Minnesota State University, Mankato, is committed to the goal of recruiting, hiring, and retaining a diverse faculty and staff. To accomplish this goal, special recruiting efforts have been established. It has been stated that the pool of candidates from underrepresented groups in specific disciplines is small or nonexistent. We must develop specific strategies for enlarging the pool of applicants.
All recruitment plans must include activities that actively seek an applicant pool of qualified individuals that includes members of underrepresented groups. When the University, through the Director of the Affirmative Action Office and appropriate official/s, sets a hiring goal for a unit, the special efforts to recruit affirmatively must be exceptionally strong to be successful in meeting this goal (see hiring goal chart).
International faculty in probationary positions filing for permanent residency will need to present evidence to USCIS that the university used a national, professional print journal appropriate to the discipline. The two key words here are “print advertising” and “national.” (Web-only advertising, local or regional advertisements will NOT meet USCIS or Department of Labor requirements.)
The following recommendations should be considered in the development of recruitment activities.
Send job postings to placement services of schools with graduate or professional programs of scholars in your profession/discipline, and especially those with high enrollment of minorities and underrepresented groups.
The key to building an exemplary applicant pool is personal contact; call your colleagues at other colleges/universities. Establish and maintain relationships with schools having quality programs in your profession/discipline and seek their assistance in identifying qualified candidates. Ask about current students or recent graduates of their program. Develop a log of recruitment calls to document recruitment activities (see telephone log sample).
Contact and encourage outstanding applicants (and nominees) to apply.
Take extreme care during the recruitment process to ensure an implied commitment is not made to the individual being recruited.
Establish and maintain contact with faculty members, unit heads and department chairs in your discipline/program unit at other colleges/universities, and encourage them to nominate candidates. Phone or e-mail them to inform them of vacancies; ask their assistance in identifying potential applicants (see telephone log sample).
Advertise in national or regional professional journals or newsletters of your profession/discipline, and post announcements on web sites of your professional associations.
Be pro-active in seeking names of individuals who may be interested in a new position when you attend discipline specific conferences. Post job vacancies on announcement boards, and be available to meet with potential candidates.
Use professional association placement services, and use listservs or job lists related to the field - many are free or very low cost.
Contact the Affirmative Action Office for a computer mail file of predominantly minority institutions. Mailing labels are available and can be ordered directly through Office Support Services using Mailfile category number 861 (207 labels).
Published abstracts can be used to identify post-doctoral candidates in your field.
Recruitment plans prepared in collaboration with other departments may be used to control advertising expenses.
Contact government agencies, industrial or business organizations to recruit persons in nonacademic positions who may want to re-enter the academic community.
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine
225 S. Meramec Avenue, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 314-863-2900 or 800-537-0655
Fax: 314-863-2905
Website: http://www.insightintodiversity.com
Chronicle of Higher Education
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Des Moines Register
PO Box 957
Des Moines, IA 50306
Phone: 515 284-8000 or 800 247-5346
Fax: 515 284-8103
E-mail: letters@dmreg.com
Website: http://www.desmoinesregister.com
Diverse (formerly Black Issues in Higher Education)
10520 Warwick Avenue, Suite B-8
Fairfax, VA 22030-3136
Phone: 703 385-2981 or 800 783-3199
Fax: 703 385-1839
E-mail: diads@cmapublishing.com
Website: http://www.diverseeducation.com
Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
210 Route 4 East, Suite 310
Paramus, NJ 07652
Phone: 201 587-8800
Fax: 201 587-9105
Website: http://www.hispanicoutlook.com
The Lakota Journal
1321 Concourse Drive
Rapid City, SD 57709
Phone: 605 399-1999
Fax: 605 399-1998
E-mail: editor@lakotajournal.com
Website: http://www.lakotajournal.com
Milwaukee Courier & Southeastern Star
2431 West Hopkins Street
Milwaukee, WI 53206
Phone: 414 449-4860
Fax: 414 449-4872
E-mail: milwaukeecourier@aol.com
Website: http://www.milwaukeecourier.org
The New York Times
Phone: 800 458-5522 (Classified Department)
Website: http://www.classads.nytimes.com
Tribal College Journal
P.O. Box 720
Mancos, CO 81328
Phone: 970 533-9170
Fax: 970 533-9145
E-mail: ads@tribalcollegejournal.org
Website: http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org
USA Today
7950 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22108
Phone: 800 872-3433
Fax: 703 854-2139
E-mail: cross@usatoday.com
Website: http://www.usatoday.com
Wall Street Journal
Phone: 214 640-7890 or 609 520-7084
Website: http://www.careerjournal.com/adinfo/
Women in Higher Education
5376 Farmco Drive
Madison, WI 53704 Phone: 608 251-3232
Fax: 608 284-0601
E-mail: career@wihe.com
Website: http://www.wihe.com
National Women’s Studies Association
University of Maryland 7100 Baltimore Avenue., Suite 502
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301 403-0524
Fax: 301 403-4137
E-mail: nwsaoffice@nwsa.org
Website: http://www.nwsa.org
(NWSA has many caucuses including: Disability, Jewish Women, Pre K-12 Educators, Women of Color, Women's Centers/Services, etc. There are several task forces including Asian and Asian American, Chicano/Latino, Indigenous and Native American, Science and Technology, Teacher Education, etc.)
Access Press
1821 University Ave W, Suite 104S
St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651 644-2133
Fax: 651 644-2136
E-mail: advertising@accesspress.org
Website: http://www.accesspress.org
Asian American Press
417 University Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55103-1934
Phone: 651 224-6570
Fax: 651 224-7032
E-mail: ads@aapress.com
Website: http://www.aapress.com
Circle Newspaper
Minneapolis American Indian Center
3355 36th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Phone: 612 722-3692
Fax: 612 722-3773
E-mail: circlempls@aol.com
Insight News, Inc.
1815 Bryant Avenue N
Minneapolis, MN 55411-3212
Phone: 612 588-1313
Fax: 612 588-2031
E-mail: info@insightnews.com
Website: http://www.insightnews.com
LaPrensa de Minnesota
1516 East Lake Street, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone: 612 729-5900
Fax: 612 729-5999
E-mail: ads@lcnmedia.com
Website: http://www.laprensademn.com
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
3744 4th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55409
Phone: 612 827-4021
Fax: 612 827-0577
E-mail: classifieds@spokesman-recorder.com
Website: http://www.spokesman-recorder.com
Minnesota Women's Consortium Newsletter
550 Rice Street St. Paul, MN 55103
Phone: 651 228-0338
Fax: 651 292-9417
E-mail: info@mnwomen.org
Website: http://www.mnwomen.org
Employment advertisements printed on a space-available basis only; vacancy notices made available for “walk-ins” to review.
Minnesota Women's Press
771 Raymond Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone: 651 646-3968
Fax: 651 646-2186
E-mail: ads@womenspress.com
Website: http://www.womenspress.com
Women in Higher Education
Career Connections
5376 Farmco Drive
Madison, WI 53704
Phone: 608 251-3232
Fax: 608 284-0601
E-mail: career@wihe.com
Website: http://www.wihe.com
In 2004, the African American, Asian/Pacific American, American Indian, and Chicano/Latino Learning Resource Centers at the University of Minnesota were merged to create a single office called the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence. The Center will post or distribute vacancy notices.
Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence
University of Minnesota, 185 Klaeber Court
320 16th Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612 624-6386
Fax: 612 624-9028
E-mail: mcae@umn.edu
Website: http://www.mcae.umn.edu/
Mankato Free Press
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Customer Service
345 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651 228-9675
Fax: 651 228-5268
