OIC: Opportunity and Inclusion Center
Advancement is the pathway to social change. CASE's OIC: Opportunity and Inclusion Center™ is answering the call to drive change and provide social justice solutions that will advance education to transform lives and provide educational attainment for all. The OIC is building a global network of scholars, advancement experts and advocates who critically evaluate the social norms, values and practices within advancement that stifle institutional change.
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Answering the Call
CASE's OIC: Opportunity and Inclusion Center is answering the call to drive change and provide social justice solutions that will advance education to transform lives and provide educational attainment for all. Download the brochure to learn more.
Key Priorities
Identify and dismantle systemic barriers in advancement.
Establish Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging acumen in the advancement profession.
Aid historically under-resourced institutions and Indigenous communities.
Cultivate and grow a diverse advancement pipeline for the profession.
CASE Advancement DEIB Continuum Services
CASE provides the services needed for an organization to assess its DEIB maturity and make the critical changes needed to identify and create strategies to dismantle the systemic barriers in advancement. This continuum of services is foundational to the development of a robust organizational DEIB journey.
Diversity Mission Statement
CASE has adopted the following diversity mission statement:
We aspire to help institutions connect with their diverse constituencies and create pathways for current and future employees of diverse backgrounds. CASE defines diversity as age, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender (identity and expression), nationalities, sexual orientations, religion, and race.
Advancement Capacity Building Services
The OIC offers a comprehensive set of capacity building DEIB products and services designed to transform organizational systems and processes for quantitative and qualitative goals.
An advancement-centric assessment tool created to aid member organizations in taking inventory of DEIB maturity and organizational DEIB readiness.
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Training
CASE provides bespoke DEIB training to operationalize DEIB goals and expand leadership, staff and DEIB committee capacities.
Advancement Leadership Consultation
Expert OIC staff provide assessment and custom consultations grounded in research & practitioner experience.
Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, and Toolkits
Continued education content and resources delivered to advancement professionals to expand DEIB acumen. In addition, content from the CASE Library can be curated to supplement toolkit resources.
A retention solution performed by identity-centered executive advisors who offer confidential counsel and serve as a credible sounding board to help diverse senior leaders navigate dynamic organizational cultures.
CASE offers two early career programs to assist with recruiting diverse professionals into the advancement profession: the CASE Graduate Trainee Program (year-long residency) and CASE Advancement Internship Program (summer eight-week program).
CASE Career Central provides employers access to applicants of diverse backgrounds to assist with recruiting needs.
DEI Legislation Tracker
The Chronicle of Higher Education is tracking a variety of prohibitive legislation in U.S. states and the U.S. Congress:
Meet Our Team
Rob Henry (he/him)
Vice President, People, Culture, and Talent
Ben Fiore-Walker, Ph.D. (he/him)
Senior Director, Opportunity and Inclusion Center
Jessica Elmore, Ed.D. (she/her)
Senior Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Training
Carl Simien, Ph.D. (he/him)
Director, Talent Management
Maeva Ofranc
Talent Programme & Project Manager
Thaís Andrade (she/her)
Talent Coordinator
