Annual report to the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees on goals and plans to improve the participation and success of minority, women, and disabled students in academic programs : and the recruitment and retention of minority, women, and disa PDF
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Chancellor Reports Women Minority, and Disabled Students Faculty and Staff Annual Report 1991 / FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON GOALS AND PLANS TO IMPROVE THE PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESS OF MINORITY, WOMEN, AND DISABLED STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC PROGRAMS; AND THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF MINORITY, WOMEN, AND DISABLED FACULTY AND STAFF OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR September 1991 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Acknowledgements 1 I. Introduction 2 II. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 6 Annual Overview 6 Minority Students 8 Women Students 16 Disabled Students 19 Underrepresented Faculty and Staff 19 Campus Environment 21 SIUC Summary 22 III. Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville 24 Annual Overview 24 Minority Students 25 Women Students 35 Disabled Students 41 Underrepresented Faculty and Staff 45 SIUE Summary 49 IV. Central Administration Commentary 51 Appendix A - SIUC 54 Appendix B - SIUE 120 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report is produced by the Office of the Chancellor in close coordi- nation with administrators of each of the constituent institutions. Major responsibility for leadership in assuring the participation and success of underrepresented groups is vested in the constituent universities, given their responsibilities and relationships with students, faculty, and staff. Central Administration assists the institutions in defining and developing realistic goals and procedures, monitors progress, and holds the institutions accountable for their performance in discharging their responsibilities in this important area. Persons who participated in the preparation and review of the Fifth Annual Report are: Deborah Berman, Affirmative Action Coordinator, School of Medicine Seymour Bryson, Assistant to the President for Affirmative Action, SIUC Julian Bueno, Chairperson, Foreign Language and Literature, SIUE Nathaniel L. Felder, Director of Planning for Computing, Centeral Administration Sally Ferguson, Director, Institutional Research and Studies, SIUE John S. Haller, Jr., Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, SIU Central Administration Mary Lou Higgerson, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, SIUC Betty McDowell, Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, SIU Central Administration A.J. Morey, Associate Professor, English, SIUC Galen K. Pletcher, Associate Provost, SIUE Elizabeth Tarpey, Assistant Director of Human Relations, SIUE Gerald Thomas, Director of Human Relations, SIUE Gordon White, Associate Director, Institutional Research, SIUC Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from CARLI: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois http://www.archive.org/details/annualreporttoso1991sout . INTRODUCTION I. As one of the State's foremost institutions of public higher education, Southern Illinois University is committed to ensuring that minorities, women, and the disabled have access to the University and are properly represented among students, faculty, staff, and administrators. Past actions by the Board of Trustees established strong policies with respect to equal opportunity and affirmative action. Additionally, each of the constituent universities have well-established sexual harassment policies. Further, University-wide and campus goals for improving the participation and success of minority, women, and disabled students, faculty, and staff were established and approved by the Chancellor in 1988. SIU has developed and intends to continue early intervention, recruitment, retention, and success programs for all students, and especially those of underrepresented groups. Building upon its many programs and activities aimed at achieving the participation and success of underrepresented groups, and drawing upon its culturally diverse students, faculty, and staff, SIU continu- ally works to provide greater access and support for minorities and other underrepresented populations. Legislation passed in 1986 and subsequent amendments directed Illinois public institutions of higher education to develop and implement strategies to increase the participation and achievement of minorities, women, and handi- capped individuals who have been traditionally underrepresented in education and programs and activities. Universities report annually to the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) on their efforts to implement plans and strat- egies, and since 1989, the IBHE reports annually to the Governor and General Assembly on the effectiveness of the institutional plans and strategies in increasing the representation and success of underrepresented groups. SIU's Fifth Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with the April 1991 Guidelines for Updating Annual Reports on Underrepresented Groups in Higher Education issued by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. These , guidelines direct that the annual report contain: 1) an overview which sum- marizes the results of efforts to realize institutional goals to increase the participation and achievement of minority, female, and disabled students and staff; summarizes the current status of student enrollment, retention, comple- tion, and placement, and staff employment and promotion for these groups; and provides an account of the major events and initiatives undertaken to advance institutional goals and student and staff representation; 2) a description of additions, deletions, and significant modifications in the programs serving underrepresented groups; 3) a table indicating the number served by each minor- ity, female or disabled student program; 4) a table indicating the number served by each minority, female or disabled staff program; 5) a table indi- cating the personnel and funds budgeted to each program serving minority, female, or disabled students or staff; 6) a form on disabled student enroll- ment; 7) reviews of formally-organized support units serving underrepresented students and staff; and 8) a brief summary highlighting the major findings and information that has been submitted in the other sections of the report. Illinois Board of Higher Education Guidelines direct that a review schedule be submitted and reviews be conducted on a regular cycle of formally- organized units serving minority, female and disabled students and staff. Programs having a primary purpose of serving underrepresented students and staff and having a budget allocation from the institution for this purpose are to be included. During 1990-91, an analysis was conducted of all programs and activities formerly included as a part of this annual report. As a result of that analy- sis, some programs were deleted which, while serving underrepresented groups, 3
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