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Appendix 1

POINT LOMA NAZARENE COLLEGE

DIVERSITY GOALS 2000
RECOMMENDATIONS
10/1/96

1.  Regarding a standing committee on diversity.  I recommend that we appoint an administrative committee immediately to guide our process of improving our community response to racial, ethnic, gender and diversity issues.

I would suggest that the following individuals serve on this committee.
                        Jo Birdsell, Chair
                        Ron Benefield
                        Enedina Martinez
                        Dale Hudson
                        Gordon Golsan (Regular or ex officio)
                        Margaret Stevenson
                        Others per recommendation of the community.

2.  The charge of this committee should include the following:

  1. raise diversity awareness of minority, international and gender issues,
  2. increase the sensitivity of faculty, staff, students and administration regarding minority, international and gender issues so that personal interactions are changed and improved.
  3. establish goals that are specific regarding ratios, interactions, assessment and personal relationships,
  4. initiate intentional action to improve students’ preparation for success in a diverse culture both during their college experience and following graduation.
  5. review the goals of the WASC report and recommend steps to implement the recommendations confirmed by college processes at the earliest possible date.
  6. sponsor public forums for the entire campus with the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Student Development and the Executive Director for Spiritual Development.
  7. endorse issues related to the integration of the campus mission and our  values regarding gender, ethnic, and international diversity.
  8. take action necessary to sponsor programs to help PLNC achieve its mission in a holistic manner.
  9. develop education programs with appropriate administrative offices to educate  staff, faculty and students to understand and respond cognitively, conatively and personally in ways that stimulate the integration of students of diversity into the Point Loma culture.
  10. develop appropriate recommendations to better prepare our students for success in the greater world culture. 

3.  The new standing committee work with The Freshman Experience Committee, APC and the Academic Deans to implement fully the faculty’s semester conversion commitment to include appropriate diversity experiences throughout the general education curriculum.  I recommend that specific assessment criteria be established, appropriate content and experience designed, and faculty training occur within the next two years and that this education become a model program during the third and fourth year of Goals 2000.  The new teaching center should support the effort.

4.  The following Administrative AdHoc Committee Recommendations be referred:

  1. # 2 to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and by him to the Committee on Committees and to the President.
  2. #5 to Dr. Ron Benefield, to the Religion Department, to Dr. Dana Walling and to Dr. W. Gordon Golsan.
  3. #6, #7 to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
  4. # 10 to Mr. Bill Young.
  5. # 11 to the Associate Dean of Community Life.
  6. #14 to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice President for Student Development and the Executive Director for Enrollment Services.
  7. #15 to the Vice President for Financial Affairs.

5.  The Executive Director for Enrollment Services, the Vice President for Student Development, the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Vice President for Spiritual Development develop with appropriate personnel a specific recruitment and retention plan which will meet the diversity enrollment target by the year 2000 and will increase the potential for students from diverse background to be fully successful at Point Loma Nazarene College.

This plan should be presented prior to the Spring meeting of the College’s Board.

6.  Budgetary parameters for 1997-1998 should be presented by Cabinet prior to the end of October.

Anticipated Costs that will emerge from the Standing Committee and known expenses:
First Year Expenses - Student Workshop  $1000
            Faculty Workshop  $1000
            Staff Workshop      $1000
            Committee time and materials to develop model    $2000
            Suggest combining special events with other budgets
            Commons programs, departmental contacts, cultural events, etc. extra $1000 seed money.
            Printing materials and brochure   $1250
            Travel and workshops to support partnership Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance $1700
            Support for and sponsorship of International Diversity Conference $3000
            Assigned items to be presented by area affected.

Sub-total $20,000

From Enrollment Management
            1.  Scholarships                                                                 $50,000 - 100,000 first year
                                                                                                  $100,000 each year after
            2.  Interns                                                                        $ 10,000  per year
            3.  Support off-campus advisory groups                                 $  2,000 per year


Phase II  Activities and items listed above plus items added from administrative
assignments and from proposals presented by Standing Committee.
Cost for Office of Enrollment Management is included  figures.

Total $25,000

Phase III  Same as above but will include added costs in staff training and in Center for Teaching Excellence.   Added Costs will also come from the Office of Enrollment Management.

Total $25,000