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Indiana University Bloomington's campus is extremely diverse in its course offerings, majors, and campus activities -- and significant progress is being made to expand diversity among the student population. According to university reporting and research, total minority student enrollment is at an all-time high with 13.7 percent representing the total student body. To further increase and promote minority student enrollment, IUB has set forth an ambitious agenda for improving the quality of campus life for all students, faculty, and staff by embracing and encouraging a more diverse community (IUB's EMA Work Plan (2007)). Much of the support to increase diversity initiatives on campus comes from the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs (DEMA), whose purpose is to further enhance student success and to create a climate that promotes cultural, ethnic, and gender diversity.

Below you will find diversity-related statistics, information about the Center's diversity-related programming, and resources to assist you in reaching out to diverse student populations.

Statistics

Indiana University Bloomington tracks the numbers of minority students that enroll each year. The following tables demonstrate the enrollment numbers and percentages of students on IUB's campus for Fall 2008. The first table displays enrollment by ethnic group, and the second table highlights students' enrollment by class standing and ethnicity.

Enrollment Summary by Class Standing & Ethnicity
Fall 2008

Group	Freshman	Sophomore	Junior	Senior
African American	408	392	284	329
American Indian	17	22	23	20
Asian American	341	315	290	310
Hispanic	233	178	187	178
White	6717	6606	5884	6306
Foreign	297	356	407	522
Other/Unknown	119	152	94	100
TOTAL	8132	8021	7169	7765

Enrollment By Ethnic Group
Fall 2008

Group	Enrollment
African American	1749 (4.3%)
American Indian	116 (.3%)
Asian American	1572 (3.9%)
Hispanic	1047 (2.6%)
White	31518 (77.3%)
Foreign	4040 (10.0%)
Other/Unknown	672 (1.7%)

Diversity-related career programming

The Career Development Center and Arts & Sciences Career Services has partnered with employers and various campus groups to develop events targeted towards minority students in an effort to increase minority participation in career related events. Diversify your Options held its inaugural event in fall 2008. Our Center is continuing to build relationships with diverse departments on campus to create events targeted specifically to minority students. Below are some diversity-related career development programs our office manages or supports.

Diversify Your Options. Diversify Your Options is a career event sponsored by the Career Development Center and Arts & Sciences Career Services that connects diverse students with top employers. Employers are present for a panel discussion to introduce students to their organization. After the panel concludes, a reception is held to allow students a chance to mingle with employers and hear about exciting opportunities within their company. If you would like to learn more or get involved, please contact Crystal Smith.
Hire Big Ten Plus career diversity events. Indiana University Bloomington is part of the Hire Big Ten Plus Consortium of career services offices from Big Ten and other Midwest universities. Focusing on the career development of students from represented universities--and not just athletics--the Hire Big Ten Plus Consortium puts on a career fair and diversity-related events. Visit the Hire Big Ten Plus website for more information.
Indiana Multicultural Job Fair. The Indiana Multicultural Career Fair is sponsored by a variety of Indiana state-supported colleges/universities. This event is open to all two-year, four-year, graduate students, and alumni from any educational institution across the nation. Visit the Indiana Collegiate and Multicultural Career Fairs website for more information.

Campus diversity initiatives

IUB has created several initiatives in an effort to retain and increase opportunities for students from underrepresented populations to be successful throughout their collegiate career at Indiana University Bloomington. Initiatives such as the 21st Century Scholars and the Hudson & Holland Scholars program have been designed to increase minority student enrollment. Other initiatives, like Groups Student Support Services, and the Office of Mentoring Services and Leadership Development provide resources to support students' success through various resources. Additional campus departments focus on providing continuing education, raising cultural awareness of different ethnicities, and implementing social programming for various student groups.

If you are interested in learning more about diversity initiatives on IUB's campus, or want to market opportunities to diverse students, please contact the departments directly.

Educational initiatives

21st Century Scholars. Encourages students to attend institutions of higher learning by reducing the financial burden on eligible students and their families. Scholars sign a pledge of good citizenship and responsible behavior in the 8th grade. In exchange for keeping their pledge, Scholars are guaranteed up to eight semesters of tuition costs at participating public college, university or technical school in Indiana.
Hudson & Holland Scholars Program. Mission is to recruit, retain, and prepare students with outstanding records of academic achievement, strong leadership experience, and a commitment to social justice to be future leaders of tomorrow. Further serves as an integral vein of IU's efforts to foster benefits of educational diversity by assuring the obtainment of a critical mass of students from underrepresented minority backgrounds with a history of discrimination.

Resource & support programs

Groups Student Support Services. Supports students with limited financial resources and students with disabilities from all racial and economic backgrounds. Groups is committed to providing resources and support to ensure that the students they serve remain in college, and have the tools necessary to earn their degrees. Through financial aid counseling, academic mentoring services, and self exploration, Groups helps students realize their full potential.
Office of Mentoring Services and Leadership Development. Provides a variety of mentoring services and initiatives to support student success, with special emphasis in working on behalf of students from under-represented and/or under-served populations. OMSLD mentoring initiatives strive to bring the campus into closer, more collaborative working relationship to enhance support of students as they create personal and professional life paths through their educational experience.

Cultural awareness & education initiatives

La Casa Latino Cultural Center. Provides a greater historical, political and cultural awareness regarding Latina/os through educational and social programs. As an advocacy office, they work closely with other units on campus to assist in the recruitment and retention of Latina/o students.
Neal Marshall Black Cultural Center. A resource facility that offers educational, cultural and social programs for Black and all other Indiana University students. The Center is also committed to increasing public awareness about the Black experience in the United States at Indiana University and across the community through its outreach programs and activities. Also explores collaboration efforts and strategies for building bridges between diverse groups on our campus and in our community.
Asian Cultural Center. Aims to promote awareness and understanding of Asian and Asian American cultures, history, and issues at Indiana University and in the Bloomington community. It provides institutional resources, educational support, and community outreach activities to students, faculty, staff, and the Bloomington community.
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Student Support Services. A resource and information center for campus and community individuals, groups, events, and activities. The office provides a welcoming environment for individuals seeking to grow in their understanding of GLBT issues.
Disability Services for Students. Ensures the accessibility of University programs and services to eligible students. The office works closely with the University community to develop and coordinate the implementation of appropriate accommodations to disability.
Office for Women's Affairs. Promotes and furthers gender equity and personal security on the Indiana University campus by striving to improve gender issues affecting women and the achievement of equity of opportunity in other areas, providing education on sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other aspects of personal safety, advocating for women with concerns about salary, promotion, and tenure, and taking steps to promote family-friendly policies for staff, faculty, and students.

Diverse student groups on IUB's campus

There are over 650 diverse student organizations on IUB's campus. Student organizations such as the Black Student Union, Latinos Unidos of Indiana University, the Asian American Association, Women of Color Leadership Institute, and OUT (IU GLBT Student Union) are active in promoting diversity on campus. These groups are often willing to forward information from employers to their membership. The links provided are by no means an exhaustive directory of diversity-related student organizations on campus. For additional information on other student and campus organizations, please go to the Office of Student Organizations and Leadership Development.