University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
PAE-8: Support Programs for Under-Represented Groups

All of the organizations that call the American Intercultural Center "home" offer opportunities to affirm and share their own culture, learn about other cultures, gain skills that can be developed through co-curricular activities, and get involved in the campus at-large in the context of a supportive environment. Members typically are represented eery year among students who win campus-wide University Leadership Awards. Student organzations include: Black Student Union; Intertribal Student Council; La Organizacion Latino Amercana; Sexuality and Gender Alliance - Fair Wisconsin; Southeast Asian Student Union; and, Women of Color.

All new faculty members have the option of participating in a mentoring program during their first year. The mentor provides guidance and serves as "go-to" resource for issues, concerns and questions about both the University and the Green Bay community.

The search and screen process for hiring staff has numerous built-in "check points" to assure that positions are widely advertised, that screening tools are unbiased, and that applicant and interview pools are diverse. Support for new staff (including diverse staff) is an explicit expectation of managers. In addition, new non-classified academic staff also have the option to participate in a mentoring program. New classified staff are automatically assigned a mentor through the Campus Connection Program. The goal of the Classified Campus Connection is to foster a cooperative network among classified staff, as well as to cultivate a sense of community on campus. The program benefits new employees by giving them a friendly resource. In return, existing employees have the opportunity to share their experiences and knowledge.