Our Vision: Leadership Within the University
Community
Indiana University Bloomington will be a leader among Research I
universities in creating and sustaining a campus climate that promotes
cultural, ethnic, and gender diversity, equity, and excellence.
Our Mission: Promoting Equity and Excellence
The mission of Academic Support and Diversity is to be an effective
advocate for students, faculty, and staff of color and provider of
programs and services that promote diversity, equity, and excellence at
Indiana University.
Our Goals
- Work with selected K-12 school districts throughout Indiana to
increase the number of minority students who graduate from high school
with the requisite skills for college success.
- Increase the number of students admitted to IU and assisted by
the Hudson Holland Scholars Program, the Groups Student Support Services
Program, the Honors College, and the FASE (Faculty and Staff for Student
Excellence) Mentoring Program.
- Work with campus deans and administration to increase the number of
minorities and senior women hired in faculty positions.
- Work collaboratively with student organizations, faculty, and
administrative units to educate them on the value of diversity.
- Provide, through the ethnic cultural centers, a psychologically
supportive and culturally affirming environment in which students can
learn and develop.
- Work collaboratively with the IU Foundation to secure increased
financial assistance for students to study abroad.
- Work collaboratively with the Indiana Faculty Academic Leadership
Institute to incorporate principles of equity and diversity into the
curriculum.
- Work with the Office of Admissions to increase the total enrollment
of minority students to a level commensurate with the percentage of
minority students represented in the state's population.
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