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Inclusive Excellence Initiatives | Division of Inclusive Excellence | ¶¶Òõ̽̽(title)

Learn how Inclusive Excellence helps to make positive change for our university community. Scroll through to see an alphabetical listing of the projects and initiatives we run and support on campus.
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Campus Climate Survey

How do you feel being part of the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ community? The Campus Climate Survey helps us understand the perceptions and experiences of students and employees and gives us the data needed to make and measure progress related to Inclusive Excellence.

More on Campus Climate
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Catamount DEI Datahub

This database provides maps programs that support individuals from underrepresented, marginalized, and minoritized groups and initiatives and opportunities that prepare individuals and groups for the journey within higher education to careers.

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Cultural Resource Guide

A vital resource for prospective and current faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds and identities, this guide shows you some of what Vermont has to offer and the rich culture that exists here.

Cultural Resource Guide
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Gender Inclusive Restrooms at ¶¶Òõ̽̽

Many individuals benefit from accessible, gender-inclusive restrooms, including people who are trans, caregivers or accompanying young children, or who have disabilities. ¶¶Òõ̽̽ supports the option of individuals to use the restroom that meets their individual needs or in which they feel safest.

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Henderson-Harris Fellowship Program

The Henderson-Harris Fellowship Program, offered in cooperation with academic departments, sponsors post-doctoral scholars who can help to advance ¶¶Òõ̽̽’s research and teaching goals and assist in reaching identified diversity goals, especially with respect to the specific academic curricula.

More on the Henderson-Harris Fellowship Program
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Land Acknowledgement

Crafted with thoughtful input from the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ established a board-approved Land Acknowledgement in the Fall of 2022.

¶¶Òõ̽̽ Board of Trustees adopts the Land Acknowledgement
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Lived names and pronouns

¶¶Òõ̽̽ strives to create and sustain a campus environment that supports and values all members of our community and honors this through opting to identify pronouns and the use of a lived name in most records and systems.

Updating lived names and pronouns at ¶¶Òõ̽̽
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University Diversity Council

The UDC intentionally and actively engages all campus units in support of meaningful advancements related to diversity, equity and inclusion while ensuring greater accountability across our community.

More about the University Diversity Council