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February 28, 2005, Stanford
The California Universities Consortium: Advancing Faculty and Graduate Student Diversity, began with a meeting on February 28, 2005 at Stanford University. Initially the group met under the name California Universities Pipeline Project, with the specific goal of finding ways to increase the “pipeline” of underrepresented minorities to the professoriate. At the initial meeting, breakout groups focused on issues of faculty diversity and graduate student diversity. A broader agenda around the challenges to recruiting and retaining underrepresented minority faculty and encouraging more underrepresented minorities to pursue doctorate degrees and careers in Academe emerged as the group discussed organizational goals.
May 6, 2005, UCLA
At the second meeting of the group on May 6, 2005 at UCLA, group goals and objectives, as well as possible names for the organization were discussed by the Steering Committee. In the afternoon, the full membership broke up into subcommittees to discuss the graduate student pipeline, crafting a Diversity Statement, best practices in enhancing diversity, and finalizing the group’s mission, goals and name.
October 21, 2005, UCI
The next meeting was hosted by UC Irvine on October 21, 2005. At this meeting the group’s name was officially changed to the California Universities Consortium and a mission statement was approved. Major agenda items included discussion of the University of California’s newly revised policies (APM 210, 240 and 245) related the inclusion of wording valuing faculty research and university service related to diversity and the Affirmative Action role of deans and chairs. UC Irvine’s Project Advance Director Patricia Kehoe made a presentation about the program which seeks to enhance recruitment, retention and advancement of women faculty in the sciences. Doug Haynes and Jorge Huerta made a presentation summarizing the ACE meeting with Chief Diversity Officers held in Phoenix, Arizona. Doug Haynes also presented information about a new pilot project for Faculty Colloquia on diversity-related topics at UC Irvine. General group discussion included a number of organizational issues, as well as discussion of best ways to inform the Ph.D. alumni community about faculty openings at the member institutions.
March 2, 2006, UCSC
UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Denice Denton opened the March 2, 2006 meeting at UC Santa Cruz with a brief address about the goals of the CUC. Following the opening remarks, Sheila O’Rourke of UC Office of the President shared a draft of possible UC graduate application questions pertaining to diversity that could help increase the diversity of the graduate student population. Francis Lu presented materials to clarify roles and help with the implementation of the recent changes to UC Academic Personnel Manual 210, 240 and 245. Stanford School of Medicine’s new Office of Diversity and Leadership provided a presentation on the goals of the office and role of the director, its Faculty Fellows Program and a Leadership Development Program. Subcommittees met over lunch, including a new subcommittee on Medical Schools. In the afternoon Gina Dent made a presentation on the progress of the UC Santa Cruz Climate Study, which includes faculty, students and staff. Rosina Becerra presented a summary of the work of the UC President’s Task Force on Faculty Diversity. The meeting closed with a discussion of ways to approach incorporating diversity into the American Association of Universities (AAU) membership criteria.
May 19, 2006, UCSD
Jorge Huerta, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer welcomed the CUC to UCSD. The group discussed methods to assist each other in the recruitment of minority students to member graduate schools. Discussion included creating a website featuring the existing summer research programs available at the CUC campuses. There was also discussion about how CUC could participate in the Diversity Forum which is held twice a year. Discussion continued in the area of faculty recruitment, with the group discussing how to better inform alumni of faculty positions, as well as ways to better mentor graduate students who are interested in academic careers. In general business the group agreed to include host campus graduate student participation in CUC meetings, to move forward with a CUC website, to include Medical Schools in the membership of CUC and also to have an organizational structure consisting of two co-chairs, one from a public university (Rosina Becerra) and one from a private university (Sally Dickson) as well as two representatives (one from a public and one from a private institution) for the steering committee. UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox spoke before the CUC members about the importance of having a diverse campus. Jorge Huerta reported on the National Association of Diversity Offices in Higher Education (NADOHE) and Doug Hayes discussed possible AAU Diversity Membership Criteria. The Joint Statement from CUC President’s on Diversity was approved unanimously by the members, followed by reports from subcommittees on best practices, graduate students and by-laws.
October 13, 2006
Cristina Perez, Director, Office for Faculty Equity, welcomed the CUC to UC Berkeley. Subcommittees on the Graduate Student Pipeline, Best Practices, Medical Schools and By-Laws met in the morning. Updates were provided on the CUC webpage, the National Association of Diversity Offices in Higher Education (NADOHE) and the CUC letter to the American Association for Universities (AAU). UC Berkeley EVC & Provost, George Breslauer welcomed the group, followed by a presentation by Daryl G. Smith, Claremont Graduate School on, “The Revolving Door: Diversifying the Next Generation of Faculty.” The group also welcomed Evelynn Hammonds, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, Harvard University who provided remarks on Harvard’s efforts in the area of faculty diversity.