Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.69
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date Jan. 5, 2011
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Indiana University Bloomington
PAE-8: Support Programs for Under-Represented Groups

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Jamie Panunzio
Sustainability Research Reporting and Database Intern
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have mentoring, counseling, peer support, affinity groups, academic support programs, or other programs in place to support under-represented groups on campus?:
Yes

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A brief description of the programs sponsored by the institution to support under-represented groups within the student body:
Indiana University Bloomington has many affinity groups and support programs to support under-represented groups on campus. Such groups include: * African American Arts Institute: Performing arts program that focuses on the rich and varied traditions of African American heritage. * Archives of African American Music and Culture: A group devoted to establishing a unique collection of primary and secondary source materials on African-American music and culture where such materials are scarce or nonexistent. * Asian Culture Center: Provides a home for all students interested in Asian cultures. * Black Film Center/Archive: The Black Film Center/Archive was established in 1981 as a repository of films and related materials by and about African Americans. * Communication and Culture, Department of: Explores the cultural dimensions and implications of communication practices from oral and written language, to film, television, and digital media. * First Nations Educational & Cultural Center: Provides educational programs, recruitment and support for Native American students. * Helene G. Simon Hillel Center ("Jewish home away from home"): Dedicated to assuring that Jewish college students have opportunities to recognize and develop their leadership potential and to express their Jewishness in many traditional and creative ways. * International Center, Leo R. Dowling: Acts as a link between international students, international student organizations and the Indiana University Bloomington community. * Islamic Center of Bloomington: Provides a mosque for Islamic students. * La Casa Latino Cultural Center: Purpose is to achieve through educational and social programs, a greater historical, political and cultural awareness regarding Latina/os. * Mentoring Services and Leadership Development, Office of: makes available a variety of mentoring services and initiatives to support student success, with special emphasis in working on behalf of students from under-represented and/or under-served populations. * Multicultural Initiatives, Office of: Develops, encourages, and facilitates programming related to diversity issues, and support services for students, faculty and staff of diverse ethnicities. * Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center: Focused on supporting the teaching, research, and service missions of the university, while also providing a positive and hospitable social environment for African American and African students, faculty, and staff. * Rootwords: Looks and the actions of leaders to express action, power, and depth. Other student groups can be found at: http://www.indiana.edu/~dema/student_orgs.shtml

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A brief description of the programs sponsored by the institution to support under-represented groups within the faculty:
Indiana University Bloomington has many affinity groups and support programs to support under-represented groups on campus. Such groups include: * African American Arts Institute: Performing arts program that focuses on the rich and varied traditions of African American heritage. * Archives of African American Music and Culture: A group devoted to establishing a unique collection of primary and secondary source materials on African-American music and culture where such materials are scarce or nonexistent. * Asian Culture Center: Provides a home for all students interested in Asian cultures. * Black Film Center/Archive: The Black Film Center/Archive was established in 1981 as a repository of films and related materials by and about African Americans. * Communication and Culture, Department of: Explores the cultural dimensions and implications of communication practices from oral and written language, to film, television, and digital media. * First Nations Educational & Cultural Center: Provides educational programs, recruitment and support for Native American students. * Helene G. Simon Hillel Center ("Jewish home away from home"): Dedicated to assuring that Jewish college students have opportunities to recognize and develop their leadership potential and to express their Jewishness in many traditional and creative ways. * International Center, Leo R. Dowling: Acts as a link between international students, international student organizations and the Indiana University Bloomington community. * Islamic Center of Bloomington: Provides a mosque for Islamic students. * La Casa Latino Cultural Center: Purpose is to achieve through educational and social programs, a greater historical, political and cultural awareness regarding Latina/os. * Mentoring Services and Leadership Development, Office of: makes available a variety of mentoring services and initiatives to support student success, with special emphasis in working on behalf of students from under-represented and/or under-served populations. * Multicultural Initiatives, Office of: Develops, encourages, and facilitates programming related to diversity issues, and support services for students, faculty and staff of diverse ethnicities. * Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center: Focused on supporting the teaching, research, and service missions of the university, while also providing a positive and hospitable social environment for African American and African students, faculty, and staff. * Rootwords: Looks and the actions of leaders to express action, power, and depth. Other student groups can be found at: http://www.indiana.edu/~dema/student_orgs.shtml

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A brief description of the programs sponsored by the institution to support under-represented groups within the staff:
Indiana University Bloomington has many affinity groups and support programs to support under-represented groups on campus. Such groups include: * African American Arts Institute: Performing arts program that focuses on the rich and varied traditions of African American heritage. * Archives of African American Music and Culture: A group devoted to establishing a unique collection of primary and secondary source materials on African-American music and culture where such materials are scarce or nonexistent. * Asian Culture Center: Provides a home for all students interested in Asian cultures. * Black Film Center/Archive: The Black Film Center/Archive was established in 1981 as a repository of films and related materials by and about African Americans. * Communication and Culture, Department of: Explores the cultural dimensions and implications of communication practices from oral and written language, to film, television, and digital media. * First Nations Educational & Cultural Center: Provides educational programs, recruitment and support for Native American students. * Helene G. Simon Hillel Center ("Jewish home away from home"): Dedicated to assuring that Jewish college students have opportunities to recognize and develop their leadership potential and to express their Jewishness in many traditional and creative ways. * International Center, Leo R. Dowling: Acts as a link between international students, international student organizations and the Indiana University Bloomington community. * Islamic Center of Bloomington: Provides a mosque for Islamic students. * La Casa Latino Cultural Center: Purpose is to achieve through educational and social programs, a greater historical, political and cultural awareness regarding Latina/os. * Mentoring Services and Leadership Development, Office of: makes available a variety of mentoring services and initiatives to support student success, with special emphasis in working on behalf of students from under-represented and/or under-served populations. * Multicultural Initiatives, Office of: Develops, encourages, and facilitates programming related to diversity issues, and support services for students, faculty and staff of diverse ethnicities. * Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center: Focused on supporting the teaching, research, and service missions of the university, while also providing a positive and hospitable social environment for African American and African students, faculty, and staff. * Rootwords: Looks and the actions of leaders to express action, power, and depth. Other student groups can be found at: http://www.indiana.edu/~dema/student_orgs.shtml

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The website URL where more information about the programs in each of the three categories is available :
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