Psychiatric Demographic Preferences: Analyzing The Level Of Health

Running head: THIEL’S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DIVERSITY

ANALYZING THE LEVEL OF DIVERSITY AT THIEL COLLEGE ATHLETIC DEPARMENT

Jack Carmichael and Leslie Lopez

SPMT 599

April 23, 2007

Slippery Rock University

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page

1.0 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………… 3

2.0 METHODOLOGY………………………………………………………………….. 5
2.1 Selection of the Participants………………………………………………….. 5
2.2 Selection of the Instrument…………………………………………………… 6
2.3 Collection of the Data………………………………………………………… 7
2.4 Treatment of the Data………………………………………………………… 7
2.5 Summary……………………………………………………………………… 8

3.0 PRESENTATION OF RESULTS………………………………………………….. 8
3.1 Demographics………………………………………………………………… 9
3.2 Workforce Growth……………………………………………………………. 11
3.3 Recruitment……………………………………………………………….…… 12
3.4 Thiel Colleges Goals/Objectives……………………………………………… 13
3.5 Continued Education………………………………………………………….. 15
3.6 Open-Ended Interview Questions…………………………………………….. 15

4.0 INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS……………………………………………….. 23

5.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
Thiel College currently has the highest minority population in Western Pennsylvania, at 9%. They also have the highest international population at 5%. A reason for that is that most other schools lump their international population into the minority population so that their minority population looks higher than actually is. Diverse interests are provided to the Thiel College Students by the Thiel World Organization. The ways that Thiel College tries to fulfill its commitment to diversity is to offer a Soul Food Festival provided by Thiel World Organization. Dining halls provide a soul food and vegan section. The Thiel College athletic department also offers a Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC); two athletes from each team make up the committee that meets to discuss