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Robinson-Wright named Director of Student Life and Diversity Initiatives
Michaela Barbee
Issue date: 9/17/07 Section: News
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Dr. Monique Robinson-Wright has been named the director of Student Life and Diversity Initiatives.
Robison-Wright has been in charge of the minority affairs for five years.
The Geier Lawsuit caused the Tennessee Board of Regents to roll out the "Access and Diversity program" last fall.
According to The Daily Beacon, Geier was a 38 year civil lawsuit battle, which was filed to remove segregation from higher levels of education. It was this very lawsuit that changed the definition of diversity. Now diversity goes further than ethnicity to include low income, non-traditional, first generation and disabled students.
"I am working with various departments on the recruitment, retention, and graduation of the populations," stated Robinson-Wright. "It is a full-size job, but it's going to be a lot of fun."
"Volunteer State Community College has been granted three diversity grants from the TBR. The student outreach and success grants are called Adopt-A-School and Project Care. AAS will be working with Hunter's Lane High School and will focus on rising awareness of college opportunities. Project Care will work with Vol State students who will receive these diversity grants. The climate grant will involve an agency who will administer a climate survey and by using focus groups. These grants are sponsored by the Office of Admissions, the Office of the President, Retention Support Services and the diversity committee," claimed Robinson-Wright.
Robinson-Wright has a lot of goals for her new position.
Robinson-Wright has intentions of upholding a climate survey, which is anticipated to gather the beliefs of community issues facing college students and staff members. It is with this survey that she will assign activities to diversify the campus.
"I also look to improve our website and communications with students," claimed Robinson-Wright. "I am looking at all kinds of new improvements and initiatives for my offices," as she continued.
"I am really proud to see that our college is making an effort toward diversifying the campus," asserted by Gennifer McDaniel, a freshman at Vol State.
This campus is making a huge effort to diversify the campus.
Robison-Wright has been in charge of the minority affairs for five years.
The Geier Lawsuit caused the Tennessee Board of Regents to roll out the "Access and Diversity program" last fall.
According to The Daily Beacon, Geier was a 38 year civil lawsuit battle, which was filed to remove segregation from higher levels of education. It was this very lawsuit that changed the definition of diversity. Now diversity goes further than ethnicity to include low income, non-traditional, first generation and disabled students.
"I am working with various departments on the recruitment, retention, and graduation of the populations," stated Robinson-Wright. "It is a full-size job, but it's going to be a lot of fun."
"Volunteer State Community College has been granted three diversity grants from the TBR. The student outreach and success grants are called Adopt-A-School and Project Care. AAS will be working with Hunter's Lane High School and will focus on rising awareness of college opportunities. Project Care will work with Vol State students who will receive these diversity grants. The climate grant will involve an agency who will administer a climate survey and by using focus groups. These grants are sponsored by the Office of Admissions, the Office of the President, Retention Support Services and the diversity committee," claimed Robinson-Wright.
Robinson-Wright has a lot of goals for her new position.
Robinson-Wright has intentions of upholding a climate survey, which is anticipated to gather the beliefs of community issues facing college students and staff members. It is with this survey that she will assign activities to diversify the campus.
"I also look to improve our website and communications with students," claimed Robinson-Wright. "I am looking at all kinds of new improvements and initiatives for my offices," as she continued.
"I am really proud to see that our college is making an effort toward diversifying the campus," asserted by Gennifer McDaniel, a freshman at Vol State.
This campus is making a huge effort to diversify the campus.
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