Inclusive Excellence
Inclusive Excellence (IE) was developed by experts at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) as an active process of making excellence inclusive and everyone's responsibility. IE was designed to help colleges and universities integrate a broad definition of diversity that includes a multitude of social identities, ideas, experiences, religious beliefs, and equity-centered practices in their institutional operations.
To advance the goals outlined in the strategic plan and support those at the university level, we must strive to achieve inclusive excellence – extending outside of our comfort zones to engage across perceived silos, appreciating and leveraging the many dimensions of the diversity of our college community and compassionately listen to the voices of those that have been historically excluded, underrepresented or marginalized. Inclusive excellence is a strategic framework designed to focus our collective efforts on concrete actions that will lead to intellectual growth and innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges facing our region, the nation and the world.
As the College of Engineering, Knowlton School of Architecture, departments and Centers align with the Ohio State Shared Values, we encourage leaders to reference the links to the right to support IE strategic planning.