Staff mirrors faces of
L.A.
By Anne Burke
UCLA Today
Writer
African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and American Indians now
account for more than six out of 10 career staff members at UCLA,
according to a new five-year demographic profile compiled by the
Staff Affirmative Action Office.
 The profile found that 61.3% (11,085) of UCLA’s career staff
workforce of 18,093 were minorities as of October 2005. That’s
up from 58.7% (10,047) four years ago.
UCLA’s percentage of minority employees is much higher than
that of the UC system as a whole, 43.5%.
The numbers show that UCLA is “doing quite well,” said
Linda Avila, director of staff affirmative action. “I don’t
think that private industry or other campuses have quite the diversity
that we have, which makes [our numbers] pretty significant. UCLA
is probably one of the most diverse campuses in the nation.”
Asians, at 4,212 in 2005, made the biggest gain in numbers, up by
nearly 19% since 2001. Hispanics, at 4,101 in 2005, made the second
largest gain, growing 12% since 2001. African Americans accounted
for 14.9% (2,700) of the staff workforce in 2005. That’s down
slightly from 2001 when 2,763 African Americans were on staff. The
number of American Indian employees also dropped slightly, from
78 to 72, during those years.
As for gender, women made up 64.4% of the staff workforce in 2005,
unchanged from 2001.
Although the uppermost ranks of staff at UCLA include smaller percentages
of women and minority group members, the pool of candidates in these
groups is also smaller nationwide. Minorities in 2005 accounted
for 11.9% of the UCLA Senior Management Group, which comprises the
chancellor, vice chancellors, deans and other senior leaders.
One challenge for recruiting senior managers is the need to attract
faculty members to fill administrative posts, Avila said.
Among UCLA’s senior managers in 2005, 33.3% (14) were women.
That’s a higher percentage than that at many UC campuses.
Avila said the university has been making every effort to recruit
women and minorities for senior management positions. The professional
development programs available at UCLA are an important component
in growing leaders for the future, she said.
Women and minorities were well-represented in the Management and
Senior Professional (MSP) Program in 2005. These staff members hold
such job titles as director, manager, programmer analyst V, examining
physician and principal architect.
Women accounted for 54.8% (670) of the 1,223 employees in this group
while minorities made up 30.3% (370) of the total. UCLA’s
profile in this employee group is more diverse than in the UC system
as a whole. Systemwide, women represent 50.9% and minorities 23%.
To see UCLA’s workforce demographic profile, go to www.chr.ucla.edu/chr/portaldocs/saa/saadoc-demographicdata-2005.pdf.
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