Department of Library and Information Studies

 

Goal 3: Respect and value diversity (gender, multicultural, multilingual, and multiethnic) throughout all levels of the department and learning community.

    Objective 3.1: The student diversity in the program will exceed the graduate student population at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
  • Outcome 3.1.1: Diversity is a priority in awarding graduate assistantships.
  • Outcome 3.1.2: Faculty members with LIS students will attend a minimum of three career fairs targeting minority recruitment per semester beginning fall 2007.
  • Outcome 3.1.3: Faculty members with LIS students will attend a minimum of two high school career fairs per semester beginning fall 2007.
  • Outcome 3.1.4: Create diversity benchmarks with other state and national LIS departments in order to better assess progress by fall 2007 (Completed spring 2007; see LIS diversity plan).

    Objective 3.2: The department will seek a diverse faculty.
  • Outcome 3.2.1: Create an operational definition of faculty diversity by fall 2007.
  • Outcome 3.2.2: Create an Action Plan 2007-2008 to address the specific issues identified by fall 2007.
  • Outcome 3.2.3: Recruit at ASIST, ALISE, and AECT faculty placement centers per academic year.

    Objective 3.3: Library and information services to diverse client groups fully integrated in the curriculum.
  • Outcome 3.3.1: Create an operational definition of diverse client groups and identify specific learning outcomes designed to address this issue by fall 2007.
  • Outcome 3.3.2: Create curriculum map that demonstrates specific linkages of learning objectives focused on working with diverse client groups in each of the core and advanced courses by fall 2007 (Completed; see curriculum matrix).

 

Department of Library and Information Studies
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
349 Curry Building, PO Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
VOICE 336.334.3477
FAX 336.334.5060
EMAIL cpfelts@uncg.edu