As we enter this next phase of diversity strategic planning
at Penn State, the
Challenges identified in the 1998-2003 Framework
continue to provide a concrete
roadmap for achieving our diversity goals. To continue our
diversity planning
through the next five years, we position the Challenges within
four dimensions of
diversity which current scholarship suggests must be addressed
in higher education.
These four dimensions provide a context for the seven Challenges
and for developing
the 2004-09 diversity strategic plan.
Campus Climate and Intergroup Relations
Challenge One: “Developing a Shared and Inclusive Understanding
of Diversity”
Challenge Two: “Creating a Welcoming Campus Climate”
Representation (Access and Success)
Challenge Three: “Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse
Student Body”
Challenge Four: “Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse
Workforce”
Education and Scholarship
Challenge Five: “Developing a Curriculum That Fosters
Intercultural and
International Competencies”
Institutional Viability and Vitality
Challenge Six: “Diversifying University Leadership and
Management”
Challenge Seven: “Coordinating Organizational Change
to Support
Our Diversity Goals”