{"id":75,"date":"2026-07-20T12:51:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/ess\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2026-11-10T09:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:49:27","slug":"inclusive-excellence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/inclusive-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclusive Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our commitment to anti-racism&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ESS rejects racism in all forms and affirms that CSU is no place for hate. We explicitly recognize the inextricable connections between race and other identities and acknowledge the negative impacts that can result from both implicit and explicit racism. We pledge to work to&nbsp;eliminate&nbsp;all forms of racial and cultural biases within our department, across the University, throughout academia, and in our interactions beyond.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Actions we take to reject racism&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creating an inclusive, welcoming, safe, and supportive environment for all.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Striving to be a department that explicitly acknowledges the linkages between global sustainability and social equity.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Challenging ourselves to understand and correct social and institutional inequalities within our own research, teaching, scholarship, and service to the communities of Colorado, the nation, and the world.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resolving to&nbsp;repeatedly and publicly affirm our identity&nbsp;as a department that celebrates the essential benefits of a diverse community and broadens perspectives on social and environmental justice within our discipline.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investigating the interactions between natural and human systems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and water resources, by emphasizing ecosystem sustainability, social equity, and economic vitality in low-income, natural, rural, and urban systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building curriculum that educates you using a systems-based approach that acknowledges the complexity of these systems and the essential role of diverse&nbsp;peoples&nbsp;within them.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group callout-heading is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-vertical\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group text-align-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e224f7c3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center inline-block has-csu-green-color has-energy-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-tiny-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:3px;line-height:0;text-transform:uppercase\">championing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-bodoni-font-family\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:clamp(3.615rem, 3.615rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 4.856), 7.5rem);font-style:italic;font-weight:600\">Inclusivity<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-203f3c05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reporting and resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All acts of racism disrupt the commitment shared by the Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and the Warner College of Natural Resources to provide&nbsp;a research&nbsp;and learning environment that is inclusive and welcoming to all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you experience or&nbsp;witness&nbsp;any form of racism, hate, or violence, we encourage you to share your experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t<div class=\"alignnone is-style-image-list wp-block-stalwart-blocks-call-to-action\">\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"stalwart-ctas is-style-image-list columns-1\" id=\"stalwart-ctas-block_f10045b880723cf380822308420ffd44\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h3 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/oeo.colostate.edu\/where-to-file-a-complaint\/\">Office of Equal Opportunity<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><!-- .single-cta -->\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h3 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/inclusiveexcellence.colostate.edu\/\">Office of Inclusive Excellence<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><!-- .single-cta -->\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h3 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/csusystem.edu\/compliance-reporting-hotline\/\">CSU Compliance Reporting Hotline<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><!-- .single-cta -->\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h3 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/studentaffairs.colostate.edu\/resource\/students\/student-support\/\">Student Support Resources<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><!-- .single-cta -->\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link no-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h3 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/firstamendment.colostate.edu\/\">First Amendment at CSU<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><!-- .single-cta -->\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/ul><!-- .stalwart-ctas -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull banner-strip has-energy-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0.75rem;padding-bottom:0.75rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30b7ba7f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-787b7c8f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.2rem;text-transform:uppercase\">shaping tomorrow&#8217;s inclusive leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/provost.colostate.edu\/inclusive-excellence\/\"> inclusive excellence at csu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our commitment to anti-racism&nbsp; ESS rejects racism in all forms and affirms that CSU is no place for hate. 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