Inclusive Excellence is a collaborative model to address diversity, inclusion and equity. It was adopted by UVA in 2020 and mirrors the strategic goals of President Ryan's 2030 Plan. Both highlight the most important responsibilities and priorities for students, faculty and staff to ensure that they and the University are both great and good. Each department at UVA is called to create an Inclusive Excellence planning team to build the structure of what an IE plan will be for their area.
How is this different than other initiatives we've seen before?
The Inclusive Excellence Framework has not only been adopted by higher education centers across the U.S., it has also recently been adopted by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to advance visible diversity, equity, and inclusion for state government agencies. By plugging into the goals laid out in the 2030 Plan and the new calls to action encouraged by the Inclusive Excellence Framework, we are not only supporting the University, we're also leading by example for our community and our state. This means that the action items we design for FM will be leadership examples, not only for the teams at FM, but for our families, social circles and communities.
It is important to remember that this is your plan, not a plan created for you, and a plan to incite the changes you want to see or have wanted to see happen at FM.
If you have further questions about how this will all come to pass, how you can be involved, or just want to share your ideas and thoughts, please contact FM's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist Emily Douglas at em4hg@virginia.edu, or she'll be happy to take your call at 434-906-5810.
Read more about Inclusive Excellence at UVA on the Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion website.