Accreditation 101 - Insight into your self-study process. 

December 5, 2008

Presented by Rodney Williams and Joan Stirling

Defining Diversity at Ozarka College as Stated by HLC

• Ozarka recognizes vitality comes from diversity.
• Diversity helps students to learn to live in a diverse world.
• Diversity is in many forms: education, ideas, viewpoints, values, religion, sexual orientation, etc.
• Diversity is a value to be upheld.
• It must be in our vision, mission, values and goals.
• We teach by example and should treat others equitably and justly, talk, and express opinions.
• The organization provides diverse experiences for its constituencies.
• Students can learn that focusing on commonalities, while understanding differences, binds peoples and cultures.
• HLC urges members to provide learning environments, larger than its classroom settings, in which students can contribute to and learn from the diversity that broad life exposure offers.

Tracking Diversity at Ozarka College 

Examples: 

• Results of Diversity Email Survey of activities completed in 2007-2008.
• Planning Results Manual

Enhancing Diversity at Ozarka College

• Current Percentages
• CCSSE Report
• Diversity Committee

An activity was conducted for three groups to form and provide reasons Ozarka should allocate learning resouces toward diversity learning with benefits for three areas:

1. Students
2. Institution
3. Service Area

What are your thoughts on this? 

Leave your comments or email your comments to:

Joan Stirling, jstirling@ozarka.edu 870-368-2007

Rodney Williams, rwilliams@ozarka.edu 870-368-2072

-or- the Self-Study Co-Chair:

Joanna Fulbright, jfulbright@ozarka.edu 870-368-2064

Comments or suggestions to improve this newsletter to Communication co-chairs:

Kim Whitten, kwhitten@ozarka.edu 870-368-2060

Libby Cone, lcone@ozarka.edu 870-368-2002.