Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Office of Inclusive Excellence
“Inclusive Excellence…

• Melds inclusiveness and academic excellence into one concept (to be excellent, we must be inclusive.
• Shifts the responsibility for promoting inclusiveness to everyone on campus regardless of their position or rank as opposed to one person, unit, or department shouldering the responsibility.
• Moves an institution away from conceptualizing diversity only in terms of a numerical goal of diverse constituents and broadens it to include changing the culture and climate to be as inclusive as possible of all students including students from marginalized communities who are rich in multicultural perspectives, experiences, worldviews, cultures, and other gifts and talent.”