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Show I NEWS &! w&imsbSt thrives to Students out on socia speak increase faculty media about racial profiling diversity i DSU subject such as computer programming, then that means we would target women. DSU incorporated this goal and believes it will benefit the university by bettering the students experience. When students are taught by diverse faculty it is important for other diverse students to be taught by people who look like them, Chief Diversity Officer Doajo Hicks said. Its always proven that students have a better experience and are well prepared for the realities of the world when they are taught by diverse faculty, Hicks said. Brenda Sabey, dean of education and leader of goal four, thinks having diversity on campus is paramount and critical in order to become an educated person and be a productive member of society. As of now, the strategic plan does not contain any goals for other minorities, such as the LGBT community. However, it could potentially be brought up in the planning meeting in 2020. We do want to support other minorities as well. After 2020, well develop a new strategic plan, and that might be something that will be looked at, Sponaugle said. HR will report its updated progress on the goal on March 31, 2019. The Strategic plan committee will hold its annual spring report out in April, which is open to any students, faculty, staff and community members interested. BY SAMANTHA BERGE SKBerge In 2015, Dixie State University released a strategic plan, Dixie 2020: Status to Stature, which included a goal to increase the diversity of faculty and staff. Goal four in the desired outcomes states, By Fall 2020, racial ethnic minorities within the faculty and staff will have increased to at least 15 percent of the total number of faculty and staff. The goal is to go from seven percent in 2015 to 15 percent in 2020, and thus far, it is on track. Travis Rosenberg, executive director of human resources said, Our goal for this year was 11.5 percent, and we reported in at 12 percent, so now it is just about maintaining that as the campus continues to grow. DSUs desired goal for 2019 is 13 percent. To ensure these goals continue to be met, several steps are being taken in the recruitment process. One of those steps being targeted advertising. We do specific advertisements that are geared towards reaching minority job seekers, Melanie Sponaugle, human resources coordinator and strategy leader of increasing diversity, said. Whenever we post a new position on our website we also advertise it with sources that reach those minority audiences, Sponaugle said. For example, if the applicant pool is more male-dominat- ed in a -1- . V Michael Hogue created this color illustration of passport masking a man peeking through in various color combinations to depict profiling in airports. BY NAOMI VAZQUEZ naomivazquez Brunke said the RM proceeded to question the only three students in the room about the odor and if they had been smoking marijuana that night. At that moment we ences. Brunke and Fields said they agreed social media was a tool they used to raise awareness to the concern because they didnt know what else to didnt Social media is free and it has a huge audience, and for kids to be able to use that as a tool, non-whi- Dixie State University students raised concerns of racial profiling on campus on Aug. 28 through Twitter to bring their concerns to light publicly. The tweet read: Seeing my friends of different colors being racially profiled is sickening, and it quickly gained 12 likes and 1 1 retweets. Brooks Brunke, a sophomore theater major from Las Vegas, was the author of the tweet. He said there were various instances of racial profiling on campus he heard about from friends and he decided to take to Twitter after witnessing what he described as an instance of racial profiling from a resident manager. The RMs respectfully came to our dorm and said, We got a noise complaint on you guys so keep it down, Brunke said. Then the RM swung the door open again and stuck her face through, right over a trash can, and said there was a weird odor in our dorm. te do. know why the RM would come to the conclusion that a weird odor from a trash can would be from smoking pot, Brunke said. Nathan Fields, a sophomore criminal justice major from San Bernardino, California, was one of the students in the Campus View dorm who felt targeted by the RM. I felt disrespected and I didnt know what made the RM think me and my friends were smoking or why she was asking us questions, so words cant really explain how I felt, Fields said. I guess the word would be disgusted. Fields said he wouldnt change his behavior or ' appearance in situations where he feels targeted, and only asks administration and other points of leadership on campus to empathize with diverse students and their experi its perfect, Brunke said. Blair Barfuss, chief of campus police, said social media is a good place to start for students, but students have other options and resources. Social media is a good starting point but I personally would like the interpersonal communication to occur so that we can actually sit down and have the conversation and find the right solution, Barfuss said. Barfuss said transparency is a value of the campus police department as the officers strive to be an unbiased, third party of fact-finder- s. Doajo Hicks, general counsel and chief diversity officer, said students, faculty and staff experiencing issues with bias and discrimination can file a proper complaint to be investigated through his office. Students can report to the campus police, to a faculty member, the dean of students, Dr. Toy, chief diversity officer and director of the MIC, or my office, Hicks said. Or the point is sometimes speaking to that person if you feel that theyve said something offensive to you, because that usually can handle the situation. Barfuss said there will soon be an anonymous complaint filing system implemented oh the campus police website. Hicks said within the next month, his office will set up a similar system online for students to anonymously address their concerns. Brunke and Fields encourage others who have witnessed similar situations of racial profiling and discrimination to raise their concerns and demand solutions. Once students know theyre not alone, theyll be encouraged to speak up and they wont be afraid to share their own experiences, Fields said. B approval ir new degree. Pamela Cantrell, director of curriculum and graduate studies, said a new degree proposal can come from any faculty member, administrator or professor. People come to her with proposals throughout the year, with an increase in quantity at the beginning of the school year, Cantrell said. When a proposal for a graduate degree reaches Cantrell, the approval process begins and is first reviewed by the department chair and Cantrell before going to the Provost office, then the Academic Council, she said. Cantrell said from there a full template proposal is created by the department chair and y goes through a quality review. She said the proposal must then be approved by the College Curriculum Committee BYJONN HOLLAND trippyjedi As the Dixie State University campus continues to grow, new programs and degrees are added after being subject to an extensive approval process. With the addition of DSUs first graduate degree a Master of Accounand four new tancy masters degrees currently under review, we wanted to help students and the community be more aware of information about the procedure. Both graduate and undergraduate degrees go through this process, which first begins as proposals made to the Director of Curriculum by a member of the faculty usually the chairperson from the department proposing the five-da- and the Graduate Council before being sent back to the Academic Council. It is a vetting process, Cantrell said. The purpose of this process is so that DSU can make sure it is meeting the needs of the students and the needs in specificareas, said Michael Lacourse, vice president of academic affairs and provost. We need to be thinking about what degree programs are most relevant to current work-forc- e needs and future workforce needs in this region of the state, Lacourse said. There are several questions that are asked during the process of approving a graduate degree, said Nate Staheli, associate professor of accounting. Will this degree 1) enhance the mission of the institution? Is there a demand 2) . by students for this degree? Is there an ability to 3) place students in appropriate employment after they obtain this degree? 4) Is there support from the profession or other outside stakeholders interested in this degree? Going through the process does not mean that every degree proposed will be added to DSUs curriculum. Not all masters degrees that are proposed are always approved, said Staheli. Even if a full proposal is written after the white paper there are still other obstacles that may impede the process. For instance, all programs must be approved by Northwest Commision on Colleges and Universities. Whether it is a Bachelor of Science degree or a Master of English, the process for approval can take O i L-- r k : 5 um o - 0 11 cz z 1 to up to a year before completion Cantrell said. As DSU continues to grow and more students show interest in new degree programs, the administration and faculty are doing their part to ensure students and the community have programs in place which will enhance their ability to get jobs and have the education they need, Lacourse said. The new program proposal information packet is available on DSUs website. Click on Academics, then under Faculty Resources, click Curriculum Management, then New Programs. i ) 4 if 4 i 4 |