OU President David Boren has broken his silence about a previous meeting with student minority group Unheard and other senior leadership yesterday in a statement:
“The meeting was extremely productive and I was very impressed by the thoughtfulness of the points raised by the students," Boren said in the statement. "I am now scheduled to meet with the Dean's Council at their next meeting to urge them to be proactive in working to diversify the faculty and staff of each college. I have also asked Lisa Morales and Dean Landers to come with me to the Dean's Council to make a presentation about the multicultural program at the College of Engineering, so we can begin the process of creating similar programs at other colleges.
"In addition, I am working with the Office of Student Affairs to increase diversity for Camp Crimson, and to improve minority representation on all Campus Activities Council committees and programs, including areas like homecoming and Camp Crimson.
"I have also already met with the leaders of Recruitment Services to intensify their efforts to recruit a diverse student body and to further engage our current students and alumni in the process. As reported in the OU Daily, other groups on campus including colleges are increasing their efforts on diversity as well as improving diversity training for their staffs.
"By working together and being sensitive to each other's needs, I am convinced we can make our university community even stronger and more inclusive."
