Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 35.62
Liaison Allison Jenks
Submission Date Sept. 7, 2011
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STARS v1.0

New Mexico State University
PAE-8: Support Programs for Under-Represented Groups

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 joni newcomer
Mgr. Env. Policy and Sustainability
Facilities and Services
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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:
LGBTQ, Ethnic programs (Black and Chicano programs), American Indian programs (we just completed building a new American Indian Center), Indian Resource Development Center, veterans' programs, services for students with disabilities, etc. All these programs provide social and academic support for students, faculty and staff. http://www.nmsu.edu/~chicano/text.htm http://www.nmsu.edu/~blackpro/ http://www.nmsu.edu/~sgdrc/community.html http://nmsu.edu/~sgdrc/ http://www.nmsu.edu/~aip/ http://aces.nmsu.edu/academics/ird/index.html

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A brief description of the programs sponsored by the institution to support under-represented groups within the faculty:
Hispanic Faculty Caucus; Tribal Working Voices; Hispanic Serving Institution Working Group; membership of faculty on Diversity Council http://www.nmsu.edu/hispanic-caucus/ http://newscenter.nmsu.edu/news/article/5001/ http://diversefaculty.nmsu.edu/

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A brief description of the programs sponsored by the institution to support under-represented groups within the staff:
At NMSU our faculty and staff are given the same training opportunities. As you can see from the URL below, we have many programs that discuss diversity among our employees and students. Since we live in an area with a very diverse ethnic and racial group NMSU sponsors many programs that celebrate our diversity. Of the President's top seven goals for the campus, diversity is Number One on the list.

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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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