Strategic Goal IV
Foster an environment where equity and respect for diversity in a broad sense are fundamental components of the day-to-day operations and the decision-making process (Diversity, in its broadest term, includes age, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, political affiliation, race, religious belief, and sexual orientation).
Foster an environment where equity and respect for diversity in a broad sense are fundamental components of the day-to-day operations and the decision-making process (Diversity, in its broadest term, includes age, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, political affiliation, race, religious belief, and sexual orientation).
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- Ensure diverse representation in staff and student-athlete populations, publications and sport promotional opportunities.
- Direct marketing efforts toward spectators from diverse communities.
- Publicize and conduct camps/coaches' clinics in diverse communities and within diverse populations.
- Engage in community service events with and within diverse communities.
- Provide educational training/workshops for coaches, staff and student-athletes regarding diversity and equity.
- Support university initiatives relative to increased utilization of women and minority owned businesses.
- Ensure that equity is a primary consideration when allocating resources (financial, personnel, facility and support) for student-athletes.
- Offer sports programs that serve the interests and abilities of our student population as identified by regularly monitored mechanisms.
- Implement roster management to move toward meeting the proportionality prong of Title IX.
- Provide necessary resources to initiate any actions indicated through analysis of the interest and ability survey conducted in FY09 and beyond.
- Ensure diverse representation on all search committees as required by university personnel policies.
- Demonstrate diligence in seeking an ethnically and gender diverse pool of candidates, including qualified finalists through networking and established organizations such as: Black Coaches Association (BCA), National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), and Women in Higher Education for both searches and positions filled with search waivers.
- Provide equitable opportunities for professional development.
- Create awareness of opportunities and support staff participation on appropriate national boards and commissions that promote diversity awareness and equity.
- Support attendance at conferences/seminars such as: NACDA, NCAA Diversity Training, NCAA Leadership and Coaching Institutes, BCA, and NACWAA.
- Continue to encourage recruiting student-athletes from diverse populations.
- Provide leadership opportunities for student-athletes from diverse populations.
- Maintain a welcoming environment in the athletic department, university and community for student-athletes from diverse populations.
