Inclusive Excellence Framework

We are strengthened by the diversity of our community, and committed to building an inclusive culture that focuses on advancing equitable practices to drive student success and employee engagement. At CCRI we use a 5 point framework to develop and implement Inclusive Excellence: 

 

• Cultural Competence - the ability to function effectively across cultures, to think and act appropriately, and to communicate and work with people from different cultural backgrounds

 

• Cultural Humility - a commitment to self-evaluation and self-critique of one’s own beliefs and cultural identities, and the ability to learn about and from other cultures

 

• Cultural Safety - the act of creating spaces and advocating for anyone to think and act authentically within shared environments 

 

• Inclusive Language - words and phrases that avoid biases, and expressions that discriminate against groups of people based on their identity

 

• Inclusive Leadership - aware of own biases and actively seek out and consider different perspectives to inform decision-making and collaborate more effectively with others

 

Click here to review the Inclusive Excellence Framework overview.