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The mission of the Inclusive Culture Council (ICC) is to provide strategic leadership and transparency for cultivating an inclusive, equitable, interculturally competent, and supportive environment in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The ICC strives to bring justice, equity, diversity and inclusion leaders within the college together for systematic, intentional and integrative planning and to formalize equitable and inclusive practices with established metrics. The council works closely with the college’s representative to the IDEA Council to ensure alignment with the university’s equity, diversity and inclusion overall goals.

The council has the following responsibilities:

• counsels and makes recommendations to the dean and senior leadership 
• acts as a catalyst for fostering cultural change within the units, departments and programs, for example by sharing a vision of equity, diversity and inclusion and recommending policy and practice changes 
• identifies, gathers and openly communicates data outlining the state of equity, diversity and inclusion in CEAS 
• monitors progress towards justice, equity, diversity and inclusion goals and recommends policies, procedures and accountability for results achieved 
• amplifies evidence-based strategies to address equity, diversity, inclusion and justice to improve the recruitment, retention and overall culture for underrepresented faculty, staff and students 
• supports and advises respective units, departments and programs and the college at large on justice, equity, diversity and inclusion actions and activities
• serves as a communication and collaboration hub for all groups working on equity, diversity and inclusion efforts across the units, departments and programs