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Inclusive Excellence Leadership Council
The Inclusive Excellence Leadership Council is a council formed by the Vice President of Inclusive Excellence to:
- Hold the Vice President of Inclusive Excellence accountable for fostering and enhancing an inclusive environment on campus.
- Serve as an advisory board to the Vice President for Inclusive Excellence.
- Serve as departmental liaisons to the NAU community in the implementation of the NAU strategic roadmap.
Structure and organizations
The Inclusive Excellence Leadership Council is a panel of knowledge experts who have demonstrated commitment to inclusive excellence across the NAU community. Knowledge experts on the council come from throughout the NAU community to bring broad perspectives and unique experiences.
Responsibilities, expectations, and appointments
Inclusive Excellence Leadership Council members serve to provide vision to the implementation of NAU strategic roadmap across the NAU community. Appointments on the Council are made by either a member of the President’s Cabinet or Academic Dean.
Advisory Committee to the Vice President of Inclusive Excellence
The Leadership Committee members serve as departmental liaisons to the NAU community in the implementation of the NAU strategic roadmap.
Inclusive Excellence Action Plan implementation
Council members serve as Inclusive Excellence Action Plan subject matter experts assisting colleges, academic, and non-academic units in implementing Inclusive Excellence Action Plan initiatives into individual unit strategic plans, thus aligning institutional inclusive excellence strategies.
In the next year, the focus will be digital accessibility as outlined by the federal mandate, which aligns with the current university website project.
Inclusive Excellence Action Plan assessment and refinement
Council members lead Inclusive Excellence Action Plan evaluations and refinement processes including future iterations of the Inclusive Excellence Action Plan.