Part II: Action Plan

The following action plan was written as a response to the already existing Five Year Diversity Plan presented by Virginia Commonwealth University. Although we support the initiatives which address the needs of faculty, due to the Five-Year Plans heavy emphasis on such issues, the following action plan focuses mainly on the needs of students and the Richmond community.

Goal 1: Goal 2:

VCU will create a new model for the student census. VCU will create a more efficient, inclusive, and comprehensive system for measuring the campus climate. VCU will create a curriculum which addresses the cultural composition and needs of the student body.

Goal 3:

Goal 1: VCU will create a new model for the student census. Actions G1. 1. Develop groundbreaking, one of a kind census model which will be utilized within the VCU community to promote a new understanding of diversity. Objective G1.1.1. Implement census which addresses multiple fronts of diversity including sex, gender identity, sexuality, color, body size & shape, ethnicity, nationality, nativity, immigration status, language, socioeconomic class, mental health, physical ability, religion & faith, politics, age, familial background, education, and environment. Measures -Increase in recruitment & retention of diverse students. -Increase in recruitment & retention of diverse faculty and staff. -Increase in national recognition for a more comprehensive understanding of diversity. Responsible Affiliates -Office of Inclusive Excellence, Office of Admissions, Office of Planning & Decisions Support. Timeline 2014-2015 Academic Year

Goal 2: VCU will create a more efficient, inclusive, and comprehensive system for measuring the campus climate. Actions G2.1. Initiate process of addressing issues of Objectives G2.1.1. Ensure issues addressed in the campus Measures -Student satisfaction survey. Responsible Affiliate Office of Inclusive Timeline 2014-2015 Academic

prejudice, cultural conflicts, and intercultural communication within the VCU community.

climate evaluation are derived from input received from the student body.

G2.2. Guarantee outreach and focus groups for historically marginalized communities which are present on the VCU campus.

G2.2.1. Ensure the inclusion and prioritization of input from students affected by issues of sex, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic class, color, ethnicity, immigration status, physical ability, mental health, and body shape & size.

-Student Satisfaction Survey.

Excellence, Student Government Association, Office of Planning & Decisions Support. Office of Inclusive Excellence, Student Government Association, Office of Planning & Decisions Support.

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2014-2015 Academic School Year

Goal 3: VCU will provide a curriculum which addresses the cultural composition and needs of the student body. Actions G3.1. Increase diversity in course offerings in language arts. Objectives G3.1.1. Increase diversity in language arts programs to include course offerings in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, Hindi, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese, Punjabi, Sign Language, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Zulu. G3.2.1.Create a model of immersion & bi-lingual education which utilizes the skills of students who already have significant experience in a given language. G3.2.2 Provide immersion & bi-lingual education which is interdisciplinary with other programs within the university. G3.3.1. Utilize model of Measures -Reading and writing skills. -Comprehension & communication skills. -Cultural competency. Responsible Affiliates Office of the Provost, School of World Studies. Timeline Unspecified

G3.2. Provide education in language arts with a significant focus in immersion and bi-lingual education.

-Proficiency in comprehension & communication skills.

Office of the Provost, College of the Humanities & Sciences, VCU Arts, OMSA, Global Education Office, VCU Globe, Student Organizations.

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G3.3. Provide

-Improvements in

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education in language arts to the Richmond Community through service-learning courses.

intergenerational education involving learning shared by students at VCU, VCU instructors, and students in Richmond City Schools grades PreK-5th. G3.3.2. Ensure diversity in community spaces used for the learning process. G3.3.3. Utilize service learning model as a means of creating financially sustainable programs in language arts.

reading & writing skills in Richmond City Public Schools from grades Pre-k to 5th. -Increase in community partnerships. -Increase in funding from legislature and government & private grants.

G3.4. Utilize education in newly developed language arts programs as a new space for opportunities in undergraduate, graduate, & faculty research.

G3.4.1. Initiate process of research concerning alternative models and methods of education at the university level as well as grades Pre-K to 5th. G3.4.3. Utilize research process as a means of creating financially sustainable programs in language arts. G3.5.1. Transform the minor in Arabic & Middle-Eastern studies into a minor in Arab & Middle-Eastern American Studies. G3.5.2. Transform the minor of Chinese & Asian Studies into a minor in Asian-American Studies. G3.5.3. Transform and relocate the minor of African Studies to the department of AfricanAmerican Studies.

-National recognition for contributions made to enhance new models of education. -Increase in funding from government & private grants.

G3.5.Modify curriculum to ensure the representation of historically marginalized communities present on the VCU campus.

-Increase in recruitment & retention of diverse students. -Increase in recruitment & retention of diverse faculty & staff. -Increase in national recognition of progress & representation of historically marginalized communities.

Public Schools, School of World Studies, Department of English, School of Social Work, School of Education, Global Education Office, VCU Globe, OMSA, Student Organizations, Division of Student Affairs, Office of Service Learning, Office of Community Engagement. Office of Research, College of Humanities & Sciences, Office of Community Engagement, Office of ServiceLearning School of Education. -College of Humanities & Sciences, Office of the Provost, Office of Faculty Recruitment & Retention.

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G3.6. Ensure programs addressed in G3.5. as well as other programs which address diversity & culture are accessible to a larger percentage of the VCU community .

G3.5.4. Transform the minor of Spanish & Latin-American Studies into a minor in Latino Studies. G3.6.1. Ensure programs listed in G3.5 have a heavy emphasis on interdisciplinary education. G3.6.2. Ensure programs listed in G3.5 are integrated into general education requirements.

-Student retention rates. -Input from student satisfaction surveys. -Input from campus climate surveys.

University College, College of Humanities & Sciences,

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