1. Building Community through Inclusive Excellence
Diversity & Inclusion at UCONN
Building Community through Inclusive Excellence

2. Our Work: Representation & Access DIMENSIONS OF DIVERSITY
Modeled after the Dimensions of Diversity Wheel, developed by Marilyn Loden* *Loden, M. (1996). Implementing Diversity, Burr Ridge, IL: Mc-Graw Hill Publishing.
*Loden, M. (1996). Implementing Diversity, Burr Ridge, IL: Mc-Graw Hill Publishing.

3. Our Work: Representation & Access BARRIERS TO ACCESS
Remember equitable is different from equal. Equal suggests the same treatment or support. Equitable suggests the need to provide different treatment or support to make equal access possible. This slide demonstrates this distinction well.

4. Diversity & Inclusion at UCONN
“In our culturally and intellectually diverse community….
We appreciate differences in one another as well as similarities,
We aspire to be an increasingly inclusive educational institution that attracts, retains, and values talented people from all backgrounds.
We believe in diversity in intellectual approach and outlook.
We embrace diversity not as a keyword for token inclusion of the underrepresented, but as a commitment to fostering a welcoming environment in which all individuals can achieve their fullest potential and in which open and respectful communication is facilitated.”
Source: UCONN Academic Plan, Core Value: Diversity 5

5. What Is Inclusive Excellence?
Inclusive Excellence means putting our community values into action and creating a campus climate where all members thrive and succeed.

6. What Are We Doing?
Challenging trainers to examine and explore their personal and institutional experiences with inclusion as a foundation for facilitating workshops
Introducing, exploring, and discussing challenging diversity and inclusion topics with new students through active participation using experiential methods.

7. An Inclusive UCONNNATION
Understands and values inclusion
Acknowledges its own biases
Understands the university, its customers (the world!) and their changing needs
Acts as role models – leads the way
Builds and leverages a diverse team
Demonstrates cultural competence – continuous learning