Diversity and Affirmative Action Initiatives

Diversity

The 13-institution University System of Maryland Diversity Network was established in 1995 to serve as a catalyst to promote a greater awareness of and appreciation for diversity. Today, the Diversity Network works collaboratively with the administration of the USM institutions to meet the increasingly difficult challenges of a diverse world. The Network has three committees/workgroups. They are the Faculty Initiatives Committee; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Issues Committee; and Student Initiatives Committee. The contact persons for each of these committees is as follows:

• USM Diversity Network Mission Statement

• USM Diversity Network
• USM Diversity Network Membership
• USM Diversity Network Faculty Initiatives Committee
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LBGT) Issues Committee
• Student Initiatives Committee
• USM Minority Achievement Committee Membership
• USM Institutions' Diversity Initiatives

• Frostburg State University
• Salisbury University
• Towson University
• University of Baltimore
• University of Maryland, Baltimore
• University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• University of Maryland, College Park
• University of Maryland, College Park Office of Human Relations
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• University of Maryland University College

• Electronic Resources on Diversity

General Diversity Links

• Diversity Web
• The Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
• The Gay Workplace Issues Homepage
• University of Maryland at College Park Diversity Database
• Diversity Organization Links
• African American Diversity Links by City
• Latino Diversity Links by City
• Diversity Organization Links

  Calendars

• Worldwide Holidays
• Kansas University Medical Center Diversity Holiday Calendar

  National Technical Diversity-Related Organizations

• National Society of Black Engineers
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
• Society of Women Engineers
• Women in Technology, Inc.
• National Society of Hispanic MBA's
• National Black MBA Association
• Institute for Women and Technology
• Mexican American Engineers and Scientists
• American Indian Sciences and Engineering Society
• Black Data Processor Association
• Society Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans
• National Association of Asian Professionals
• Asian Women in Business

  Community Associations

• National African American Community-Based Organization
• League of United Latin American Citizens
• Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
• National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
• United Negro College Fund
• Hispanic Scholarship Foundation
• American Association of People with Disabilities
• National Organization on Disabilities

  Lists of Colleges and Universities with Significant Minority Populations

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACUs)
• American Indian Higher Education Consortium of Colleges
• National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Affirmative Action Resources

• Affirmative Action and Diversity
• Affirmative Action Register
• American Association for Affirmative Action
• Code of Federal Regulations
• DOL's Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP) Compliance Assistance Information
• Maryland Association of Affirmative Action Officers
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• U.S. Department of Education (Office for Civil Rights)

Comments and Questions can be directed to Dr. John Wolfe

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