Inclusive Excellence Certificate

The Ohio State College of Engineering Inclusive Excellence Certificate Program is optional professional development designed to offer learning opportunities to support greater awareness of the University's shared values, principles, and behaviors. The IEC offers space for members of our community to engage with ideas that may align or differ from their own.  Facilitators focus on building community and allowing participants to process and form their opinions and beliefs.

Participants select one Inclusive Excellence Certificate level to promote continuous learning and growth. 

This year, we are happy to announce a new tracking system through Carmen.  This system tracks participants' progress in the Inclusive Excellence Certificate program. It provides a centralized location for all certification requirements, making it easy to access and sign up for training and workshops and simplifying submission.  

Getting Started:

New to the program?  Please begin in level 1.

Returning to the program? Please continue to the next level, for example, if you completed level 1 last academic year, continue to level 2.

Completed level 3; what's next? Continue to engage in Learning Opportunities annually, prioritizing Campus-wide DEI Education Workshops and DEIJA VIEW courageous conversations.

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Inclusive Excellence Certificate Goals  

  • Deliver skills and build competencies that will improve the effectiveness and innovation within our college, university and community.
  • Integrate the University land-grant mission and shared values, principles and behaviors into the fabric of the college.
  • Recognize the exemplary efforts of faculty, staff and students.

Program Levels

The certificate program has several levels. Each level has a specific learning component to ensure an accurate understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) and a your choice component to provide flexibility for participants to pursue opportunities that most support their growth. If you are new to the Inclusive Excellence Certificate Program, we encourage you to start in level 1, Partner.

 

Level 1 - Partner

This level introduces key concepts and themes in diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ). To achieve level 1, participants must complete:

Required components

Your Choice component

Participate in two Campus-wide DEI Education Workshops 

 

Level 2 - Ally 

This level continues introducing key concepts and provides more in-depth learning in certain areas. To achieve level 2, participants must complete:

Required components

Your Choice component

We recommend selecting two from the Learning Opportunities

 

Level 3 - Ambassador

This level continues to engage participants in university and college professional development opportunities. To achieve level 3, participants must complete:

Required components

Your choice component

We recommend selecting two from the Learning Opportunities or participating in diversity-related research seminars offered in your department, school or center.

 

Continuous Learner

After completing level 3, you are a continuous learner.  Each academic year, continue engaging in learning opportunities relating to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) to support greater awareness of the University's shared values, principles and behaviors. 

Required components

Your choice component

We recommend selecting three from the Learning Opportunities or participating in diversity-related research seminars offered in your department, school or center.

 


Questions

If you have questions about the program not addressed in the FAQ below, please email eng-inclusion@osu.edu.

Frequently Asked Questions

IEC Quick Links

https://go.osu.edu/iec_signup
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New to IEC program?

Quick Links

On-Demand Learning Opportunities  

  • A Glimpse into Emotional Intelligence
  • Conversations on Performance Management
  • Student Wellness Center's 9 Dimensions of Wellness

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