Table 1.

Examples of diversity and inclusion initiatives within division I athletic departments^a.

Institution	Initiative(s)	Support	Program description	Outcomes	Limitations
University of Oregon	Community and inclusion committee	Oregon athletics department	Develops athletics strategic action plan for diversity. Reviews D&I policies and conducts implements D&I trainings and hiring practices	Increase in percentage of minority (POC, women, LGBTQ+) employers. Created a women's support group that increased women employers and cultivate safe environment for women in athletics	While the outcomes are published broadly, there are no publicly accessible measurable outcomes of these initiatives
Pennsylvania State University	Intercollegiate athletics diversity council	Athletics and institutionally supported	Provides a curriculum and strategic plan that fosters and educates staff on D&I practices.	Increase in women and POC in leadership positions. Ally training that supports an accepting environment for LGBTQ+ persons.	There are no publicly accessible measurable outcomes of council initiatives
University of Texas-Austin	Diversity and inclusion council	Athletics and institutionally supported	Reviews policies and develops strategic plans to increase D&I strategies for staff, leadership and athletes. Partners with Office of Inclusion and Equity to increase cultural competence of athletics org	Ally training to develop a welcoming staff for LGBTQ+ employees. Increase in employees who are female and Black or Hispanic.	There are no annual publicly accessible outcomes of the initiatives (most recently published outcomes were 2017).
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	D&I staff lunch and learn D&I summit UNL out and allied	Athletics and institutionally supported	Devotes time and resources to spread awareness and educate staff members on the importance of D&I (race, gender, sexual orientation) within the organization.	An increase in employees who are diverse (race, gender, sexual orientation). A safe space for women and LGBTQ+ individuals.	Though acknowledged by the NCAA for their diversity efforts, there is no publicly accessible data to support the broad positive outcomes of the D&I programing.
University of Wisconsin-River Falls	Falcons united	Athletics and institutionally supported	Develops D&I strategies to address social justice, race, privilege, LGBTQ+	Staff participate in D&I summits to improve race relations and safe spaces for employees	There are no publicly accessible measurable outcomes of council initiatives
Bowling Green University	We are one team	Athletics and institutionally supported	Uses sport to promote friendship between stereotyped groups in student athletes, staff and leadership.	Increase in diversity initiatives and policies. Received NCAA Minority Opportunities Athletic Association's Award for D&I.	There are no publicly accessible measurable outcomes of council initiatives

^aThe organizations highlighted above have received recognition from the NCAA for their commitment to diversity for coaches, staff, athletes and community at large. Most of these institutions have multiple initiatives within their D&I councils or committees that are not explicitly describing the outcomes of their programming.