed
Report of CPE and COE Meeting, fall 2007: Kentucky Plan
A. Kentucky Plan (race based plan) is under the “umbrella” of Civil Rights
B. Each university is responsible for Diversity Plan
C. Presidents of each institution approved a Diversity Plan from CPE
D. Harvard researchers chose to gather data from all public institutions in Kentucky
E. Chief Diversity Officers may choose to proceed with Diversity Plan before hearing
from Harvard
F. Council on Equal Opportunity is responsible for each institution’s compliance with
KY Plan: race and ethnicity will be addressed on January 28, 2008, diversity plan
must be approved by CPE and protect basic tenants of current plan, and focus on
retention and incentive for hiring faculty
V. WORKSHOP ON “HOW TO RECRUIT MINORITY FACULTY CANDIDATES
A. Workshop hosted in North Carolina in October 2007
B. Key Components: strategy and equal implementation, development of action plan,
establishing pipeline, feeder, and relationships with new faculty
C. Review of current hiring process and use of more aggressive plan inclusive of Deans
and Department Heads
D. Comprehensive Diversity Plan to include recruitment, hiring, promotion,
professional development and retaining faculty and staff
E. Possible improvement include developing feeder and relationships
F. “Growing our Own”
VI. DR. MILLER’S MEETING WITH STAFF COUNCIL
Discussed issues relating to hiring and promotion of faculty and staff
VII. WKU DIVERSITY STATEMENT- DRAFT
Draft of statement will be approved by administration with recommendation from
Diversity Enhancement Committee and placed on D.E.C. website
VIII. DIVERSITY HIRING REPORT-SEPTEMBER 16, 2006-OCTOBER 26, 2007
A. Affirmative Action Plan reported data on availability and placement goals
B. Audit was conducted and passed as desk audit only
IX. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE-OFFICE OF E.O./504/ADA COMPLIANCE
Recommendation proposed for E.O. to report to Chief Diversity Officer
X. WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT-COMMUNICATIONS
A. Draft was presented for beginning stages of website development for Diversity
Enhancement Committee
B. Motion made for digital record be kept for minutes preparation and destroyed after
approval of minutes; however, written consolidated minutes may be posted to the
website
Diversity Enhancement Committee 2 November 15, 2007