The following is a list of the Diversity Task Force's current strategic goals for the 2011 - 2012 year.
The attached document represents the work of the ASEE Diversity Task Force and is being submitted to the ASEE Executive Board for review. The report contains 32 distinct recommendations all of which can, in some way advance ASEE toward various diversity goals. Thirty of the recommendations are not provided in any priority order – future decisions are required to determine what recommendations to pursue and the overall timeframe for action. It is the 1st and 2nd recommendations that are given the highest priority as they will have a huge impact on the implementation of the remaining 30 action items.
The establishment of a Diversity Council is given the greatest emphasis. In the same manner that the Corporate Member Council was created to be the advocate of corporate interests within ASEE, the Diversity Council should be created to provide advocacy for diversity interests. With a seat on the ASEE executive Board, this would be a public and definitive statement that ASEE values diversity at the highest levels within the organization.
Further, The Diversity Council will own the Diversity Strategic Plan for ASEE. They will be charged with identifying, implementing and overseeing the actions associated with the Diversity Strategic Plan reporting progress to ASEE Leadership on an annual basis. The Diversity website discussed in the 2nd action item would provide visibility for ASEE diversity efforts as well as other functions to be determined by the website business model.