The Minority Affairs Professional Survey


Greetings Minority Affairs Administrators,

            We would like to thank you for taking time out of your schedules to assist us in gathering information in regards to your Minority Affairs department.  My name is Dameon Gibbs and I am the Graduate Assistant for the Office of Diversity at Salisbury University located on the beautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland.  In collaboration with Johnika Nixon, a fellow Graduate Assistant for Residence Life, we are conducting a Minority Affairs Professional Survey as a part of our graduate work.  

This survey is strictly academic in nature for both Johnika and I as we complete our Master’s degrees, to be conferred in May 2007.  Our goal is to gather, analyze, and comprehend data from a multitude of United States colleges and universities in regards to their Minority Affairs department.  We want to create a document of national statistics to assist Higher Education Administrators in improving and understanding the importance of having Minority Affairs offices on campuses.

            This survey is supervised by Mr. Kevin Carreathers Executive Director of the Office of Diversity.  We believe that the date gathered from this survey can and will assist the understanding of having Minority Affairs Offices on campuses throughout our nation.  We estimate that this survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.  Please consider including your institutions' name and your email address at the end of this survey.  This survey will be active until Wednesday, February 28, 2007. 

Please begin the survey below. 

Institutional Demographic Information

Total % African-American Total # African-American
Total % Hispanic Total # Hispanic
Total % Native American Total # Native American
Total % Asian-American Total # Asian-American
Total % Anglo/Caucasian Total # Anglo/Caucasian
Total % International Total # International
  1. What is the official title of the office?

     
  2. Where is the office located?
    University Center/Student Union
    Cultural House.  If so, please specify the name of the house:
    Other, please specify: 

     
  3. Whom does the office report to?

    Office of the President
    Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
    Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
    Office of the Dean of Students (Please check only if Dean is not the Chief Student Affairs Officer)
    Office of Student Activities
    Other, list:
     
  4. What is the total budget of the office? Please exclude salaries.
     
    Under $10,000  $150,001-200,000
    $10,001-25,000 $200,00-300,000
    $25,001-35,000 $300,001-350,000
    $35,001-40,000 $350,001-400,000
    $40,001-50,000 $400,001-450,000
    $50,001-70,000 $450,001-500,000
    $70,001-100,000 Above $500,000
    $100,001-150,000    

     

  5. What % of total budget is soft money (i.e., grants)?
     
  6. Number of full time office professionals, including office administrator (This does not include any secretarial or other support staff).

    Number of full-time support staff (I.E. Administrative Assistant)

    What is the average salary of your full-time support staff?
    $10,000-20,000
    $20,001-25,000
    $25,001-30,000
    $30,001-35,000
    $35,001-40,000
    More than $40,000 
     

  7. Number of years office has been in existence:

    0-2
    3-5
    6-8
    9-10
    11-14
    15-20
    21 or more
     
  8. Major functions of office (at least 20% of time). Please check all that apply.

    Minority Recruitment
    Minority Retention/Orientation
    Programming
    Leadership Development
    Diversity Education
    Other, please list

     
  9. Student organizations that report to the office:

    International Student Association
    Black Student Association
    Hispanic Student Association 
    Asian American Student Association
    American Indian Student Association
    Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual Student Association
    Minority Greek Letter Organizations
    Other, please list:

     
  10. Programming Activities Office is responsible for:

    Recruitment Program
    Orientation Program
    Black History Month
    Hispanic Heritage Month
    American Indian Heritage Month
    Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
    Kwanzaa Celebration
    Multicultural Leadership Conference/Summit
    PRIDE Week
    Cesar Chavez Celebration
    Martin L. King Celebration
    Campus Unity Event
    Speaker Series
    Other, please list:

     
  11. What is the official title of the office administrator?

     
  12. What is the annual salary range of the office administrator?

    $10,000-20,000
    $20,001-25,000
    $25,001-30,000
    $30,001-35,000
    $35,001-40,000
    $40,001-50,000
    $50,001-60,000
    $60,001-70,000
    Above $70,000
     
  13. What is the highest degree earned by the office administrator?

    Doctorate/J.D.
    Masters
    Bachelors
    Other, explain

     
  14. Years of higher education experience of office administrator:

    0-2
    3-5
    6-8
    9-10
    11-14
    15-19
    20 or more
     
  15. Years of minority affairs experience of office administrator:

    0-2
    3-5
    6-8
    9-10
    11-14
    15-19
    20 or more
     
  16. What is the official title of the next office administrator in command/second administrator?

     
  17. What is the annual salary of the second office administrator?

    $10,000-20,000
    $20,001-25,000
    $25,001-30,000
    $30,001-35,000
    $35,001-40,000
    $40,001-50,000
    $50,001-60,000
    $60,001-70,000
    Above $70,000
     
  18. What is the highest degree earned by the second office administrator?

    Doctorate/J.D.
    Masters
    Bachelors
    Other, explain

     
  19. Years of higher education experience of the second office administrator:

    0-2
    3-5
    6-8
    9-10
    11-14
    15-19
    20 or more
     
  20. Years of minority affairs experience of second office administrator:

    0-2
    3-5
    6-8
    9-10
    11-14
    15-19
    20 or more

    Additional Questions.  Please be honest in feedback and responses.
     
  21. What are the recent trends that your office has had to deal with?

     

  22. In the last five years has there been a shift in the office to become more inclusive of other diverse groups?
    No
    Yes.  If so, please     give us your brief explanation or opinion as to why the shift occurred?

     

  23. Please briefly explain what has lead to the office's success or what you feel is needed to be more successful?

     

  24. Was this the best way to conduct a survey concerning Minority Affairs? Yes or No?
    If No, please briefly explain why?
     

    For knowledge of the institutions that participated in this survey and the ability to communicate electronically, please include any of the following voluntary information:
    Institution Name
    Email Address
     

    Thank you graciously for your time and assistance.  We will have results from this survey compiled by April 2007.  Please check the following website for that information at www.salisbury.edu/diversity.

    Sincerely,

    Ms. Johnika Nixon
    Graduate Resident Director, Dogwood Village
    Post Secondary Education Graduate Student, May 2007
    jknixon@salisbury.edu    		 Mr. Dameon Gibbs
    Graduate Assistant, Office of Diversity
    History Graduate Student, May 2007
    dg39404@salisbury.edu

    Supervised By:
    Mr. Kevin Carreathers
    Executive Director, Office of Diversity
    Salisbury University
    Holloway Hall 134
    1101 Camden Avenue
    Salisbury, MD 21801
    410-543-6426
    krcarreathers@salisbury.edu