Breadcrumb
Five-year Effort
- The Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in Academics (IDEA) Plan was the result of a comprehensive five-year effort (2015-2019) to craft a diversity plan for CU Boulder.
- ODECE collected and summarized 90+ Inclusive Excellence narratives from units across campus.
- The IDEA Plan authoring committee incorporated Inclusive Excellence recommendations from the narratives into CU Boulder's diversity plan.
Authoring the Plan
- In 2018, the authoring committee of the Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in Academics (IDEA) Plan was charged by Vice Chancellor Robert Boswell with creating a continuously renewing blueprint of action designed to promote diversity, improve equity for all people underrepresented in the campus community, and engage our community in continuous reflection and action to support making excellence inclusive at all levels.
- After a year and a half of writing, revising and engaging with the campus community for feedback, the revised IDEA Plan was received by the chancellor's cabinet and published on Octobert 30, 2019.
Current Phase
The campus is currently in the following phase:
IDEA Council to make recommendations
Fall 2020
The IDEA Council prioritizes and makes recommendations to various CU Boulder units and executive leadership in order to implement the IDEA Plan.
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Fall 2014-Spring 2015
Campus Leadership Preparation
Discussions about the need for inclusive excellence
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Winter 2015-Spring 2015
Initial Campus Meetings
External consultants, Emeritus Consulting Group, meet with various campus leaders and stakeholders
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Spring 2015-Fall 2015
Initial Discussions
Engage the campus community in discussion about the unit definitions of IE and IE narratives
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Spring 2015 - Fall 2015
Localizing Making Excellence Inclusive
Units will engage in discussions to develop their definition of IE
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Spring 2016 - Fall 2016
Initial Synthesis
Engage the campus community about the unit definitions of IE and IE narratives
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Fall 2016 - Ongoing
Collaboration Within and Across Units as Strategic Partners
Work within and across units to see where IE work can be most impactful
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Summer 2017 - Fall 2019
Begin Work on Inclusive Practices
Engage in inclusive practices (via ODECE's professional development opportunities) that collectively support CU Boulder in achieving cultural change to create a more inclusive campus
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Summer 2018 - Fall 2019
Craft IDEA Plan Document
Craft campus-wide plan with input from Inclusive Excellence discussions; maintain alignment with other campus initiatives, such as Academic Futures
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Fall 2019
Cultivate Partnerships and Initiate broad Implementation
IDEA Plan published for all of campus; begin cultivating partnerships for long-term, iterative growth according to the IDEA Plan's goals and recommendations; grow inclusive excellence as an Academic Futures priority theme
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Spring 2020 - Summer 2020
Creating Sustainable Infrastructure for Growth
ODECE works with campus leadership to identify IDEA Council members, the advisory group begins their work of implementing the IDEA Plan. The Council will continue to build partnerships for long-term, sustainable change according to the IDEA Plan's goals and recommendations
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Fall 2020 - Forward
IDEA Council makes recommendations
The IDEA Council prioritizes and makes recommendations to various CU Boulder units and leadership in order to implement the IDEA Plan.
Fall 2014-Spring 2015
Campus Leadership Preparation
Discussions about the need for inclusive excellence
Winter 2015-Spring 2015
Initial Campus Meetings
External consultants, Emeritus Consulting Group, meet with various campus leaders and stakeholders
Spring 2015-Fall 2015
Initial Discussions
Engage the campus community in discussion about the unit definitions of IE and IE narratives
Spring 2015 - Fall 2015
Localizing Making Excellence Inclusive
Units will engage in discussions to develop their definition of IE
Spring 2016 - Fall 2016
Initial Synthesis
Engage the campus community about the unit definitions of IE and IE narratives
Fall 2016 - Ongoing
Collaboration Within and Across Units as Strategic Partners
Work within and across units to see where IE work can be most impactful
Summer 2017 - Fall 2019
Begin Work on Inclusive Practices
Engage in inclusive practices (via ODECE's professional development opportunities) that collectively support CU Boulder in achieving cultural change to create a more inclusive campus
Summer 2018 - Fall 2019
Craft IDEA Plan Document
Craft campus-wide plan with input from Inclusive Excellence discussions; maintain alignment with other campus initiatives, such as Academic Futures
Fall 2019
Cultivate Partnerships and Initiate broad Implementation
IDEA Plan published for all of campus; begin cultivating partnerships for long-term, iterative growth according to the IDEA Plan's goals and recommendations; grow inclusive excellence as an Academic Futures priority theme
Spring 2020 - Summer 2020
Creating Sustainable Infrastructure for Growth
ODECE works with campus leadership to identify IDEA Council members, the advisory group begins their work of implementing the IDEA Plan. The Council will continue to build partnerships for long-term, sustainable change according to the IDEA Plan's goals and recommendations
Fall 2020 - Forward
IDEA Council makes recommendations
The IDEA Council prioritizes and makes recommendations to various CU Boulder units and leadership in order to implement the IDEA Plan.