Stories indexed under: Diversity

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  • An open letter on campus diversity March 29, 2005 by John D. Wiley, Chancellor
  • Showcase offers earlier options March 8, 2005 Early risers will get more out of Showcase 2005, which highlights efforts to improve work, learning and climate on campus.
  • Campus balls aimed at uniting cultures, celebrating art Feb. 22, 2005 An innovative approach to improving the campus climate is suggested by the Latino Ball at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, in Memorial Union's Great Hall.
  • Mentors connect academic staff Jan. 11, 2005 With close to 16,000 employees and more than 40,000 students at the UW, trying to understand how the university functions may be just as difficult as trying to understand the governance of a city. The Academic Staff Mentoring Program aims to help staff become more familiar with the university, foster connections across departments, and promote professional and personal development.
  • Policy analyst works to create positive environment Jan. 11, 2005 It's hard not to be touched by the positive aura that flows around Hazel Symonette, a senior policy analyst in the offices of the Dean of Students and Human Resource Development
  • New professor tackles diversity through theater Dec. 11, 2004 Patrick Sims, assistant professor of theatre and drama, is creator of Theatre for Cultural and Social Awareness, an outreach program to address sensitive subjects in the community and/or workplace.
  • Campus diversity educator wins YWCA Racial Justice Award Oct. 19, 2004 Seema Kapani, a leader in encouraging respect and understanding at UW-Madison and in the larger community, has received the YWCA's Racial Justice Award for 2004.
  • Diversity forum to focus on solutions Sept. 20, 2004 Students, faculty, staff and the community are invited to spend a day - or even a few hours - talking about solutions and identifying the "missing pieces" of UW-Madison's efforts to strengthen diversity and improve campus climate.
  • Alliance to boost minorities in sciences Sept. 7, 2004 With a $2.5 million grant from Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Partnerships (LSAMP), a program of National Science Foundation (NSF), UW-Madison will lead an alliance of 21 state colleges and universities that aims to boost the number of underrepresented minorities who receive bachelor's degrees in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines.
  • Health services now available for students' spouses, domestic partners Aug. 26, 2004 University Health Services (UHS), the health clinic at UW-Madison, provides a wide range of medical and counseling services to UW-Madison students. Those who are enrolled for the fall semester now can purchase low-cost, basic health-care coverage at UHS for their spouses or domestic partners.
  • Report calls for progress on domestic-partner benefits May 5, 2004 UW-Madison could improve campus climate and retention of gay and lesbian faculty and staff by continuing to encourage the state of Wisconsin to allow domestic-partner benefits, according to findings in a new report.
  • Resources for resolving conflicts posted on Web March 9, 2004 Employees or students seeking to manage conflicts that occur and to build a positive campus climate can find resources on a new Web site.
  • Trekell reaches out as new LGBT center director Feb. 10, 2004 Eric Trekell is the first full-time director of UW-Madison's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Campus Center, a new unit in the Offices of the Dean of Students that is responsible for fostering a positive learning environment for LGBT students, and for providing resources and advocacy on LGBT issues to the wider university community.
  • Efforts to recruit, retain minorities cited Dec. 11, 2003 The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, recently highlighted three UW-Madison training programs among the top in the country when it comes to recruiting and retaining underrepresented minority students.
  • Faculty diversity liaisons help students thrive Nov. 4, 2003 The world, or at least its musical portions, gained depth and new dimensions for freshman Ingrid Smith when she first heard vintage recordings of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn in music professor Richard Davis' Black Music Ensemble class this fall.
  • New ombuds office created to help resolve conflicts Aug. 26, 2003 A new office will provide confidential conflict resolution assistance to faculty and staff this fall, as part of efforts to enhance campus climate.
  • Seminars help students break down barriers April 30, 2003 Seventeen mostly undergraduate students at UW-Madison are taking a first, grassroots step toward balancing their learning environment in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, ability and religion.
  • Diversity efforts examination set March 26, 2003 Two outside evaluators will visit campus to review the implementation of Plan 2008 during the past five years and identify areas of focus for the next five years.
  • Campus forum focuses on diversity efforts March 25, 2003 As UW-Madison nears the midpoint of an initiative to increase faculty, staff and student diversity, progress and accountability have emerged as key issues. Both topics will be the focus of the third-annual Plan 2008 Campus Forum to be held 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at Memorial Union. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in as many of the forum activities as possible and provide feedback, ideas, suggestions and support for diversity initiatives.
  • A port in the storm for students of color March 25, 2003 With a Ph.D. in counseling psychology, Kimberly James holds multiple roles at Counseling and Consultation Services. She counsels students who are experiencing trying times, manages a team of counselors, social workers and psychologists, and speaks to multicultural student groups to help them understand the resources available on campus.