DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN
American
Indian
0.3%
Asian
Total
Cleveland
Population
2010
396,815
1.8%
Other•
1.2%
American
Indian
0.2%
Asian
1.7%
Other
1.7%
American
Indian
0.9%
Asian•
4.8%
Other•
1.7%
Latino
3.1%
Total Ohio
Population
2010
11,536,504
Total U.S.
Population
2010
308,745,538
PERCENT OF MINORITY- AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES
26.6%
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
30.1%
27.7% 28.8%
5.8% 7.1%
8.3%
Black-owned
;rms
American Indian–
and Alaska
Native–owned ;rms
0.3% N/A 0.9%
Asian-owned
;rms
2.9% 2.0%
5.7%
Latino-owned
;rms
Women-owned
;rms
Source: U. S. Census Bureau
more than 320,000 copies of the pamphlet, available in both English and Spanish,
to families, schools and community groups in the last several years. “We have
developed programs to assist students, including those in underserved communities,
in building critical-thinking skills, an attribute that complements financial literacy,”
says Diana Starks, assistant vice president in the Office of Minority and Women
Inclusion.
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) places an emphasis on cultural literacy,
offering an array of programs to celebrate its diverse student body. Tri-C is the first
community college in the nation to join the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network, a
student-led initiative promoting diversity on campus through weekly public dialogues.
“Sustained dialogue equips the next generation of leaders with tools to effect
change in schools, workplaces and communities,” says Judi McMullen, vice
president of human resources at Cuyahoga Community College. Its Workforce and
Economic Development Division also recruits Blacks, Latinos and Asians for fast-track programs, which provide career training, interview skills and job-placement
assistance. The Economic Development Division has a goal of placing 80 percent of
program graduates with jobs.
Cleveland State University (CSU) sees its diverse student body as an extension
of the local community. “The contribution that CSU is making is actually educating
the future workforce,” says Dr. Njeri Nuru-Holm, the university’s vice president for
institutional diversity. “We know what the demographics are … and we’re going to
see even greater diversity.”
