

This blueprint will help us make that happen,” said Williford. “As one of the university’s three interwoven priorities, ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ work is intended to permeate every part of AU.

Mickey Williford, project leader for Creating a Legacy and vice president for institutional effectiveness, concurs. MacKinnon, PhD, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost. “As the university works to implement its new strategic plan, this blueprint will help us ensure we’re prioritizing DEI efforts in the way we should,” said Neil J. The plan will further help steer and track the university’s DEI-related ambitions, according to Creating a Legacy’s project leadership.
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“This tool can enable each unit to readily identify which DEI strategic actions align with their programs, as well as how to implement the suggested best practices and applications.” “The DEI blueprint serves as a ‘best practice guide’ for the AU community to strengthen the DEI landscape across the campus while fostering an inclusive learning environment among students, faculty and staff,” said Broadway.

Kiondra Broadway, deputy chief diversity officer at AU, sees the blueprint as a roadmap for campus units to make change. Garrett Green, interim chief diversity officer and director of the Office of Multicultural Student Engagement at Augusta University. “This plan will strengthen our culture of inclusive excellence by supporting present-day, effective DEI initiatives and championing new and creative concepts through assessable achievement and institutional-wide responsibility,” said Dr. ODI hopes the blueprint will provide academic and administrative units at Augusta University with a structure to initiate, implement and measure DEI efforts systematically, consistently and comprehensively throughout the institution. The blueprint - a 20-page guide - outlines all five strategic priorities (learning, discovery, student success, stewardship and community) defined in Creating a Legacy, and lists tactics to realize the DEI opportunities within them all. To effectively integrate this institutional priority, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion developed a DEI “blueprint” this summer to offer practical guidance on how to implement DEI initiatives outlined in the university’s strategic plan. Keel, PhD, discussed Creating a Legacy on In the Wild.
