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SinceÌýthe launch of the annual Diversity Summit twenty years ago, the ºÚÁÏÃÅ has worked to engage and critically question the ways in which we as a community (students, staff, faculty, alumni, leadership, and community partners) could more fully embody our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). As we begin the 2020-2021 academic year, DU’s DEI work will engage in five areas of impact, each with specific action items, aimed at securing leadership, taking action, and increasing accountability and consistency across the university. This action plan will serve as a new platformÌýas we enter into the next stages of our vision for a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive DU.

The areas detailed belowÌýare linked to DU’s newly reimagined DEIÌýweb portalÌýthatÌýalsoÌýincludesÌýinformationÌýand updatesÌýon DU’sÌýlarger DEI commitments, such asÌýour workÌýonÌýsupporting DU’s Native American and Indigenous community.ÌýÌýFollowÌýeachÌýlinkÌýbelowÌýtoÌýlearn moreÌýabout each action item, including anticipated dates for completion, updates, assessmentÌýand opportunities for engagement.Ìý This Action Plan willÌýserve asÌýaÌýnewÌýlaunching padÌýas weÌýenter intoÌýthe next stages of our visionÌýfor a more diverse, equitable and inclusive DU.ÌýÌýÌý

Impact AreasÌý

1.ÌýImprove how we talk about, understand and measure DEI at DU

• Articulate, educate, and train on DU's unifyingÌýphilosophyÌýof diversity, equity, and inclusionÌýinformed by the key terminology of minoritized and intersectionality
• Host regularÌýchancellor and leadership engagementÌýeventsÌýto meet with faculty, staff, students, and alumniÌýfrom Indigenous, Latinx, Black, Asian Pacific Islander, LGBTQ+ and other minoritized communities, informing continued planning, measurement and assessment.Ìý

2.ÌýGive DEI power, authority, and accountability

• InitiateÌýcampus-wideÌýas well asÌýdivision-level diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership, planning, and supportÌýÌý
• Establish a DEI steering committee that includes the chancellor, provost and unit-level DE leadershipÌý
• Conduct a comprehensive review of DEI campus climate workgroups, studies, reports and student demands followedÌýby regular updatesÌýandÌýconsistent use of dataÌý

3.ÌýInvest in and provide training for students, staff, and faculty

• Identify and address institutional barriers at DU to close theÌýopportunityÌýgap between minoritized students and non-minoritized studentsÌý
• Advance faculty diversity andÌýretentionÌý
• Institute baseline, mandatory training and continued professional development for administration, faculty, staff and studentsÌý

4.ÌýÌýBuild support specifically for our Black community

• Support and provide resources to address the lived experiences of Black community members at DUÌý

5.ÌýÌýLaunch university-wide programming to explore a more equitable future

• Facilitate substantive discussions throughout the year on exploring the term antiracismÌý

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Office Leads and CollaboratorsÌýÌý

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and InclusionÌýwill work closely withÌýtheÌýDivisionÌýofÌýStudent Affairs and Inclusive ExcellenceÌý(SAIE)ÌýandÌýthe OfficeÌýHuman Resources and Inclusive CommunitiesÌý(HRIC)Ìýto lead these areas of impact.Ìý We also plan to engage with and connect every action item to all parts of campus where issues of diversity, equity and inclusion are concerned.ÌýÌýÌý

CollaboratorsÌýÌý

The Provost’s OfficeÌý

The Chancellor’s CabinetÌý

The Dean’s CouncilÌý

Faculty SenateÌý

Office of Teaching and LearningÌý

Faculty of Color Association (FOCA)Ìý

Staff of Color Association (SOCA)Ìý

Black@DUÌý

LGBTQ+ Affinity Groups

Women’s CoalitionÌý

LatinoÌýLeadershipÌýInstituteÌý

Critical Race and Ethnic Studies MinorÌý

Gender and Women’s StudiesÌý

Urban StudiesÌý

Center for Judaic StudiesÌý

The Center for SustainabilityÌý

The Office of InternationalizationÌý

Interdisciplinary Research Institute for (In)Equality (IRISE)Ìý

The Latinx CenterÌýÌý

The CulturalÌýCenterÌý(SAIE)Ìý

Inclusive Excellence and Equity EducationÌý(SAIE)Ìý

The Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IXÌý

Disability Services ProgramÌý(SAIE)Ìý

Learning Effecttiveness Program (SAIE)Ìý

The Equity Lab at the Colorado Women’s CollegeÌý

Community + ValuesÌý

DU Grand ChallengesÌý

IMPACT 2025 Knowledge BridgesÌý

Center for Community Engagement to advance Scholarship and Learning (CCESL)ÌýÌý

Alumni of ActionÌý

Undergraduate Student GovernmentÌý

Graduate Student GovernmentÌý

Joint CouncilÌýÌý

StudentÌýAffinity Groups

Interfaith andÌýReligious CouncilÌý

Interfaith ChairÌý

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