Equity and Inclusion

The charge of the Office of Equity and Inclusion is to build a program that addresses ten critical areas of work:

1. Student Access, Inclusion, and Equity around the Student Completion Agenda
2. Climate and Culture Assessment, Responsiveness, and Action
3. Planning, Benchmarking, and Best Practices
4. Staffing Resourcing and Succession Planning
5. Recruitment and Hiring
6. Promotion and  Retention of Employees
7. Faculty Teaching, Research, and Curriculum
8. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programming and Policies
9. External Community Engagement, Collaboration, and Linkages
10. Business Practices, Workforce/Career Pathways, and Procurement

1. We aspire to be welcoming, equitable, inclusive, and culturally competent.
2. We are polite in our interactions by:
   • greeting and acknowledging others;
   • saying please and thank you;
   • respecting others’ time, space, and individuality;
   • being direct, sensitive, and honest.
3. We listen for common ground.
4. We treat each other with respect by:
   • welcoming feedback with an open mind and giving others the benefit of the doubt;
   • acknowledging the contributions of others and recognizing successes;
   • acknowledging the impact of our behavior on others with a caring heart.
5. We Address incivility in a polite, courteous, and responsible manner.

Inspired by Mastering Civility by Christine Porat

Download our Civility Norms Flyer. (PDF, )