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Campus officials release 10-year diversity plan

January 29, 1999

Motivating the entire university community to help improve campus diversity is the thrust of UW–Madison’s plan to increase the number of minority students, staff and faculty by 2008.

“The University of Wisconsin–Madison has made real progress in the past ten years toward a more diverse and welcoming campus,” reads the introduction to Plan 2008, released mid-January for campus and community review. “We have asked ourselves what we have accomplished, and have tried to analyze what we need to do differently in the next 10 years. Our conclusion is that people will make the biggest difference.”

The 20-page report and its 45 recommendations can be reviewed by visiting: http://www.news.wisc.edu/misc/plan2008/.

Specific recommendations call for new funding for pre-college and undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships and new faculty positions. The Faculty Senate begins its review of the recommendations Monday, Feb. 1, beginning at 5 p.m. in 272 Bascom Hall. Associated Students of Madison will review the plan Thursday, Feb. 4, and the Academic Staff Assembly will consider the recommendations Monday, Feb. 8. Faculty senators will also discuss the plan Monday, March 1.

The first of three public hearings on the plan was held Tuesday, Jan. 26 and two more hearings are scheduled:

  • Tuesday, Feb. 2 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in 165 Bascom Hall.
  • Wednesday, Feb. 3 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in 109 Union South.

Community hearings will be held Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 5-7 p.m. in the Spotlight Room of the Madison Civic Center, and Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 5- 7 p.m. at the South Madison Boys and Girls Club (formerly South Madison Neighborhood Center).

Each UW System campus must submit a 10-year diversity plan to the UW System Board of Regents by April 15.

The editors of Plan 2008 are Paul Barrows, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and campus diversity; Bernice Durand, professor of physics and University Committee member; and Ruby Paredes of the Equity and Diversity Resource Center.