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Comprehensive Diversity Plan for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Second Draft: June 23, 1999
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September 21, 2000
In June 1999, the second draft of UNL's Comprehensive Diversity Plan was presented to the campus community. At that time, Chancellor Moeser encouraged all of us to continue investing in the Plan's recommendations and to periodically assess outcomes that impact the Plan's stated initiatives and practices.
I am pleased to report that members of the campus community have continued to invest themselves in our Comprehensive Diversity Plan. The list that follows is a sample of some of the many activities going on in this area:
• The educational seminars designed to help campus supervisors understand and practice prevention and remediation of illegal discrimination have been attended by more than 900 individuals and sessions are continuing to be offered.
• The Office of Civil Rights recommended clarification of several campus policies in regard to the prevention and remediation of harassment and discrimination. The OCR recommended including statements regarding the responsibility to act, the range of sanctions, the timeframes for the major steps in a response, and information about the responsibility of administrators to report resolutions. UNL's four relevant policy documents reflect those recommendations: The Policy and Procedures on Unlawful Discrimination, Including Sexual and Other Prohibited Harassment, the procedures of the Academic Senate Rights and Responsibilities Committee, Human Resources Grievance Procedures, and the Student Code of Conduct, available in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs or in the final chapter of the current Undergraduate Bulletin.
• Both the Diversity Summit and the Faculty Liaison Task Force have acknowledged the potential of the Comprehensive Education Program to proactively and positively impact campus climate.
• The Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs continue to administrate a number of small grants from the diversity reallocation funds to support a variety of faculty projects and student programs.
• We have contracted with the Office of Dispute Resolution to use the services of their statewide network of mediation centers. Although procedural details of this service are still being developed, information about mediation has been presented to the Deans and Directors and information for all faculty and staff will be provided in the very near future.
• Diversity reallocation resources will help to fund the conference "Race in America: Analytical and Policy Perspectives in the 21st Century" planned for November 2 and 3. Nationally recognized scholars will lead a series of discussions on some of the critical issues surrounding race.
It is important to regularly gauge our progress, especially as it provides a continuing benchmark of where we may still improve. I congratulate all of you on our accomplishments as a community, and urge your ongoing commitment to strengthening our diversity.
Sincerely,
Harvey Perlman
Interim Chancellor
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