Michigan State University Advances Diversity Within Community

This web page links to MSU reports, campus resources and worldwide resources related to advancing diversity within community. Diversity related concerns may be addressed to Dr. Lee June, Assistant Provost for Student Academic Support Services and Racial, Ethnic and Multicultural Issues (LEEJUNE@msu.edu).

Diversity in the faculty, students and staff is a major source of MSU's intellectual vitality and innovative spirit. MSU strives to be a community where people of different cultures, intellectual positions and lifestyles can reach their full potential. Such an environment develops respect for differences while fostering caring relationships, cross-cultural understanding, and common educational commitments.

MSU encourages people to become fully engaged in the challenging issues of diversity within community. MSU seeks to be a University where a broad spectrum of informed perspectives gives rise to spirited, mind-opening discussions that prepare us for life in an increasingly diverse world.

REPORTS

Michigan State University has drafted a number of reports and position statements related to advancing diversity which are linked to this web page:

• Michigan State University Framework and Guiding Principles
  Developed by members of the MSU community and the University's external constituencies and distributed with the MSU Presidential State of the University Address, February 15, 1994. The fifth guiding principle is advancing diversity within community.

• MSU IDEA (Institutional Diversity: Excellence in Action)
  The MSU IDEA report includes a collection of diversity advancement recommendations prepared for the Office of the Provost by a committee of faculty, staff and students in 1989.

• MSU IDEA II (Institutional Diversity: Excellence in Action II)
  The MSU IDEA II report added supplementary information on community building and additional diversity topics including handicapper issues, prepared for the Office of the Provost by a committee of faculty, staff and students in 1992.

• Report On Handicapper Issues
  This report on handicapper issues was prepared by a working group coordinated by Office of the Assistant Vice President for Human Resources in 1995.

• Handicapper Accomodations Guide (HAG)
  This listing, prepared for office of the Assistant Vice President for Human Resources in 1995, lists accessible drop off and access points for MSU buildings.

• Moving Forward: Lesbians and Gay Men at Michigan State University: Report of the University-Wide Task Force on Lesbian & Gay Issues Volume I
  A report prepared for the Office of the Provost by the University-wide Task Force on Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay Issues, 1992.

• Executive Summary of the Annual Report on Affirmative Action 1993-94
  This annual report is prepared for the Board of Trustees by the office for Affirmative Action Compliance and Monitoring in the Office of the President.

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 1990
  This link points to an Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.

CAMPUS RESOURCES

The Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice President for Finance and Operations, and the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services share responsibility for providing pluralism, diversity, and multi-cultural programs. The University's holistic approach to pluralism, diversity, and multi-cultural programs includes such themes as gender, racial-ethnic minority, handicapper, and sexual orientation. A Multi Cultural Council serves in an advisory and advocacy capacity.

Database Resources

• IMP Database System

University Resources

• Center of Excellence in Minority Medical Education and Health
• Coordinator for Multicultural Development
• Office of Multicultural Development
• Exhibit: The African American Presence at Michigan State University
• Multi-Ethnic Counseling Center Alliance (MECCA)
• Office of Adult Services
• Office of International Education Exchange
• Office of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA)
• Office of Programs for Handicapper Students (OPHS)
• The Child and Family Care Resources Program (CFCR)
• Veterans
• Women's Resource Center

Complaints, Grievances, Judicial Processes

• Antidiscrimination Policy and Judicial Board (ADJB)
• Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination
• MSU Safe Place (Relationship Violence)
• Office for Affirmative Action Compliance and Monitoring
• Ombudsman

Student Organizations

Sponsored by Counsel of Racial/Ethnic Students (CORES)

• Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay and Transgendered Students (ALBGTS)
• Asian Pacific American Student Organization (APASO)
• Black Student Alliance (BSA)
• Culturas de las Razas Unidas (CRU)
• North American Indian Student Organization (NAISO)

External WORLDWIDE WEB RESOURCES

The Minority On-line Information Service (MOLIS) has information on 164 institutions in the following areas:

Minority Institution Information, Minority Federal Opportunities, Federal Obligations to HBCUs, Search Scholarship and Fellowship Information, Minority Institution Current Events and The Science & Engineering Alliance

Below are some external online resources related to Handicapper Needs and Interests :

• About the Disability Services WWW Server (University of Minnesota)
• Accessibility on the WWW
• ADA and Disability Information
• AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT of 1990
• Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
• Americans with Disabilities Regulations
• Axis Disability Rights Website
• CITA and the NII
• College of Human Ecology, UMN
• Design of HTML (Mosaic) Pages to Increase Their Accessibility to Users With Disabilities
• Disability Information
• Disability Links
• Disability-related information on theWEB
• Disabilities- related materials
• Diversity
• Evan Kemp Associates Disability Resources on the Internet
• Internet Resources for People with Disabilities
• Key Words used by RIS Centers
• Library Services For People With Disabilities
• The National Council on Disability
• NCSA Mosaic Access Page
• New England INDEX Information and Referral Projects
• Other Internet Disability Resources
• People with Disabilities
• Resources for Research on Disabilities
• Services For Students With Disabilities At UC Berkeley
• Society and Culture: Disabilities
• Texas Rehabilitation Commission Rehabilitation and Disability Information Home Pages
• UCLA Disabilities and Computing
• WebABLE!
• Web Sites Related to Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

If you are aware of other MSU or external World Wide Web pages that you think should be linked to this page, or if you have comments and suggestions related to this page, please email the Michigan State University Digital Information Group, which maintains these pages.

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