The Living Our Values series for Illinois Extension staff is designed to explore and celebrate the core values that guide our work and define our impact: Collaboration, Credibility, Inclusivity, and Learning. These sessions help to enhance a shared understanding of the values that drive Illinois Extension's mission, provide practical insights and examples of how staff can apply these values through daily work, and foster a stronger sense of community and alignment among Extension staff across the state.
Presenter: Cultivating Inclusivity (recorded April 20, 2025) • Camaya Wallace Bechard, Assistant Director for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access
Time stamps:
00:01 Welcome and introductions
05:58 Inclusivity as a core value and the historical mission of land-grant institutions
10:50 Organizational inclusion definition and benefits
17:39 Enabling vs. restricting practices in organizations
23:06 Workplace and workspace dynamics
25:25 Internal inclusion
28:33 Community inclusion
34:03 How do we live our value of inclusivity?
38:49 Strategies for living inclusively
49:49 Practices to promote inclusivity
54:14 Summary and reflection