A more diverse university

• Encourage international graduate student recruitment 
• Enhanced recruitment using minority athletes – connecting to their home schools (high schools) and home towns 
• Center for race, ethnicity and gender studies 
• Better connection with K-12 counselors and teachers 
• Recruiters of color - hire minority recruiters for UI 
• Multicultural curriculum 
• Target minority school districts 
• Outreach courses in Spanish? 
• Pursue veterans, displaced breadwinners “capture the moment” by serving the nation, state, citizens of 
• Student exchanges with international universities 
• Disease prevention – should focus on diverse groups – specifically Native American and Hispanic, given their presence in Idaho. Again, could be integrated in curriculum, result in scholarship/grants, create outreach to these ethnic groups – this focus should create/further develop campus culture that would attract students/staff/faculty from these diverse groups 
• Experiential education requirements 
• Create culture of support for athletics – successful teams engage students and community – great “free” exposure to UI (e.g. full page pic in Sports Illustrated) 
• Create & implement strategic initiatives that will facilitate hiring faculty & staff of diverse backgrounds. Create & implement strategic initiatives to recruit & retain minority & 1st generation students 
• Create courses that are co-taught by our university and others in a more diverse location 
• Increase emphasis on recruiting Hispanic populations 
• Tribal recruitment engagement 
• Use extension faculty to reach Hispanics, Native Americans to recruit students 
• Use diversity as a positive employability factor in hiring 
• Flexible degree programs 
• Take more advantage of Native American potential contributions & values – students & cultures. These programs should be incorporated into every research proposal & initiative