Chancellor's Diversity Initiative
Date: August 30, 2007
To: Faculty/Departments
From: Vince Magnuson, Vice Chancellor for Academic Administration
Re: Diversity Initiative
You are invited to submit a proposal to increase faculty diversity for 2007-2008.
Chancellor Martin has set aside $50,000 to fund either
individual or departmental proposals. Proposals may be submitted in any of
these three areas: Target of Opportunity Program (TOP), faculty in
residence, or utilization of technology to increase diversity.
If a department hires a minority or under-represented faculty member, the
college can request TOP funds in an amount up to 50 percent of the starting
salary. The collegiate dean may use these TOP funds to promote diversity or
to support the new hire or collegiate priorities in general. The college
keeps these funds as long as the diversity hire remains in the college.
The faculty in residence program is specifically intended to bring a minority
or under-represented faculty member to campus for a period of one
week, one month, or one semester. While on campus it is expected that the
faculty-in-residence would work in regularly scheduled classrooms or labs,
give a public lecture, exhibition, etc., and be available to meet with interested
faculty and students. Of particular interest is the promotion of
the active participation of undergraduates in scholarship in programs like
UROP.
Grant requests to fund the use of technology to enhance diversity in our faculty
and to provide opportunities for students are also solicited. For
example, the use of ITV or the Internet to connect a class at UMD with a group
of students in an institution with a decidedly minority population
would be an appropriate way to use technology to increase diversity.
Please submit your proposal, using the attached format, to your Principal
Administrator, through your department head, for review and recommendation
to the VCAA office.
Proposal Format 2007-2008 (Word document)
Deadline to Department Head: October 1, 2007
Proposal information
- Name
- Department/College
- Project Title
- Dollar Amount Requested
- Project Dates
- Project Description (to include affected audience, outcomes)
- Itemized budget
- Other funding (if available)
Proposal approval
- Departmental comment
- Department head signature/Date
- Dean comment/recommendation
- Dean signature/Date
Deadline to Dean: October 8, 2007
Deadline to VCAA: October 12, 2007