Dean Yar E. Ebadi has championed the importance of diversity in the College of Business Administration for the last 10 years. In 2005, the College was awarded the K-State University Outstanding Department or Unit Award for Enhancing Diversity. At the being of fall semester of 2006, Dr. Dawne Martin began a half time appointment as Assistant to the Dean for Diversity. Since that time, the College has increased the percentage of students from under-represented groups enrolled in the College and increased our faculty representation from under-represented groups. We also have committed to incorporating multicultural competencies into our curriculum so that all students will have the skills to work and excel in a diverse world. In 2010, Dr. Martin was named the Assistant Dean for Diversity.


Our 2006 – 2010 Strategic Plan for Diversity focuses on five primary and four subordinate goals. Our primary goals and associated initiatives are listed below.