Diversity meeting scheduled

The first Diversity Plan 2008 Campus Forum will be held Tuesday, April 10, 8:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m. in the Pyle Center.

Faculty, staff and students have been invited to attend the event, which will focus on the UW–Madison response to Plan 2008, the UW System’s initiative to increase faculty, staff and student diversity on all UW campuses.

In the morning the forum will include panel discussions with deans and directors about diversity plans and challenges in schools, colleges and administrative divisions. The afternoon will feature a resource fair of UW–Madison programs and initiatives modeling best practices for achieving Plan 2008 goals.

For more details, see the event Web site.

For general forum information, contact Ruby Paredes, (608) 262-5175, rparedes@mail.bascom.wisc.edu. For resource fair information, contact Becky Ryan, (608) 262-5460, rjryan@facstaff.wisc.edu.

The co-chairs of the Plan 2008 Oversight Committee are Paul Barrows, vice chancellor for student affairs, and Bernice Durand, professor of physics.