Office of Academic Affairs
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER
Plan 2008: GOAL III: CLOSE THE GAP IN EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, BY BRINGING RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR IN LINE WITH THOSE OF THE STUDENT BODY AS A WHOLE.
RELATED INSTITUTIONAL Plan 2008 GOAL (UW-W New Initiative and Expanded Activity #2):
6. Establish undergraduate and graduate enrollment goals for students of color. 
Name of Department(s) Admissions

Academic Support Services
Target Group High School Seniors and College Graduates
Total Number Served  
Time Line Academic Year and Summer
Duration of Program Continuing
Program Cost and Funding Sources UW-W Funding

UW System Plan 2008 Funding

State Minority/Disadvantaged Funding (402)
INITIATIVE/PROGRAM The implementation plan will be to establish applicant goals for students of color. The potential applicants will include high school graduates in the UW-Whitewater service area as well as students who have participated in precollege activities at UW-Whitewater. Applicant targets will substantially increase over a five year period for each targeted group, with adjustments being made in the target, based on the changing makeup of available populations.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES OR NEED FOR INITIATIVE/PROGRAM
· Numbers of students of color who enroll at UW-Whitewater
ACTUAL OUTCOMES OR EFFECTIVES OF IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES Actual enrollment of students of color in Fall 1998 was 689 (6.6% of the total student population). In Fall 1999 it was 712 (7.3%). In Fall 2000 it was 762 (7.3%).
FACTORS INFLUENCING PROGRAM OUTCOMES

 

 Factors influencing the enrollment of students of color include the number of high school graduates, the financial aid available, the available program array, and the job market in the state.
FUTURE PLANS; WILL YOU DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY, IF SO, WHY We will continue our aggressive efforts to recruit student of color.