Diversity Impact Report 2015 by UT Haslam

I M PAC T DIVERSITY IMPACT REPORT FY-2014

OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & COMMUNITY RELATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS Office of Diversity & Community Relations…..……………………………………………………………… 2 Corporate Partners………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Meet the Team……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 Student Outreach Programs………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 -‐ Business Education for Talented Students (BETS) Program……………………………………. 5 -‐ The Ph.D. Project…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 -‐ Accounting and Information Management (AIM) Academy…………………………………… 6 Recruitment….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Retention/Education……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8 Faculty and Staff Initiatives………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9 -‐ Faculty/Staff Hires………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9 -‐ HCB Diversity Council……………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 -‐ Diversity Workshops………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 Community Outreach…….…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10 -‐ Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL) Partnership…………………………………………………... 10 -‐ Education College Access Program (ECAP)……………………………………………………………… 10 -‐ TENSE Summit………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Conferences/Professional Development………………………………………………………………………. 11 -‐ Diversity Job Fair…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11 -‐ “Meet Kimberly-‐Clark” Event………………………………………………………………………………….. 11 -‐ Multicultural Student Life……………………………………………………………………………………….. 11 -‐ Diversity Express Newsletter…………………………………………………………………………………… 11 -‐ The LeaderShape Institute………………………………………………………………………………………. 12 -‐ NABA & DOBS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12 -‐ Annual Etiquette Dinners………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 -‐ “Open House” for Students…………………………………………………………………………………….. 12 New Initiatives for 2014………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 -‐ HCB Safe Zone Training…………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 -‐ Lunch & Learn…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13 -‐ Diversity Day…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 -‐ Diversity & Inclusion Award…………………………………………………………………………………….. 14 Looking Ahead………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 14 Statistics……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 16

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Office of Diversity & Community Relations The Haslam College of Business has made progress towards University of Tennessee’s diversity goals. Most notably, we have increased the involvement of diverse students in our programs and projects. Again for the 2014-‐15 school year, we identified diversity as one of our top strategic initiatives in the Haslam College of Business (HCB). Last year, we incorporated inclusion into the college’s strategic plan. The Office of Diversity & Community Relations leads the effort to build a diverse college community by fostering a climate supportive of respect, social justice, and broad participation. Included here are the key programs and projects that emphasize our commitment to diversity and highlight our successes.

In recognition of our diversity efforts, the Office of Diversity & Community Relations was awarded the 2015 Dr. Marva Rudolph Diversity and Interculturalism Unit Excellence Award. This award recognizes an office, program, or department that has demonstrated outstanding leadership and made consistent contributions to advancing diversity and inclusion at University of Tennessee. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ DIVERSITY IMPACT REPORT (FY -‐ 2014) 2

Corporate Partners The Office of Diversity & Community Relations is thankful to the generous corporate partners who help the department to excel every day. Their contributions of time and financial support allow the office to provide diverse opportunities. We want to take this opportunity to recognize those companies who have been integral in helping us succeed.

Meet the Team

Tyvi Small Director of Diversity & Community Relations

Janice Branch

Coordinator for Diversity Initiatives

Alissa Reeves

Administrative Support Assistant

Graduate Assistants Vijay Reddy Thupally MBA Student

Veerendra Gokhale MBA Student

Student Assistants Kiera Crutcher Sara Daniels Deidra Gray Jasmine Johnson -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ DIVERSITY IMPACT REPORT (FY -‐ 2014) 4

Student Outreach Programs Business Education for Talented Students (BETS) Program

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We have continued to sponsor the Business Education for Talented Students (BETS) Program for under-‐represented (i.e., Native American, African American, Asian American, and Hispanic) or economically challenged high school juniors in Tennessee and South Eastern USA. The purpose of the program is to expose the students to all aspects of the business world and to encourage them to seek careers in business. SUCCESS: More than 181 high school students from four states have participated in the program. Of the 150 students who have completed the program, 64 students are or have attended UT making the yield 42.6%. 42 of the 150 students who have completed BETS have been or are business students at UT. So, 28.6% of all students who completed BETS studied/studies business at UT. The Ph.D. Project

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For several years the HCB has participated in The Ph.D. Project, a national initiative to recruit minorities into academic careers. We currently have three faculty members who participated in this program. Likewise, we have successfully recruited minority students into our Ph.D. programs from this initiative. SUCCESS: Over the past two years, we have had five African American students and one Latino student join our doctoral programs; one in economics, one in marketing, two in management and two in accounting. Over the past five years, we have had three Ph.D. Project alumni graduate from our doctoral programs. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ DIVERSITY IMPACT REPORT (FY -‐ 2014) 5

Accounting & Information Management (AIM) Academy

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AIM Academy began in 2014 as a program similar to the BETS Program. In partnership with the Department of Accounting and Information Management, the Office of Diversity & Community Relations helps sponsor this residential program for under-‐represented or economically challenged high school sophomores in Tennessee. The purpose of the program is to expose these students to the dynamic world of accounting and careers in accounting. SUCCESS: The inaugural 2014 AIM Academy had 14 participants from Knoxville and the surrounding areas, including Nashville. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ DIVERSITY IMPACT REPORT (FY -‐ 2014) 6

Recruitment In an effort to target as many students from under-‐represented populations as possible, we attend recruiting events sponsored by the Tennessee Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (TACRAO) in partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. We target areas that have a high concentration of students from under-‐represented populations (Chattanooga, Jackson, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville). Other examples of recruitment effort include: •

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Dean’s outreach to freshmen -‐ In an effort to connect with students from the onset of their collegiate experience, the college sends a letter to all minority freshmen entering UT who indicate they want to study business. This is an effort to connect them with the college as soon as possible and to begin to provide them support. HBCU Outreach -‐ In an effort to increase students from under-‐represented populations at the graduate level, we are reaching out to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Many of these universities do not have graduate programs that their students would like to pursue (i.e. MAcc & MBA). We initially targeted accounting undergraduates to recruit into our MAcc program. We mail information, send flyers, visit their campuses and speak at student organization meetings. We have explored partnership possibilities with Tennessee State University’s supply chain program and our logistics faculty. They have attended our supply chain forum and are exploring the possibilities of long term partnerships including joint research and faculty exchanges. YMCA Latino Achievers Program of Nashville -‐ We are building a relationship with this organization so we can begin to connect to students of Hispanic/Latino descent.

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JUMP -‐ The JUMP (Join the University’s Minority Program) Overnight Visit Program is designed for admitted multicultural students and a parent. During this Office of Undergraduate Admissions sponsored event, students gain a more in-‐depth look into their chosen major. During JUMP, students hear from the Office of Undergraduate Programs, the Office of Diversity & Community Relations, and have a student panel consisting of HCB students. Finally, a faculty member speaks to them about expectations in the classroom.

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Sneak Peek -‐ The Office of Undergraduate Admissions sponsors the Sneak Peek Overnight Visit Program designed for multicultural high school juniors. They host a browse session where the students can learn about all of the resources the university has to offer. The students who are interested in business participate in an academic session with the HCB.

Retention/Education In an effort to aid in the persistence of under-‐represented students in the college, the Office of Undergraduate Programs has collaborated with the Office of Diversity & Community Relations to provide critical academic support to students who may be under-‐prepared for business curriculum. We do this in several ways: •

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The UT Lead Program and Summer Lead Institute (SLI) -‐ Through the Student Success Center, these programs are designed to give at-‐risk incoming freshmen a head start on college by admitting them for the summer (SLI) and providing intensive advising and academic support. The HCB coordinates special pre-‐advising for the students who have indicated a desire to study business. We also provide workshops, open houses, and business basics seminars to connect the students with their advisors early on and to begin to develop a kinship within the college community. PepsiCo Leadership Development Program -‐ This was the third class of the PepsiCo Diversity Leadership Development Program, a program that prepares juniors and seniors in the HCB to work in fields or organizations where workplace diversity is a reality. Over the course of the semester, the students attend four sessions taught by PepsiCo executives. The sessions deal with topics including building the business case for diversity and understanding what diversity in business really means, how to manage in a diverse workplace, and what diversity means for you and your career.

Faculty and Staff Initiatives • Faculty/Staff Hires The Director of Diversity & Community Relations is very involved in the college’s hiring processes (faculty and staff) so that potential candidates know and understand the value we as a college place on diversity. In the summer of 2014, we hired six new tenure track faculty members, five of which represented some element of diversity: two women in Accounting and Information Management, two international faculty members in Business Analytics and Statistics (including Africa), and one Latino/Hispanic faculty member in Marketing and Supply Chain Management. We also hired another Latino/Hispanic faculty member in a lecturer role in the Management department. • HCB Diversity Council The college has instituted its inaugural Dean’s Diversity Council. The council (composed of HCB faculty, staff, and students) advises the dean on ways to create and maintain a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive campus climate. The council addresses matters such as attracting and retaining faculty and staff from under-‐represented populations, attracting, retaining, and graduating students from historically under-‐represented populations and international students, and ensuring that undergraduate curricular requirements include significant intercultural perspectives. This council also serves as the Scholarship Committee for our diversity scholarships. • Diversity Workshops The college hosts a series of diversity workshops for administrators, faculty, staff, and students. We have used staff from the UT Office of Equity and Diversity and the Tennessee Teaching and Learning Center to facilitate these workshops. We also provide diversity training to various student groups including the BA 100 Peer Mentors and the Global Leadership Scholars Program. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ DIVERSITY IMPACT REPORT (FY -‐ 2014) 9

Community Outreach • Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL) Partnership Along with other colleges on campus, we have built a strong partnership with the Knoxville Area Urban League to support their National Achievers Society (NAS). NAS selects high school students with strong academic performance and provides them opportunities for personal and professional development. Specifically, we help facilitate the Academic Summit and the Teen Summit. Each year NAS serves over 125 students. The HCB serves as a corporate sponsor of the annual “Equal Opportunity Awards Gala” which is the KAUL’s major fundraising initiative each year. The funds raised at the gala provide services to over 5,000 individuals in the greater Knoxville area. • Education College Access Program (ECAP) We are a sponsor of Early College Awareness Program (ECAP), a partnership with Project Grad Knoxville, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Multicultural Student Life, and the UTK Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The purpose of this program is to expose elementary school students and their parents to college. Undergraduate business students host workshops for the students and a question-‐and-‐answer session for the parents. • T.E.N.S.E. Summit: (Teaching to Eliminate Negative Stereotypes through Education) The HCB, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity support the T.E.N.S.E. Summit. The T.E.N.S.E Summit is geared toward youth and young adults between the ages of 12-‐17 and 18-‐32 who are committed to making positive changes in themselves and their community through education, music, and style. The summit features breakout sessions addressing these areas. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ DIVERSITY IMPACT REPORT (FY -‐ 2014) 10

Conferences/Professional Development With the support of the dean, the Office of Diversity & Community Relations was able to sponsor five students to attend the National Black MBA Association Conference (Atlanta) and eight students to attend the National Hispanic MBA Association Conference (Atlanta). These conferences give our students the opportunity to network with Fortune 500 companies, interview for internships and full-‐time jobs, and gain professional skills for the work place. In 2014 at the National Black MBA Association Conference, we sponsored a team of MBA students. Further, we sponsored over 20 students to attend the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Southern Region Conference. NABA also sponsored a professional development trip to Charlotte, North Carolina, and they met with corporate executives from Bank of America, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dixon Hughes Goodman, PLLC, the Charlotte Hornets, and the Charlotte NABA Professional Chapter. We partner with the Inroads Organization and co-‐sponsor an outreach event with them each semester to link our students to their resources. • Diversity Job Fair The college, along with Career Services and CARE committee, works to sponsor the Diversity Job Fair. The college exclusively sponsored the employer luncheon. These fairs have connected close to 1,000 diverse students with employers across the nation. In 2015, we hosted 66 companies and over 450 students attended the fair. • “Meet Kimberly-‐Clark” Event In conjunction with Career Services, the Office of Diversity & Community Relations partnered with Kimberly-‐Clark to provide students with information on Kimberly-‐Clark and their diversity efforts. Students interacted with Kimberly-‐Clark professionals to learn about internships and co-‐ op opportunities within the company. • Multicultural Student Life The college sponsored the Black Issues Conference and the Multicultural Mentoring Program Etiquette Dinner in conjunction with the Office of Multicultural Student Life. • Diversity Express Newsletter The Office of Diversity & Community Relations publishes a student-‐produced newsletter in the spring and fall semesters. This newsletter features HCB diversity events, and recognizes faculty, staff, and students for their outstanding diversity initiatives. This newsletter is made available to the entire HCB as well as university and community partners. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ DIVERSITY IMPACT REPORT (FY -‐ 2014) 11

• The LeaderShape Institute The Office of Diversity & Community Relations sponsors two diverse HCB students to attend this intensive six-‐day national program at no cost. LeaderShape seeks to create a just, caring, and thriving world where we all lead with integrity. • NABA (National Association of Black Accountants) & DOBS (Diverse Organization of Business Students) Student Organizations The Office of Diversity & Community Relations sponsors and acts as an advisor to these two student organizations within the HCB. In addition to regular meetings, executive meetings and professional development workshops, the Office of Diversity & Community Relations helps coordinate and implement professional development trips and attendance to the NABA Southern Region Conference. • Annual Etiquette Dinners The Office of Diversity & Community Relations, in conjunction with Multicultural Mentoring Program, UTK Career Services, and the Knoxville Area Urban League Young Professionals, hosts Annual Etiquette Dinners. In 2014, more than 50 UTK students attended this dinner to learn professional dining decorum for business situations. • Office of Diversity & Community Relations “OPEN HOUSE” for Students At the beginning of the academic year and during final exams, the Office of Diversity & Community Relations sponsors an “Open House” for all HCB students. These all-‐day open houses are well attended and students from a broad assortment of diverse backgrounds are able to come together for information and fellowship. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ DIVERSITY IMPACT REPORT (FY -‐ 2014) 12

New Initiatives in 2014 • Haslam College of Business Faculty & Staff Safe Zone Training In conjunction with the HCB Diversity Council, the Office of Diversity & Community Relations hosted the first Faculty & Staff Safe Zone Training. Safe Zone Training explores LGBTQ+ issues and offers participants the opportunity to have their office or work area become a “Safe Zone.” Safe Zone is a voluntary network of UT faculty, staff, and students who believe that every person should have an equal opportunity to grow and learn in safe and open environments. • Administrative Support Staff Interactive Lunch & Learn The Office of Diversity & Community Relations hosted two Administrative Support Staff Interactive Lunch & Learn Sessions in 2014. Both workshops were attended by more than 30 HCB support staff members and focused on ways in which HCB administrative staff could support and build diversity within their departments. Vice Chancellor for Diversity Rickey Hall facilitated the first session and Director of Diversity & Community Relations Tyvi Small conducted the second session. The learning objectives for the training consisted of attendee’s ability to:

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Recognize and value diversity Enhance diversity awareness Understand the value of diversity as a college Foster communication about differences and personal bias Develop a college-‐wide plan to continue awareness and growth Develop strategies to incorporate diversity into the curriculum

• Graduate Business Programs Diversity Day The Office of Diversity & Community Relations works with the HCB’s Master of Accountancy, Professional MBA, and full-‐time MBA programs to recruit diverse students into the programs. We have developed a comprehensive high touch recruitment plan with the full-‐time MBA program to recruit and support diverse prospective students. This past year (January 2014) we hosted our first-‐ever Graduate Business Programs Diversity Day for the full-‐time MBA Program. We had students attend and immediately converted two of those into UT students for the fall of 2014. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ DIVERSITY IMPACT REPORT (FY -‐ 2014) 13

• HCB Diversity & Inclusion Award New to the Office of Diversity & Community Relations this year, the Diversity & Inclusion Award recognizes a Haslam College of Business program, department, or faculty/staff member who has made outstanding and consistent contributions to the promotion and advancement of diversity and inclusion within the college and the University of Tennessee as a whole. Individuals nominated must have demonstrated leadership and commitment to diversity.

Looking Ahead Diversity Advisory Council Strategic Plan Affinity Program Everyone Matter’s Day (March 25 2015) – this event will celebrate everyone’s diversity and includes a table in the atrium where buttons and t-‐shirts are given to students, staff, and faculty, among other activities BETS Program (June 2015) – ongoing planning BETS/AIM Alumni Group – affinity group for alumni of BETS/AIM Diversity Advancement Program (DAP) – this program provides students the opportunity to advocate HCB diversity initiatives Corporate Partners Engagement – research/outreach to organizations that may be able to conduct diversity education workshops for our students, faculty and staff Diversity Breakfast/Luncheon – program to celebrate diverse admitted students and families Alumni Mixer – HCB diversity event during Homecoming 2015 Office Promotional Materials – a brochure to highlight our services and initiatives Professional Development Trip (March 1-‐4, 2015) – visited five organizations in Charlotte, NC with 22 students

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Thank you The Office of Diversity & Community Relations is thankful to all who have been with us and helped in making the program successful. We believe in everyone’s strengths and hope to continue this relationship for the coming years. Our special thanks to, Dr. Annette L. Ranft Reagan Professor of Business and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs University of Tennessee Office of Institutional Research and Assessment University of Tennessee Kelly Harrison Admin Specialist, University of Tennessee Tanya Brown Director, HCB-‐Admin, University of Tennessee William Bryant Executive Director of Development, University of Tennessee Kim Denton Associate Director of Development, University of Tennessee Meredith Hewlett Assistant Director of Development, University of Tennessee

Statistics University of Tennessee: Haslam College of Business Undergraduate Enrollment: Gender Distribution Year 2014 2013

Total 4,250 3,810

Men 2,756 2,524

Women 1,494 1,286

Percentage of Total Enrollment 19.81% 18.11%

Undergraduate University Total 21,451 21,033

2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

3,670 3,518 3,352 3,359 3,364

2,447 2,345 2,227 2,162 2,129

1,223 1,173 1,125 1,197 1,235

17.62% 16.65% 15.73% 15.99% 15.66%

20,829 21,126 21,308 21,006 21,475

Source: OIRA-‐ https://oira.utk.edu/factbook

Undergraduate Enrollment: Ethnicity Distribution

Year 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

American Indian/Alaska Native 7(0.16%) 7(0.18%) 9(0.25%) 35(0.99%) 27(0.81%) 17(0.51%) 14(0.42%)

Hispanic 118(2.78%) 96(2.52%) 87(2.37%) 90(2.56%) 62(1.85%) 62(1.85%) 56(1.66%)

Asian/Pacific Islander 148(3.48%) 191(5.01%) 185(5.04%) 199(5.66%) 159(4.47%) 140(4.17%) 122(3.63%)

Black/African American 241(5.67%) 219(5.75%) 228(6.21%) 240(6.82%) 207(6.18%) 213(6.34%) 216(6.42%)

White 3438(80.89%) 3142(82.47%) 3026(82.45%) 2919(82.97%) 2867(85.53%) 2895(86.19%) 2932(87.16%)

Two/More Races 96(2.26%) 77(2.02%) 79(2.15%) 0 0 0 0

Source: OIRA-‐ https://oira.utk.edu/factbook

University of Tennessee: Haslam College of Business Graduate Enrollment: Gender Distribution Year 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

Total 560 586 565 623 617 607 607

Men 376 388 380 421 409 373 384

Women 184 198 185 202 208 234 223

Percentage of Total Enrollment 9.40% 9.55% 9.13% 9.96% 9.93% 9.95% 9.69%

Graduate University Total 5,959 6,138 6,189 6,253 6,215 6,101 6,264

Source: OIRA-‐ https://oira.utk.edu/factbook -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ DIVERSITY IMPACT REPORT (FY -‐ 2014) 16

Graduate Enrollment: Ethnicity Distribution

Year

Hispanic

2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

13(2.32%) 13(2.22%) 15(2.65%) 19(3.05%) 10(1.62%) 12(1.98%) 14(2.31%)

American Indian/Alaska Asian/Pacific Black/African Native Islander American 2(0.36%) 2(0.34%) 2(0.35%) 4(0.64%) 6(0.97%) 1(0.16%) 3(0.49%)

33(5.89%) 66(11.26%) 65(11.5%) 72(11.56%) 78(12.64%) 90(14.83%) 86(14.17%)

26(4.64%) 26(4.44%) 34(6.02%) 26(4.17%) 30(4.86%) 28(4.61%) 26(4.28%)

White

Two/More Races

373(66.61%) 382(65.19%) 346(61.24%) 485(77.85%) 477(77.31%) 450(74.14%) 461(75.95%)

11(1.96%) 9(1.54%) 8(1.42%) 0 0 0 0

Source: OIRA-‐ https://oira.utk.edu/factbook University of Tennessee: Haslam College of Business Faculty Enrollment: Gender Distribution

Year 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

Total 135 125 123 125 111 107 99

Men 90 83 83 84 79 77 73

Women 45 42 40 41 32 30 26

Percentage of total enrollment (HCB/Total Faculty) 8.57% 8.32% 8.44% 8.93% 7.99% 7.78% 7.05%

University Total Faculty 1572 1502 1458 1400 1390 1375 1405

Source: OIRA-‐ https://oira.utk.edu/factbook Faculty Enrollment: Ethnicity Distribution Year 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

American Indian 1(0.85%) 1(0.8%) 1(0.81%) 1(0.8%) 1(0.9%) 0(0%) 0(0%)

Asian 6(5.12%) 9(7.2%) 9(7.31%) 9(7.2%) 7(6.3%) 7(6.54%) 8(8.08%)

Black 2(1.7%) 1(0.8%) 2(1.62%) 2(1.6%) 3(2.7%) 3(2.8%) 3(3.03%)

Hispanic 6(5.12%) 5(4%) 4(3.25%) 5(4%) 4(3.6%) 3(2.8%) 3(3.03%)

White 102(87.17%) 109(87.2%) 107(86.99%) 108(86.4%) 96(86.48%) 94(87.85%) 85(85.85%)