University of Washington, Seattle
PAE-8: Support Programs for Underrepresented Groups

OMA&D Counseling Services http://depts.washington.edu/oma/eop/ Promotes academic success and graduation for underrepresented minority, economically disadvantaged and first-generation college students at UW through a comprehensive academic support program of services. Acts as the umbrella organization for the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), CAMP and SSS. OMA&D Counseling Services also administers several programs including the Mentor Power for Success Program, a dynamic autumn quarter partnership between incoming OMA&D students and continuing UW student mentors to help them make a successful transition to University life. The Diversity Scholars program was created in 2000 to recruit and support high-achieving underrepresented minority students. The Reach Out and Reconnect (ROAR) Re-entry Program is a service for UW students who are not currently enrolled and would like to return. The Summer Transition Program provides opportunities for students to prepare for the new academic, personal, and social challenges they will encounter at the UW. OMA&D also continues to work with the College Success Foundation and the Achiever’s Program, focusing primarily on student retention and graduation.

The Office of Faculty Avancement http://www.washington.edu/diversity/avpfa/index.shtml The primary mission of the Office of the Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement is to ensure that the UW recruits, promotes and retains an excellent and diverse faculty. The Office, a unit of Minority Affairs & Diversity, works on both individual faculty cases and on institutional policy issues. The Associate Vice Provost meets regularly with deans, department chairs, and other academic leaders across the three UW campuses to disseminate best practices for conducting inclusive searches and fostering collegial environments.

Faculty and Staff Affinity Groups are staffed by the Office of Faculty Advancement as a way to advance the University's commitment to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff: Asian & Pacific Islander American Association; Black Association; Q (Queer) Association; Latino/a Association; Native Association Each Affinity Group defines its own goals and initiatives to support their members. Asian & Pacific Islander American Association www.washington.edu/diversity/affinity/api.shtml Queer Faculty & Staff Association www.washington.edu/diversity/affinity/glbtq.shtml Native Faculty & Staff Association www.washington.edu/diversity/affinity/nfs.shtml