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Inclusive Excellence

Inclusive Excellence refers to the practice of centering diversity, equity, and inclusion in pedagogy, policies, and procedures to nurture barrier-free learning and working environments where all students and employees from all socio-cultural backgrounds feel empowered to bring their authentic best selves and to realize their academic and professional dreams (Ndura, 2022).This is an Initiative of the Office of Equity and Inclusion in Partnership with Cross-Campus Units.

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Expectations of Inclusive Excellence Ambassadors:

  • Partner with the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) to support the seamless implementation of UW Diversity Blueprint 2022-2026 to advance UWT’s quest for Inclusive Excellence.
  • Co-lead professional development and programming activities designed to address recommendations from the campus climate survey and build a safe and welcoming campus community.
  • Participate in professional development designed to enhance their capacities to facilitate courageous conversations around campus climate issues such as race and racism, gender identity, etc.
  • Partner with the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) to develop a DEIB Action Plan in alignment with the UW Tacoma strategic Plan.
  • Partner with the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) to develop meaningful DEIB metrics to document the progress and impact of campus-wide DEIB activities.
  • Partner with the Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion (VCEI) to document and communicate accomplishments to the campus community.

Inclusive Excellence Ambassadors

Aubree Steffens Professor, Assistant Director Academic Services, Milgard aubreer@uw.edu
Cody Clark Program Coordinator, Advancement cclark23@uw.edu
Diana Lopez Administrative Assistant, Advancement dianal10@uw.edu
Heather E Dillon Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Inclusion, School of Engineering hedillon@uw.edu
Holly Wetzel President, ASUWT asuwtp@uw.edu
Joshua C Gibson Manager, Information Technology jcgibson@uw.edu
Kimanthi Warren Library Kiwarren@uw.edu
Nicole Renee Jordan Director of Cross-Cultural Engagement, OEI ncol3J@uw.edu
Raghavi Sakpal School of Engineering and Technology rsakpal@uw.edu
Richard (Ricky) Chon Academic Advisor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences rchon11@uw.edu
Shalini S Jain Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Milgard ssj8@uw.edu
Tanya Grace Velasquez Interim Vice Chancellor, Office of Equity and Inclusion iamtanya@uw.edu
Vanessa de Veritch Woodside Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion, IAS vdw@uw.edu