OVPTL Staff Intranet

Inclusive Excellence

As our mission statement reads: The Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning promotes students’ academic and future success through campus and community partnerships. 

We commit and live this mission statement through our core values of inclusive excellence, respect, student-focused, enthusiasm and teamwork. 

In our commitment to inclusive excellence and diversity, it is critical for OVPTL to undertake a systematic self-reflection with respect to how well we are achieving our inclusive excellence value, with a focus on anti-racism and support for our community at UCI while continuing our work on other ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts. The Inclusive Excellence Workgroup was created to facilitate OVPTL’s growth in this area through assessment, connection, and information sharing with all stakeholders

Resources

Find links to information and events on and off campus including language guides, HR practices, reading suggestions, events, videos, affinity groups, and more.

Share Your

IE Moment

Submission Form
Submit your inclusive excellence moment. It could be a story, a resource, an event, or anything else that highlights or inspires inclusive excellence.

 

IE Moments Archive

2022 Presentations
These Inclusive Excellence Moments were shared at a past OVPTL Townhall. See what you missed or revisit the information for a refresher.

Committee Annual Report

What does the workgroup do? Here you will find a brief overview as well as an extended version of our annual report.

Meet the Committee

The OVPTL IE Work Group is comprised of your team members.  Volunteers represent all of the divisions in OVPTL and many of the departments.  If you are interested in learning more abut joining the committee contact Danny or Dedra.    

Dedra Butler

Dedra Butler

dmbutler@uci.edu

Co-Chair

Lead the committee in all activities

Danny Mann

Danny Mann

dmann@uci.edu

Co-Chair

Lead the committee in all activities

Tyra Wright

Tyra Wright

Michelle Foley

Michelle Foley

Eric Vu

Eric Vu

Jerry McMillan

Jerry McMillan

Bo Choi

Bo Choi

Carlos Martinez

Carlos Martinez

Theresa Nguyen

Theresa Nguyen

Shohreh Bozorgmehri

Shohreh Bozorgmehri

Mario Quintero Salazar

Mario Quintero Salazar

Inclusive Excellence
Training Opportunities & Resources

Find links to information and events on and off campus including language guides, HR practices, reading suggestions, events, videos, affinity groups, and more.

UCI Campus Resources

https://inclusion.uci.edu/uci-black-thriving-initiative/ 

  • See above “Exploring Anti-Black Racism Through Courses”
Discussion Topics

Diversity Discussion Starters – Penn

YouTube, Ted Talks, & Videos

10 Steps Businesses Can Take To Improve Diversity And Inclusion In The Workforce – https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2020/07/21/10-steps-businesses-can-take-to-improve-diversity-and-inclusion-in-the-workforce/#4e0edb67343e

Group Learning

Diversity Works

OVPTL - Friday reading group for Racial Justice

Friday Reading Group Statement of purpose: Our purpose is to advance understanding of racial justice and equity through open discussion, in order to move from awareness to anti-racist advocacy. Even if you’ve not attended before, you are invited and welcome. We facilitate this group, but we depend on you to guide it.
Please contact Trace or Mario for additional information.

Movies & Documentaries
Books & Articles
Talking about Race - Smithsonian

https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race