Guiding Principle

The guiding principle of the Chancellor's Cultural Diversity Council is driven by the Inclusive Excellence Framework. The Inclusive Excellence Framework infuses diversity efforts into the core of institutional functioning to realize the educational benefits of diversity. Adapting the Inclusive Excellence model reflects the understanding that diversity and inclusion are catalysts for institutional and educational excellence, are to be invited and integrated into the very core of the educational enterprise, and are not isolated initiatives. 

CCDC Committees

Because of the collective efforts of the CCDC, currently, members are working on 4 core committees:

Diversity Engagement
  • Events/Heritage Months
  • Inclusive Excellence/Diversity Awards
  • Chancellor’s Cultural Diversity Speaker Series/CommUNITY Conversation Series
Operation Equity
  • Diversity Ambassadors
  • Student Recruitment/Retention Efforts
  • Hiring Practices
DEI Efforts
  • Conversations in Classrooms (i.e. First Year Experience Courses/Student Diversity Modules)
  • Academic Departments/Administrative Units DEI Committees
  • Diversity Alliance
Mini-Grants
  • Inclusive Excellence Grants to support DEI Research & Scholarship