Expand efforts to recruit and retain diverse undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented groups.
- Expand recruitment efforts to increase the number of domestic Black, Latinx, Native/Indigenous, and Asian American/Pacific Islander (BIPOC) undergraduate students.
- Expand recruitment efforts to increase the number of domestic BIPOC graduate students.
- Develop pipelines for BIPOC undergraduate and graduate students, including alumni from Associates, Center for K-12, Munson Williams Pratt, and Pre-College programs.
- Increase scholarships and financial aid to improve yields for BIPOC students.
- Leverage best practices from HEOP to improve retention of students who identify as BIPOC, first-generation, and/or low socioeconomic status.
- Enhance support and resources for BIPOC students participating in the Diverse Scholars Program.
RESULTS TO DATE:
- Additional Admissions Counselor hired for NYC High Schools
- Admissions partnering with The Black Alumni of Pratt (BAP), the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), and Pre-College Program Staff on Recruitment Events
- Recruiting partnerships with Community-Based Organizations
- Expanded email outreach to diverse high School Students
- Increased Scholarships for First-Generation and Low-Income students
- DEI Office engagement in Accepted Student Days
- Participated in Online Portfolio Days for undergraduate and graduate students
- Developed Accepted Student Videos and Noel Levitz Videos explaining Financial Awards
- Implemented Starfish for Early Warning Academic Advising
- Expanded support and tutoring Resources from the Learning/Access Center
- Launched the Retention Task Force
- Implemented Test-Optional Admissions Pilot
- Kathryn and Kenneth Chenault Scholarship for three Diverse Architecture Students
- Balenciaga and BAP Scholarship for two Diverse Design, Art or Architecture Students
- Pratt President’s Wallace Augustus Rayfield Scholarship for twenty Diverse Undergraduate & Graduate Students
- Increased funding for Pratt Pre-College and Young Scholars applicants
- Launched the Diverse Scholars Committee
- Enhanced Admitted Student Yield Activities and Welcome Package
- Created Back to Pratt Section for New Incoming Students and Continuing Students
- Launched Undergraduate and Graduate Virtual Department Presentations
- Launched DEI Dashboards with Student Data on Pratt Website
- Launched the Student Success Committee
- Hosted Affirmative Action Town Hall
- Launched Pathways to Pratt Initiative