100+ members strong

Over 100 students, faculty, and staff at the University of Southern Maine are members of the Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity Council (IDEC). The council is committed to:

  • Provide equal access to education
  • Actively examine privilege and explore diverse ideas and perspectives.
  • Respect, encourage, and foster cultural and ethnic differences that lead to a dynamic, sustainable academic society.
  • Investigate and implement strategies that create and sustain intercultural communication, structures, policies, and practices.
  • Recruit and retain a diverse faculty, staff, and student community.

IDEC falls under the purview of the Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Community Impact (EICI), the administrative office leading and linking DEIAB efforts at USM.

For more information or to contact a member of the IDEC Steering Committee, please review our IDEC Committees page or visit the People page.

IDEC Mission Statement

The Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity Council (IDEC) is an action-oriented group of students, faculty, and staff. IDEC partners with University leadership, departments, and organizations to engage our community in creating and sustaining a safe, inclusive, diverse, anti-oppressive, anti-racist university for people of all identities. IDEC works to create equitable structures, policies, practices, and programming.