Three diversity plan hearings scheduled on campus

UW–Madison’s proposed plan to increase diversity over the next decade will be the subject of three upcoming public hearings.

The first hearing for the Plan 2008 draft report is Jan. 26 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Memorial Union. Two other hearings are scheduled for Feb. 2 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in Bascom Hall and Feb. 3 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in Union South.

Plan 2008 is the UW System Board of Regents’ initiative to increase faculty, staff and student diversity on all UW campuses in the next 10 years. Each UW campus is assembling a response to the UW System proposal.

The UW–Madison Plan 2008 draft report will be posted on the Web at: http://www.news.wisc.edu/misc/plan2008/

The Faculty Senate will review the diversity plan at its Feb. 1 and March 1 meetings. The Academic Staff Assembly and Associated Students of Madison, the UW–Madison student government, will also review the plan early in the spring semester.

The UW campuses must present their plans to the UW System administration by April 15, with a Board of Regents review scheduled for June.