1. Senate Diversity Committee Mission: Recruitment and Retention Profile of FRIP and TOP Hires 2003-14 Committee Members 2014 -15 Ramon Del Castillo Ruth Chavez Barbara EchoHawk Nhu Nguyen Hsiu-Ping Liu Jeno Balogh Carmen Sanjurjo Madison Holloway Lin Huang Wilton Flemon, chair Miri Chung

2. Faculty Climate Survey 2013 Dissatisfaction Another campus climate survey question concerning levels of dissatisfaction for people of color with their Department: – Non-White professors were less likely to be satisfied with their department.

9. The Target of Opportunity Program (TOP) and Faculty Incentive Recruitment Program (FRIP) The Target of Opportunity Program (TOP) and Faculty Incentive Recruitment Program (FRIP) are designed to increase the number of qualified diverse faculty populations to MSU Denver http://www.msudenver.edu/eoo/fripandtopprograms/.. http://www.msudenver.edu/eoo/fripandtopprograms/ Populations are: White/Caucasian American Asian American African American Native American Hispanic/Latino American

10. FRIP: 2003-2014 9 out of 23 (39%) FRIP hires were non-minorities 13 ethnic minorities hired, 4 retained (31% ethnic minority retention rate) 9 non-minorities hired, 9 retained (100% non-minority retention rate) RetainedHired

11. TOP: 2003-2014 Hired Retained 34 (45%) of all TOP hires were non-minorities 39 ethnic minorities hired, 23 retained (59% ethnic minority retention rate) 34 non-minorities hired, 29 retained (85% non-minority retention rate)

12. Recently there have been many articles published emphasizing that attracting and retaining minority students within our universities and colleges is dependent upon the number of minority faculty that these students can utilize as part their overall support system. Minority students can identify more easily with minority faculty members who they perceive as being more like them and who they believe have experienced the same difficulties they are undergoing in trying to earn a college degree

13. Faculty Recruitment Incentive Program Target Of Opportunity Program FRIP is designed to increase diversity at MSU Denver Encouraging departments to aggressively seek/invite applications from and hire faculty from classes underrepresented in the department TOP is designed to increase the number of qualified diverse faculty to attract outstanding teaching faculty to MSU Denver

14. Recommendations The Senate Diversity Committee recommends that the Provost set aside a specific number of faculty positions for TOP and FRIP hires

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