The Board of Regents affirmed the following DEI priorities in April 2022. Each committee chair along with VP’s are working to move the priorities forward:
Audit
Ensure all future audits include DEI dimensions as regular part of internal audits.
Committee on Regents
Diversify Board of Regents on gender, race and sexual orientation.
Finance and Facilities
Increase diversity of vendors in the procurement process across gender, race, veterans, small business.
Academic/Student Affairs
Diversify the faculty on race and gender and increase retention and graduate rates of students on race and gender.
Advancement/Enrollment
Achieving Hispanic Serving Institution status and increasing scholarships for students from underserved populations.
Investment
Diversify portfolio on DEI and sustainability dimensions.
Human Resources
Diversify staff on race and gender (note: faculty diversity is part of the Academic Committee DEI priority).