Advisory Board

The Inclusive Excellence Advisory Board  (IEAB) is a standing board designed to proactively and systemically address issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion with the goal of developing and maintaining a welcoming and inclusive campus. The Inclusive Excellence Advisory Board, in parallel with the former Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Council (DIAC), is an inclusive board made up of faculty, staff, and students with over 30 representatives from across the campus. The IEAB uses nationally recognized best practices as a foundation for their work, shaping priorities based on feedback from the broad membership and representative segments of the UTSA community to address Diversity and Equity issues. The IEAB is agile and can create additional committees, councils, and task forces to advance specific aspects of Inclusive Excellence and meet the diversity and equity needs of the UTSA community.

On an ongoing basis, the IEAB will: 

• Assist the Vice President for Inclusive Excellence in establishing and maintaining a framework for inclusive excellence at UTSA
• Identify challenges and provide recommendations to UTSA’s senior leadership
• Review and recommend changes to processes and policies as needed
• Monitor progress of committees and report to stakeholders at regular intervals
• Work with the Campus Climate Team to understand and develop recommendations to reduce implicit bias at UTSA
• Provide coordination and support for existing affinity groups, committees, and other inclusive excellence entities at UTSA