Cal Poly: An Institutional Analysis

With graduation drawing near I am excited and ready to put my Agricultural Science degree to use in an industry that I am extremely passionate about. Throughout my time at Cal Poly, I have been working for the San Luis Obispo Police Department as a Student Neighborhood Assistant Program Officer. Before I began working at San Luis Obispo Police Department I had always planned on a career in law enforcement, but with graduation quickly approaching I am not certain that is the career path I am meant to take especially with the public's perspective of peace officers today. I can say that during my time with the San Luis Obispo Police Department, I have gained an immense amount of skills through first hand experiences such as organization, leadership,

For this assignment, I read and listened to the transcript of Deena Prichep’s radio transmission. By only reading I did not get the full effect that the broadcaster was providing. However, once I listened I was able to hear the importance of the dialog. The segment is about the diversity on college campus’s. The information that I gathered from reading the transcript does not surprise me at all. I feel that College campuses are like any other business wanting to attract a customer. They are creating ads with more diversity than the campus’s truly have to entice people of different ethnicities to attend. I see nothing wrong with this, as it shows the schools are making all feel welcomed in my opinion. The question posed in this week’s

Absent racial preferences, Hispanic acceptance at elite institutions would drop to half its current rate, while black acceptance would plummet by two-thirds. By contrast, the number Asian acceptances would rise from 17.6% to 24.3%. Given these statistics, Asian interest groups fear that race amounts to more than just “one factor among many” in admissions processes.

Growing up as a minority in a close-knit small town with people of various other cultures around the world, diversity is a topic I am accustomed to. However, in the entirety of my eighteen years on this earth, I had never attended a university-level diversity lecture. Dr. Mindy West’s faculty lecture on Friday the twenty eighth of October at three in the afternoon, in the BAC building was my first university-level lecture on diversity. Dr. West’s lecture on diversity to the half-full room of anxious business students shocked and astonished me on multiple different levels.

The Alumni Relations department is reaching out to alumni, however the interesting data about the events they host tend to have a surprising ethnicity turnout. After some analysis the Alumni department host events that draw the attention of certain alumni. However, events hosted seem to attract the Caucasian demographic which account for 70%, the least at each event.

When I started my collegiate journey, I felt lost. I fell in love with a wonderful school, but after my first quarter, taking Earth Science courses, I felt like I had made a massive mistake in the original major I had chosen. At Cal Poly, it was necessary that all students declare a major before being accepted and as a high school senior, I had no idea what I wanted to become. I felt like I never had the opportunity to explore my options before making this large decision. Therefore, I ended up at a school that I loved, but in a major I was not enthusiastic about.

Students in the United States experience varying degrees of Multicultural Education. To my benefit, I feel as though I was brought up in a learning environment that was culturally accepting and engaging. I was enrolled in the Franklin Pierce School District for my entire public education and at Pierce College during my last 2 years of high school,. Since the beginning of my academic career I’ve been exposed to learning environments filled with a rich amount of diversity among students. In my experience as a Franklin Pierce School District student, I’ve came across fellow peers of different races, cultures, and socioeconomic standing. Pierce College is home to an even greater amount of diversity with the student body consisting of a wide range

In consideration of the current cultural shift in the US, the impact of education, intellect, style of speech, dress, or physical appearance cannot be overlooked. According to Wilson, (2014), the impact of cultural diversity on education and vice versa can be maximized for the benefit of the learners. While any institution and educational system have increasingly incorporated new strategies and concerted efforts towards formulating and implementing strategies and systems geared at cultivating cultural diversity and leveraging college affirmative action. While the author intended to analyse the purposeful incorporation of diversity efforts within post secondary system-wide and institutional strategic plans, the author mainly focused on institutional

In the United States the population of racial/ethnic minorities is growing. 34% of the American Population is persons of color according to the United States Census Bureau. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2007). 32% of students enrolled in institutions of higher education were minority students in 2004 (NCES, 2007). The culture of a majority of campuses is changing because of the increased presence of minority students. Traditionally universities enrolled mainly

I immersed myself into Northwestern’s current state of diversity. I interviewed various employees and received valuable feedback regarding diversity in the organization’s culture. Additionally, I gained greater insight from a human resource representative. This person has acknowledged the organization has failed to implement a successful plan in the past. During my experience, I gathered three (3) key influencers that make diversity work: 1. train and hold managers accountable with the expectation that prevention and adherence to the policy is their responsibility. 2. implement and integrate a zero tolerance policy. 3. Requiring mandatory diversity training for all employees. The bottom line, be proactive in creating and implementing diversity initiatives and policies. It will have a great return on Northwestern’s investment. With this being said, the immersion experience changed my perspectives for the better. Initially, my personal views of the organization were multifaceted. I fought hard to instill a more diverse workplace within the organizational culture. Northwestern Medicine is the second largest healthcare corporation in the Chicagoland area with no minorities in executive leadership; I find this disturbing. In the final analysis, my thoughts regarding this organization has changed some but not significantly. However, after much scrutiny and employee persistence, CultureVision diversity initiatives will be reestablished. I learned how to incorporate my objectives for affective and personal development. In essence, diversity surrounds us every day. We as individuals, can make small changes in our behaviors to fully realize the advantages of diversity, so whether at work or in the community we can better learn from and innovate to make the world a better

“Your father and I have decided you will stay local, it will be a lot easier for us.”, it was these words that traumatized me. I was in high school, it was the time in my life, where I had to apply for college amy my torment began. When I started the application process, I feared not having the potential to be admitted to a University. I worked very hard to maintain a good GPA, yet I was not confident in myself. I applied to a few institutions and was happy when I received multiple acceptances. There was one acceptance that was the most important to me, Cal Poly Pomona. It was the first time I thought I could do anything.

Racial and ethnic diversity has become increasingly more challenging throughout colleges and universities across the United States. Little progress has been made, for instance, for minority faculty members to move up through the leadership ranks. There are large disparities for minority faculty members when data and “demographic trends” in faculty and institutional leadership are examined.

With the institutions of higher education in America gaining diversity, there has been widespread uproar about the frequent occurrence of racial discrimination on college campuses. Minority students at various universities have

Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately underrepresented in higher education leadership roles. In the absence of minorities successfully leading American colleges and universities, student recruitment, persistence, and graduation are compromised (Sandeen, 2004; Zusman, 2005). Historically, this shortage of minority leaders in leadership roles at higher education institutions comes from the initial college admissions criteria. What started off as an institution that granted access exclusively to white, wealthy Christian gentlemen is now a place where a more diverse student body can be seen in terms of race, culture, gender, ability, religion, language, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation (Thelin, 2011). However, even though there has also been an increased emphasis on diversity as demonstrated by the implementation of affirmative action, race-based considerations in the higher education admissions process and Title IX, minorities continue to struggle to secure leadership positions at colleges and universities (Gurin, Dey, Hurtado, & Gurin, 2002). The most recent report produced by the American Council on Education (ACE) on college presidents states that the leadership within the higher education system remains white-dominated with only 13% of the presidents being racial and ethnic minorities (Cook & Kim, 2012).

My philosophy for diversity is that unity and a variety of cultures are essential in the modern world, and for the past two years, I have been a secretary in my school’s Diversity Club. Through this organization, we embraced the mission of educating people on different world cultures and celebrate them. University of Wisconsin-Madison’s emphasis on diversity feels like a match for my personal philosophy about diversity. The myriad of student organizations, focusing on diversity, allows me to share my culture and learn from others. Organizations such as Multicultural Student Nurse Organization and Indian Student Association will provide me with the opportunity to connect with other students committed to embracing the differences which strengthen