Chief Equity And Inclusion Officer

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Illinois State University seeks nominations and applications for the Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer. The University is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to provide innovative and strategic leadership for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives across Illinois State University. As one of its core values, Illinois State strives to create and maintain an atmosphere that nurtures cultural understanding, mutual respect, and social justice.\ \ Position Responsibilities\ Developing the Office of Equity and Inclusion to include planning, leading, and implementing institutional change in collaboration with university and community partners\ Promoting cultural competence across all constituencies\ Collaborating with senior leaders to develop systems of accountability for reaching diversity goals and objectives\ Creating reporting mechanisms to ensure that unit diversity plans and initiatives are aligned with the Universitys overarching diversity goals, objectives, and strategies\ Recommending criteria and/or decisions to guide the Universitys allocation of resources and strategic investments in support of institutional and unit diversity plans and initiatives\ Creating and expanding opportunities to engage marginalized and underserved populations\ Partnering with various units to develop comprehensive strategies for recruiting and retaining diverse students, faculty, and staff\ Conducting campus climate studies, demographic studies, and policy analyses\ Affirming and celebrating the Universitys commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence\ Creating and expanding opportunities to encourage dialogue with campus and community stakeholders