Mission
The mission of the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs is to provide a support system for African American, Hispanic, Native American, International, Asian American, and first generation non-traditional college students who are enrolled at IPFW and to assist in the development, execution, and evaluation of the recruitment and retention efforts for students.
Adjunct Mission
Articulate concerns of those students to appropriate officials and to maintain a positive connection and working relationship between the university and diverse groups.
Goals and Learning Outcomes
Academic Success
Develop and coordinate holistic and educational support services to retain underrepresented and first generation students through degree completion/success through retention initiatives.
Learning Outcomes
- Students are provided with opportunities by ODMA staff which enables them to achieve their academic goals through persistence and the ultimate goal of graduating.
- Students who participate in ODMA’s academic and support programming will be able to demonstrate progress towards the achievement of their program requirements.
Cultural Awareness
Create opportunities for underrepresented and first generation students to engage in culturally sensitive programming designed to increase cultural competency skills and knowledge.
Learning Outcomes
- Students who participate in cultural programs will develop cultural competency skills and knowledge.
- Students will enhance their knowledge of complex diversity concepts and knowledge and skills through ODMA programming.
- Students who participate in ODMA programs will be able to identify multiple cultures represented at IPFW.
Community Outreach
Provide opportunities for underrepresented and first generation students to acquire skills that will assist students to thrive in a culturally diverse and global society.
Learning Outcomes
- Students who participate in ODMA leadership and community outreach programs will be able to demonstrate leadership skills (i.e. make presentations, develop programs, etc.).
- Students will express increase awareness of the collegiate progress (admissions, financial aid).
- Students will express increase awareness in one’s academic preparedness to meet minimum college acceptance criteria.
University Strategic Plan
Strategies for Excellence: The Strategies for Excellence: The IPFW Strategic Plan, 2008-2014 [PDF] developed in conjunction with the planning efforts of Purdue University, contains a vision, goals, and strategies for building on IPFW’s current strengths, for meeting current and anticipated challenges, and for extending our reach into new areas. The Plan allows for flexibility and revision as needed to guide the institution over the next three to five years.
Baccalaureate Degree Outcomes
Students who earn a baccalaureate degree at IPFW will be able to apply their knowledge to the needs of an increasingly diverse, complex, and dynamic world. To that end, IPFW continually develops and enhances curricula and educational experiences that provide all students with a holistic and integrative education.
The Framework
The IPFW faculty has identified six foundations of baccalaureate education.
Acquisition of Knowledge
- Students will demonstrate breadth of knowledge across disciplines and depth of knowledge in their chosen discipline. In order to do so, students must demonstrate the requisite information-seeking skills and technological competencies.
Application of Knowledge
- Students will demonstrate the ability to integrate and apply that knowledge, and, in so doing, demonstrate the skills necessary for life-long learning.
Personal and Professional Values
- Students will demonstrate the highest levels of personal integrity and professional ethics.
A Sense of Community
- Students will demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to be productive and responsible citizens and leaders in local, regional, national, and international communities. In so doing, students will demonstrate a commitment to free and open inquiry and mutual respect across multiple cultures and perspectives.
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Students will demonstrate facility and adaptability in their approach to problem solving. In so doing, students will demonstrate critical-thinking abilities and familiarity with quantitative and qualitative reasoning.
Communication
- Students will demonstrate the written, oral, and multimedia skills necessary to communicate effectively in diverse settings.
These foundations provide the framework for all baccalaureate degree programs. The foundations are interdependent, with each one contributing to the integrative and holistic education offered at IPFW.
Approved by the IPFW Faculty Senate April 10, 2006
From L to R: Christopher Riley, Muna Khader, Danita Davis, Christopher Douse, and Ken Christmon
- Ken Christmon: Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
- Chris Douse: Director
- Christopher Riley: Assistant Director & Coordinator of Career & Technical Education
- Andre Patterson: Coordinator of Career & Technical Education & STEM Outreach (not pictured)
- Muna Khader: Coordinator of Perkins Programs
- Danita Davis: Coordinator of Returning Adults and Special Populations
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