Community hearings on diversity plan set for Feb. 9, 10

UW–Madison is seeking community input on its plan to increase campus diversity by holding two public hearings next week.

The hearings, scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 9, and Wednesday, Feb. 10, are designed to inform the community about the university’s diversity efforts and receive feedback from citizens on the Plan 2008 draft report.

Plan 2008 draft report

Tuesday’s hearing is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. in the Spotlight Room of the Madison Civic Center. Wednesday’s hearing is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County (formerly South Madison Neighborhood Center), 2001 Taft St.

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.

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

For more information on the hearings or Plan 2008, contact Paul Barrows, associate vice chancellor, at (608) 262-5246 or Bernice Durand, physics professor and co-editor of Plan 2008, at (608) 262-3827.