Institutional Equity and Inclusion Office

Mission and Goals

The mission of the Institutional Equity and Inclusion Office is to provide campus-wide leadership and support on matters related to diversity, equity, and inclusion for all members of the SUNY Cortland Community.

The IEI office supports the University's efforts to ensure that students, faculty, and staff live, learn, and work in environments where they feel welcomed, included, supported, valued, and affirmed.

The goals of the Institutional Equity and Inclusion Office are as follows:

• Ensure an institutional focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Eliminate the systemic and historical barriers of discrimination in order to provide equal opportunity and education for all
• Foster a welcoming, accessible, and inclusive environment for students, staff, and faculty 
• Reduce barriers to enrollment, persistence, and success to increase the recruitment and retention of underrepresented and minoritized students, faculty, and staff that reflects the diversity of New York, the nation, and the world
• Address and respond to the goals of the SUNY System Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy (2015) and the 25-point DEI Action Plan (2021)
• Develop, implement, and monitor the University's Strategic Diversity Plan
• Provide data that informs college decision-making on equity and inclusion efforts
• Design and implement an infrastructure to support ongoing education, practice sharing, and capacity building to advance equitable, accessible, and inclusive teaching, mentoring, advising, collaborating, leading, and supervising across the SUNY Cortland campus
• Celebrate and affirm the strengths of our vibrant and diverse community.