Diversity
The College of Agricultural Sciences will enhance its focus and depth of results in diversity and inclusiveness with respect to serving diverse communities (students and citizens); training of students, staff and volunteers in cultural competency; and recruiting faculty, administrative professionals, and classified staff to achieve “meaningful representation” of underrepresented groups. Colorado is a diverse community in terms of age, culture, economic status, education, ethnicity, family status, gender, geographic location, learning style, life experiences, physical and mental ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, social position, spiritual practice, and other qualities of life, preference, and situation. Colorado State University is committed to equal opportunity and access to all programs of teaching, research, and outreach by keeping programs open to all regardless of these differences. Colorado State University is a public institution receiving funds from a treasury to which all segments of society contribute and deserve to receive the benefits and employment opportunities offered by the College of Agricultural Sciences and Outreach Agencies. Agribusiness employers seek culturally competent college graduates to manage a workforce which is itself diverse. Colorado State University is committed to encourage and offer opportunities for students and public clientele groups to gain multi-cultural awareness and opportunity through club experiences, internships, service learning, international travel, and language and other learning activities. Colorado State University will prepare outreach materials in Spanish language editions to maximize access to learning materials and will enhance the number of Extension positions with people of bilingual capability where appropriate. The College of Agricultural Sciences will interact with secondary and community college institutions of learning to build career awareness and move toward recruiting students from those institutions with historically high enrollments of students from minority populations. The College of Agricultural Sciences consists of five departments, the smallest in the land grant system. Many of the disciplines attractive to minority students interested in agriculture at other universities are not in the college at Colorado State, like food science and agricultural journalism. Agriculture remains an area characterized by low minority enrollments across the nation and will likely remain so. The College of Agricultural Sciences will seek to expose students to professionals of non-majority races and gender through seminar presentations, involvement in learning activities, and active faculty and staff searches. To view the College’s Diversity Plan, please click here. |