2013 College of Agriculture (COA)
K-State Research and Extension
Diversity Programs Office (DPO)
College of Agriculture Summer Update
We hope you are having a productive summer. Our office has had the opportunity to work closely with several corporations. More specifically, Cargill, John Deere Company, and ConocoPhillips have been instrumental in assisting us to reach our underserved audience and program goals. Please know that we welcome your continued input as part of our success. It is hoped that you will direct students to use the DPO as a resource as they matriculate through their program. For information about our programs, please visit our updated website athttp://www.ag.k-state.edu/diversity-programs/. Below is a DPO summer update for you to see how you can continue to interphase with our office.
DPO Staff:
Dr. Zelia Wiley, Assistant Dean & Director of DPO
Carolina Camacho, Coordinator
Star Page, Graduate Assistant
Yasmine Mitchell & Tyler Warta, Undergraduate Assistants
KSRE Catalyst Team for Diversity:
The team has successfully trained over 30 KSRE employees since our last meeting. Our last training was in May 22-23 in Colby, KS. In class #3 we had 13 participants. The final training for the year is November 13-14 in Salina, Ks. The purpose ofthe trainings is to bring systemic change and diversity to the KSRE team and to provide them with skills and awareness that they can practically apply in their day to day work. In October 2013 we will present at the KSRE Annual Conference.
Career Placements:
This past spring two of our own were offered and accepted jobs with Cargill after their graduation Spring 2013:
· Jocelyn Clemons, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Technology Management, Cargill Meat Solutions, Wichita, KS
· Daja Menefee, Masters of Science in Agriculture Economics, Cargill Ag Horizons, Hopkins, MN
Partnering Recruiting Program:
Throughout the year, visiting students have the opportunity to come to the Diversity Programs Office to learn about the programs offered. Once the students are a part of the college it is important to continue the relationship founded in recruitment. This is completed by mentoring, parent involvement, and connecting students with appropriate career and academic paths. For recruitment purposes, the DPO works in concert with the Agricultural Academic Programs Office.
We have been successful for the past nine years, and we are excited to continue and build off our achievements in our tenth year. We hope you will join us in celebrating 10 years of excellence in diversity efforts at K-State within the College of Agriculture.
The following chart shows the increase in Multicultural Undergraduate students from 2004 to 2012.
Race/Ethnicity / Fall 2004 / Percentage of Total Enrollment / Fall 2012 / Percentage of Total Enrollment / Percentage Increase from 2004-2012
Black / 14 / <1% / 45 / 2% / 221.43%
Hispanic / 29 / 1% / 101 / 4% / 248.3%
Asian / 3 / <1% / 12 / <1% / 300%
American Indian / 7 / <1% / 15 / <1% / 114.3%
Hawaiian-Pac Is / *- / - / 1 / <1% / 300%
Multiracial / 57 / 3.1% / 46 / 1.8% / -19.3%
Caucasian
Total Multicultural Enrollment / 1,732
110 / 93%
6% / 2186
220 / 86.5%
8.7% / 26.2%
100%
Total College Enrollment / 1863 / 100% / 2525 / 100% / 35.5%
Comparison of K-State & College of Agriculture Multicultural Enrollment
Numbers include students at Kansas State University -Manhattan (Undergraduate, Graduate and Veterinary Medicine) as reported on the 20th day of classes during the term.
Race/Ethnicity / KSU
Spring
2013 / Percentage of KSU Total Enrollment / COA
Spring
2013 / Percentage of COA Total Enrollment
Black / 742 / 3.74% / 29 / 1.33%
Hispanic/Latino / 1012 / 5.10% / 88 / 4.04%
Asian / 261 / 1.32% / 10 / <1%
American Indian / 77 / <1% / 17 / <1%
Hawaiian-Pac Is / 30 / <1% / 1 / <1%
Multiracial / 488 / 2.46% / 35 / 1.61%
Not Specified / 351 / 1.77% / 25 / 1.15%
Caucasian / 14856 / 74.89% / 1906 / 87.47%
Total International Enrollment / 2020 / 10.18% / 68 / 3.12%
Total Multicultural Enrollment / 2610 / 13.16% / 180 / 8.26%
Total College Enrollment / 19837 / 100% / 2179 / 100%
The following chart shows the record enrollment numbers for the Spring 2013 semester, and the College of Agriculture Spring 2013 enrollment.
Summer Program Activities Include:
KSRE Multicultural Summer Fellow Program
This fellowship provides an opportunity for three to five multicultural students to work closely with faculty members’ research teams during an 8 week summer program. The program is in its seventh year, and has hosted a total of 23 students. This program has been successful in placing a fellow in one of our graduate programs every year. To date, the program has graduate 3 students from the College of Agriculture. Currently we have five female fellows who are doing research in Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Food Science, and Animal Science. Four of our undergraduate participants hail from Tuskegee University and one Ph.D. student from the University of Puerto Rico.
Multicultural Academic Program Success
Through Cargill funding, the College of Agriculture has the opportunity to partner with the College of Business Administration and College of Engineering to host incoming multicultural freshman students in a 6-week residential program. MAPS prepares students for the academic rigors of college while supporting them during their transition to college. Currently, the 2013 Cargill MAPS Program is comprised of 43 students. Of the 43 applicants, 13 are agriculture students, with ten females and three males. Thus far, the MAPS participants have done industry tours of Cargill Meat Solutions/Innovation Center, Wichita, KS, and Conoco Phillips, Bartlesville, OK. They also participated in various tours that included; a virtual tour of Biosecurity Research Institute and Brown vs. Board of Education Tour, Topeka, KS. At K-State the students had the opportunity to participate in a tour of Hale Library, and farm/feed tours of Agronomy, Dairy, and Grain Science. Finally the Diversity Programs Office facilitated a Study Skills
Workshop and Career and Employment Services (CES) presented various workshops regarding professional development.
Nicodemus Educational Camp
The Nicodemus Educational Camp is a program that exposes today’s youth to the modern day farm life. Nicodemus allows the students to have a pre-college experience with the K-State College of Agriculture. This program wants to help the youth know the different careers and majors available in the College of Agriculture (COA).
Transfer Student BRIDGE Program The overall goal of this project is to create a mentored Transfer Student BRIDGE program for women and underrepresented minority students from Kansas community colleges. This fall will mark the fourth cohort of this program. At this time we are reviewing applications for the fall semester. If you know of a student who may be interested in this program please let us know.
Junior MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences
Jr. MANRRS is a pre-collegiate outreach program of the National Society of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS)for high school-aged and younger students to expose them to career pathways and educational possibilities in the food, agricultural, environmental and related sciences. We partner with Highland Park High School in Topeka, KS in executing these program efforts.
Zelia Z. Wiley, PhD
Assistant Dean and Director Summer 2013