Inclusive Excellence

• Definitions understood
• Strategic plan alignment
• Mission alignment
• Education reforms alignment
• Accreditation
• Historical and geographical context

• Faculty knowledge and awareness
• Faculty involvement and support
• Faculty development and incentives
• Academic departments
• Faculty leadership
• Faculty rewards

• Knowledge and awareness in relation to different disciplines
• Faculty teaching and learning strategies/methods
• Student learning outcomes and assessment

• Knowledge and awareness
• Engagement and involvement
• Incentives and rewards
• Non-academic units

• Knowledge and awareness
• Opportunities
• Involvement and engagement
• Leadership
• Incentives and rewards

• Policies
• Coordination
• Commitment and participation
• Hiring and retention
• Diversity-focused positions
• Professional development
• Institutional research
• Resource management

National Coalition Building Institute (MA Consortium)

Over the last year, Inclusive Excellence has collaborated to bring unique training and professional development opportunities to our campus community members.  In that same vein, Salem State University was invited to participate along with several other institutions in New England in a Train the Trainer Seminar hosted by the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) in August. This program was an intensive course that teaches participants how to lead the award-winning NCBI Welcoming Diversity Workshop and NCBI Controversial Issue Process.  

The National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) is a renowned international leadership organization that builds Leadership for Diversity resource teams and customized training in diversity, equity, and inclusion skills on college campuses, K-12 schools, corporations, government agencies and law enforcement worldwide. To learn more about NCBI please go to their website.

Summer 2018 NCBI Train the Trainer participants:

• Rebecca Comage, Director, Inclusive Excellence
• Marc Ebenfield, Director, Center for Teaching Innovation
• Armando Martinez, Student
• Kathy Neville, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies
• Kathleen Adee, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
• Bonnie Galinski, Assistant VP, Enrollment Management
• Franklin Chilaka, Assistant Director, FYE
• Nicole Harris, Associate Dean, School of Education
• Carmen Barefield, Talent Development Coordinator
• Keja Valens, Professor of English

Leading for Change Consortium- Racial Equity and Justice Institute  (Bridgewater State University)

Since its inception in 2014, 25 campuses have used the consortium’s diversity benchmarks and data-informed processes in an effort to close achievement gaps. Beginning in September 2018, Leading for Change will offer campus teams the opportunity to participate in a year-long Racial Equity and Justice Institute. In addition to the two yearly summits (November 2018 and March 2019), campus teams will also receive expert support and assistance as they complete monthly projects intended to aid them in:

• conducting data-informed diversity dialogues and workshops intended to improve campus climate; 
• obtaining and using actionable data to close achievement gaps;
• identifying, implementing, and assessing data-informed strategies and achievement gap interventions that enhance educational outcomes for students of color.