Additional Input-2

From WolfWikis

Topic 2: Demographic changes and Diversity

• Based on your experiences at the departmental level, what “diversity of the workforce” (faculty and staff) related issues need to be addressed now and in future planning (e.g. minority representation, gender balance, age/generation, etc.)? Why are these of concern?

• What challenges with respect to worldwide demographic shifts in age and ethnicity/race are unique to your department/discipline? And what challenges confront the University in general?

• Describe programs, initiatives etc. that you have found to be most effective for enhancing appropriate demographic/diversity balance.

• What resources, policies, programs, … are needed to help address the challenges you have identified?

• Submitted by email from Travis Locklear, As the President of the American Indian Alumni Association

I will not be able to make the meeting but would like some light spread on the issues below:

A) Native American Faculty/staff increased by 1 full-time employee from Fall 2000 to Fall 2006.

B) From 2000 to 2006 employment at NCSU increased by 1500 employees but only one Native American employee

C) Population of NC : 1.65% Native American; 22.3% Black; 75.0 % White; 6% Hispanic

D) Population of NCSU employees: 0.2% Native  ; 13.9% African ; 75% White ; 2.7% Hispanic

As you can see from the figures about NCSU Native American Indians are under represented at NCSU and this should be a big concern. These figures further effect the recruitment and retention of minority students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

• received by email from Prof Michael K. Stoskopf, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACZM

Topic 2: Demographic changes and Diversity •Based on your experiences at the departmental level, what “diversity of the workforce” (faculty and staff) related issues need to be addressed now and in future planning (e.g. minority representation, gender balance, age/generation, etc.)? Why are these of concern? The university should reflect the population at large within broad parameters, but the key issues are the availability of qualified minority faculty and the generally poor ability of the university to deal with professional spouses. Better approaches to incorporation of professional pairs into our faculty is a strong strategy towards balancing the gender issues.

• What challenges with respect to worldwide demographic shifts in age and ethnicity/race are unique to your department/discipline? And what challenges confront the University in general?

The challenge is to attract competent and well educated minorities into academia where the financial rewards do not compare with the real world and unfortunately where the perception of being respected and treated properly is not being supported by how universities are handling faculty talent.

•Describe programs, initiatives etc. that you have found to be most effective for enhancing appropriate demographic/diversity balance.

Funding of internships, residencies and graduate programs for top minority individuals to work with top faculty who are successful in the academic realm.

•What resources, policies, programs, … are needed to help address the challenges you have identified?

Funding to cover stipend, tuition and fees of these individuals