Access and engagement. Cultural competence. Crucial conversations. Ethics. Lindner’s four pillars of inclusive excellence supply students with a soft skills toolkit for becoming empathetic, responsible and respectful problem solvers.
On this episode of Bearcats Mean Business, Nick Castro, Lindner’s assistant dean for inclusive excellence, walks listeners through the principles by which Lindner strives to celebrate the uniqueness of our students, faculty and staff while cultivating an inclusive and collaborative environment.
Timestamps
0:53 – Why Nick Castro is passionate about inclusivity
3:20 – Nick's educational background & how college prepared him
5:05 – How inclusion fits into Lindner’s mission and principles.
6:48 – Lindner’s four pillars of inclusive excellence. No. 1: access and engagement.
8:17 – Pillar No. 2, cultural competence.
11:12 – Pillar No. 3, crucial conversations
12:25 – Pillar No. 4, ethics.
13:51 – Lindner's four pillars of inclusive excellence in action.
15:10 – How Lindner’s Office of Inclusive Excellence supports students.
16:48 – How Linder’s inclusive excellence standards intersect with UC’s Bearcat Bond
