Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence

Thank you for your interest in the Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence. Applications for the 2022-2023 cohort are now open! Deadline to apply is December 3, 2021.

Apply for the 2022-2023 Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence

2022–2023 Faculty Institute Dates

2/23/2022 and 2/24/2022Invitation to attend 2021/2022 Cohort Final Presentations and Award Ceremony1 – 5 p.m.
2/15/2022Workshop 1 (Opening Retreat)1 – 4 p.m.
3/1/2022Workshop 21 – 4 p.m.
3/8/2022Workshop 31 – 4 p.m.
3/22/2022Workshop 41 – 4 p.m.
4/5/2022Workshop 51 – 4 p.m.
4/19/2022Workshop 61 – 4 p.m.

Please note: whether the sessions take place in person or virtually will be determined by public health recommendations in place in early 2022 and a decision will be made at that time.

If you need accommodations, please email Program Coordinator Alicia Sprague at alicia.sprague@colostate.edu

FIIE 2021 Program Report

The Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence Program Report (2021) is now available.

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FIIE Team Wins Poster Award

Louise Jennings, Katie Hartmann, Shannon Archibeque-Engle, and Rachel McKinney were awarded a CHHS poster award (Diversity and Social Justice category) for their work on “Institutional Impacts of the Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence.”

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About the Faculty Institute

The goal of the Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence is to create a learning environment for faculty to engage in topics of diversity and inclusion in pedagogy, curriculum, and campus communities. Participants in the program will explore civility, curriculum, and culture, with regard to diversity and inclusion best practices in the classroom.

The purpose of the Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence is to transform classrooms and positively influence campus climate such that awareness regarding diversity and inclusion is integrated within pedagogical practices. The intent is to develop awareness, knowledge, and skill sets that promote equity and social justice in educational settings. This Institute begins in the spring semester and runs through the following spring semester.

Since 2015, the Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence has been administered 5 times and awarded 40+ Fellows, who are listed below.

Faculty Institute Fellows

  • Steve Simske, Systems Engineering, Walter Scott Jr. College of Engineering
  • Alexandra Keller, Amplify Learning Community, College of Natural Sciences
  • Anna Lavoie, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Warner College of Natural Resources
  • Devon Fulford, English, College of Liberal Arts
  • Elizabeth Williams, Communications Studies, College of Liberal Arts
  • Theresa Wenimont, Management, College of Business
  • Tianyang Wang, Finance and Real Estate, College of Business
NameDepartmentCollegeProject Overview/Title
Molly GutillaHealth and Exercise ScienceCollege of Health and Human SciencesDeveloping Inclusive Practices in Computer Labs
Ryan MacTaggartSchool of EducationCollege of Health and Human SciencesCurricula Redesign
Marie Villescas ZamzowSchool of Social WorkCollege of Health and Human SciencesCreation of SOWK530 Anti Oppressive Social Work Practice Course
Cindy O’Donnell-AllenEnglishCollege of Liberal ArtsColorado State Sustainable Teaching and Learning Collaborative
Erin NishimuraBiochemistry and Molecular BiologyCollege of Natural SciencesBiochemistry Lunch Matrix Survey and lunchMatrix Software Improvements
Tori CrainPsychologyCollege of Natural SciencesInfusing Inclusive Excellence with Occupational Health Psychology
Sean Bryan GeosciencesWarner College of Natural ResourcesTeaching in the Geosciences GTA Seminar Development
Donna DavisColorado State Forest ServiceWarner College of Natural ResourcesA Colorado State Forest Service Leadership Team Meeting Presentation
Rosa Mikeal MarteyJournalism and Media CommunicationCollege of Liberal ArtsCSU Diversity and Inclusion Campus Inventory
NameDepartmentCollegeProject Overview/Title
Asad AzizManagementCollege of BusinessInclusive Classroom Practices in the College of Business
Jennifer VancilCareer Management CenterCollege of BusinessInclusive Classroom Practices in the College of Business
Chrissy ChardHealth and Exercise ScienceCollege of Health and Human SciencesStriving for Social Justice in Public Health Practice: A Beginner’s Guide for Students
Katie KnowlesDesign and MerchandisingCollege of Health and Human SciencesTeaching with Textiles:
Creating an Inclusive Course
Natalie PerkinsOccupational TherapyCollege of Health and Human SciencesBreaking Down The Wall Of Academic Isolation
Patricia Stutz-TanenbaumOccupational TherapyCollege of Health and Human SciencesInclusive Excellence in the Occupational Therapy Department
Tori ArthurJournalism and Media CommunicationCollege of Liberal ArtsReporting Diveirsty: Inclusive Pedagogy in the Journalism and Media Classroom
Ashley DaviesEnglishCollege of Liberal ArtsWorking with First Generation Students
Leslie DavisEnglishCollege of Liberal ArtsIntegrating Inclusivity – Making Diversity A Daily Choice
Sue DoeEnglishCollege of Liberal ArtsInclusive Excellence in CO150:
A Curricular Re-Imagining
Andrea DuffyHistory and International StudiesCollege of Liberal ArtsDevelop a web-based educational resource for teaching topics and students with connections to the Middle East, North Africa, and/or Muslim world
Tara OpsalSociologyCollege of Liberal ArtsCreating an Accessible Undergraduate Department Mentorship Initiative
Elena WindsongSociologyCollege of Liberal ArtsCreating an Accessible Undergraduate Department Mentorship Initiative
Yu WeiForest and Rangeland StewardshipWarner College of Natural ResourcesTeaching Forestry Classes in a More Diverse Classroom
NameDepartmentCollegeProject Overview
Michael MartinAgricultural and Resource EconomicsCollege of Agricultural SciencesInventory of Effective and Inclusive Teaching Practices in the College of Ag. Sciences
Franck DayanAgricultural BiologyCollege of Agricultural SciencesIncorporating Pedagogical Methods to the Curriculum
Meagan SchipanskiSoil and Crop SciencesCollege of Agricultural SciencesInventory of Effective and Inclusive Teaching Practices in the College of Ag. Sciences
Cynthia BrownAgricultural BiologyCollege of Agricultural SciencesDiversity plan for the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management.
Andrew NortonAgricultural BiologyCollege of Agricultural SciencesInventory of Effective and Inclusive Teaching Practices in the College of Ag. Sciences
Tobin LopesSchool of EducationCollege of Health and Human SciencesInjecting Diveristy, Inclusion, and Equity Awarenmess into Adult Education Courses at CSU
Tobi JacobiEnglishCollege of Liberal ArtsJoin Me at the Lunch Counter: a space for informal conversation, moving lunch beyond keyboards, and inclusive dialogue within the English Department
Sharon GrindleEnglishCollege of Liberal ArtsCurricular Infusion
Virginia ChaffeeEnglishCollege of Liberal ArtsCurricular infusion & Selection of Readings Which Promote Diversity for Course.
Jessica HagmanMathematicsCollege of Natural SciencesCurriculur Infusion
Jozsef VighBiomedical SciencesCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical SciencesBiomedical Sciences Major: How We Are Doing in the Undergraduate Arena?
Jennifer McLeanMicrobiology, Immunology and PathologyCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical SciencesDiveristy Infusion Study in a Large STEM Course
NameDepartmentCollegeProject Overview
Barbara WallnerHorticulture and Landscape ArchitectureCollege of Agricultural SciencesWork with Bully Policy
Juliana SearleSchool of EducationCollege of Health and Human SciencesSymposium
Wendy FothergillSchool of EducationCollege of Health and Human SciencesSymposium
Kalpana GuptaSchool of EducationCollege of Health and Human Sciences
Carmen Lopez RamirezLanguages, Literatures, and CulturesCollege of Liberal Arts
Jaime JordanEnglishCollege of Liberal ArtsCourse Infusion
Antonio Pedros-GasconLanguages, Literatures, and CulturesCollege of Liberal ArtsCourse Infusion
Emily MooreArt and Art HistoryCollege of Liberal ArtsFaculty meetings 
Andrea PurdyLanguages, Literatures, and CulturesCollege of Liberal ArtsCourse Infusion
Elizabeth SinkCommunication StudiesCollege of Liberal ArtsCurriculum Redesign VM611
Maite CorreaLanguages, Literatures, and CulturesCollege of Liberal Arts
Krysta ChapinBiomedical SciencesCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
NameDepartmentCollegeProject Overview
Ruth HufbauerAgricultural BiologyCollege of Agricultural SciencesGraduate seminar on DEIJ in the sciences
Lumina AlbertManagementCollege of BusinessCreation of Mentoring Program for International Faculty
Paulo Borges de BritoManagementCollege of BusinessCurricular Infusion into Econ Class
Jordan SowellEnglishCollege of Liberal ArtsCurricular Infusion into English Class
Nancy BerryEnglishCollege of Liberal ArtsCurricular Infusion into English Class
Debbie CransChemistryCollege of Natural SciencesCurricular Infusion into Chemistry Class
Paul LaybournBiochemistry and Molecular BiologyCollege of Natural SciencesCreation of Mentor Training Workshop Series & Curricular Infusion
Rebecca AtaderoCivil and Environmental EngineeringWalter Scott Jr. College of EngineeringCreate workshops for students: PLI’s
Jamie DahlForest and Rangeland StewardshipWarner College of Natural ResourcesCreation of Diversity Statement and Focus Groups
Maria Fernandez-GimenezForest and Rangeland StewardshipWarner College of Natural ResourcesPersonal Reflection Journal, Focus Groups of Students in Warner College, & Diversity Discussions
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