Increase financial support for student-facing diversity and inclusion efforts and annual events

Owners/Accountable Party

Actions

• CEO of UM Foundation
• Vice Provost for Student Success and Campus Life
• Dean of the Graduate School
• Chief of Staff

Near-term Actions

• Identify near-term DEI-related priorities that will "retain and support a diverse student population through inclusive community-building and identity-based resources” and communicate these with the UM Foundation
• Assess and report on potential for philanthropic giving to identified priorities, then pursue opportunities to build philanthropic support of those priorities
• Secure funding for the Community Equity Initiative and associated positions and programming

Future Actions

Completed and Ongoing Actions

• Made whole annual DAC funding in support of mini grants for students
• Established Kyiyo Pow Wow seed endowment
• Secured funding for the Indigenous First-Year Experience and hired director
• Secured additional funding for the MT AIMS program
• Assigned a UM Foundation development officer to raise funds for S.E.A Change, MVSO, need-based scholarships, and Native American Students Success
• Developed and deployed case for support for Excellence in Native American Education Plan
• Developed and deployed case for support of MVSO; secured philanthropic funding for MVSO
• Launched work on case for support of S.E.A. Change
• Used existing funds in Graduate School (Foundation and designated) to supplement offers to incoming BI-POC graduate students.
• Increase in Washington Native American Scholarship (from $15k to $20k); ongoing discussion with WF on optimizing graduate student support