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UW-Madison Begins Recruiting Students of Color
In the 1960s UW-Madison began to actively seek out students of color to create a more diverse student population. Minority students received even greater visibility during civil rights movement. However, there was no official diversity programs or support systems available to students of color. -
Chancellor William Sewell forms Ad Hoc Committee on Race Relations
Chancellor William Sewell forms Ad Hoc Committee on Race Relations. They decided to create Afro-American and Race Relations Center to create a space for black students to gather, work, and socialize. The center was not successful and closed in 1971. -
Minority Coalition formed
In June 1987 the first Minority Coalition was formed. This committe comprised of students and faculty addressed issues of underrepresented populations on campus. Their goals were to identify and combat institutional racism and to create a multicultural student center. -
Madison Plan Introduced
The Madison Plan was the first major diversity plan at UW-Madison. The goal of the plan was create a more diverse student and faculty population. While they succeeded in significantly increasing the number of female and minority faculty members, they struggled to recruit a diverse student body. -
Multicultural Student Center Created
The Multicultural Student Center that still stands today was created with the goals of foster understanding about multicultural communities, facilitate academic life, and serve as a central meeting place for students of color. -
UW-Madison partners with local public school systems to create PEOPLE program
In 1999 the PEOPLE program began in Milwaukee. The PEOPLE program is a collaboration between UW-Madison and local public schools to expand the number of minority students at this university. Students are selected to become PEOPLE scholars in 6th grade and continue to work with the program throughout middle school, high school, and college. Once admitted to UW-Madison PEOPLE scholars are awarded full tuituion scholarships for all four years. The program began with 66 students in Milwaukee -
SEED program comes to UW-Madison
In 2003 the national SEED program was introduced at UW-Madison. SEED is critically acclaimed seminar designed by Dr. Peggy McIntosh. Students in SEED receive college credit to learn about race issues, the importance of diversity, and acknoledgement of white privilege. -
AAP & Pathways Programs are Created
Devon Wilson becomes the Multicultural Disadvantaged Coordinator of the College of Letters and Sciences. He created the Academic Advancement and Pathways to Excellence program that will later be combined to create the Center of Academic Excellence. -
CAE is born
The center that I am feauturing for my IS is the Center for Academic Excellence. This center was created in 2011 when the College of Letters and Sciences partnered with Big Move and MIU to create a center that supports minority students in the College of Letters and Sciences. -
CAE becomes primary advising unit for minority students
CAE began as an academic support resource for minority students. It is now the primary advising unit for all students of underrepresented populations in the College of Letters and Sciences. CAE was also able to implement its own Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration session for solely multicultural students.