ACDEI- Advisory Council for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
VISION
Establishing a climate of mutual respect and support for individual differences regardless of color, creed, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, and ethnicity to maximize one’s full potential and function as a cohesive group, free of prejudice and discrimination, and harassment.
MISSION
The Advisory Council for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ACDEI) is committed to fostering and advancing a diverse, inclusive, equitable, and respectful environment where staff, coaches, student-athletes, and all other members of the Penn State family feel supported, safe, and welcomed to engage in the total Penn State experience intellectually, professionally, and socially.
ICA VALUES
We will deliver this mission by living the University’s values of Integrity, Respect, Responsibility, Discovery, Excellence, and Community and ICA’s core values: Tradition: Build on a legacy of Success with Honor.
Teamwork: We are better together.
Diversity: Multiple talents, One Team.
Transparency: Clarity, communication, accountability.
Innovation: Creatively and effectively identify solutions for a bright future.
OUR COUNCIL
To further identify key focus areas and broaden our committee perspective, our group implemented several changes from our previous ACDEI program. Below are the modifications made by the current Council:
Subcommittees of Focus:
- Student-Athlete Education
- Coach and Staff Education
- Celebration and Belonging
- Creative and Marketing
Council members:
- Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics
- Senior Associate AD for Student-Athlete Performance, Welfare & Development/SWA
- Senior Associate Athletic Director for Advancement
- BIG Ten Conference Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Intern
- Big Ten Advisory Commission Representative
- Student-Athletes (male & female)
- Coaches
- Staff
“We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.”
-Max De Pree (Leadership Is An Art)