Action Items for 2005

• Incorporate Web-based Student Tracking System (WSTS) registration into a new student orientation by October 1, 2005.
• Capture 90% of current undergraduate students in a WSTS by July 2005.
• Improve Division-wide knowledge of planned seminars with publication highlights.
• Make a Physical Biosciences Division (PBD) events calendar available to the Division by September 15, 2005.
• Increase seminar series from 7 per year to 14.
• Incorporate WSTS into recruitment process by October 1, 2005.
• Develop Internship Outreach Program by April 30, 2005.
• Create mechanisms for potential students to connect with scientists.
• Use WSTS data as a pipeline for recruitment.
• Gain an understanding of the variety of people in PBD — Fall 2005.
• Have 90% of employees participate in self-identification process.
• Share diversity information with employees.
• Involve Division employees in the development of the diversity plan — Fall 2005.
• Ask employees to identify ways to raise diversity awareness in PBD.
• Ask employees to nominate other employees for the recognition program.
• Diversity Day — October 25, 2005.
• Picnic.
• Speakers Seminar/Panel.
• Recognition program.
• Communicate with five schools or organizations by July 1, 2005.
• Host two summer events for students.
• Poster session and Potter Street Tour.
• Redesign mentorship program for underrepresented undergraduate students by September 1, 2005.
• Establish full mentorship program for three undergraduate students and three principal investigators by September 30, 2005.

For more information about this diversity plan, contact Jay Keasling, Physical Biosciences Division Director, or Stephen Holbrook, Best Practices Diversity Council Representative.		Download this Diversity Plan in printable .rtf format.