"From a Diverse Campus to a Diverse Community"

We have good reason to be proud of the substantial and increasing diversity of our campus. At the same time, many have observed that we have not taken full advantage of opportunities to bring our campus family together into a diverse community. Some say that we have become a federation of interest groups rather than a union of diverse people. The reasons for this may be partly rooted in university organization, biases, and, of course, in our history as a university and a nation. Or it may be that we, individually and collectively, have simply not been sufficiently determined to bring ourselves together. We now have an opportunity to further consider our culture.

A review of the university that looks over the entire campus can help us identify new opportunities to build more interchange among people of our diverse community. These opportunities may derive from some of our current practices that divide us, or from omission of actions that could enrich the campus experience for faculty, staff, and students.

This panel review should:

• be free to consider any or all opportunities for enhancement of our experiences as a diverse community
• promote a campus-wide vision that seeks to bring together people with diverse views and experiences
• be open to inputs from across campus, and
• not be necessarily constrained by current practices and campus organization