This summer, the Graduate School’s Office of Recruitment and Diversity Initiatives (ORDI) will host a Graduate Diversity and Recruitment Summit I and II. Your participation is important as this will be an interactive and collaborative exchange of information and ideas.
Summit I will take place Thursday, June 16, 2011 from 10-noon in the GLC room F and 401 NVC.
The agenda will include the following:
· Snapshot of graduate applications from 2010-2011
· Are we growing in numbers and diversity?
· Current recruitment efforts
· Future recruitment efforts
· Brainstorm about best practices and ways to improve
Summit II will take place Wednesday, July 20, 2011 from 2-3:30pm in the GLC room F.
The agenda will include the following:
· 2011-2012 ORDI Initiatives
· Coordinated School Visits Program forecast
· Campus recruitment schedule
· Marketing of our graduate programs
· Climate and retention
Please participate to learn about and contribute to the graduate student diversity and recruitment efforts. Please share this email with others as needed.
*National Capital Region will have the ability to participate, more details to come.
Contact Dannette Gomez Beane with questions at dannette@vt.edu.