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Nominations Sought for President's Excellence in Diversity Awards
March 4, 2010
MACOMB, IL -- The University Diversity Council at Western Illinois University is seeking nominations for the 21st Annual President's Excellence in Diversity Awards.
The award recipients will be recognized at the President's Annual Excellence in Diversity Awards reception from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, May 13 in the University Union Lamoine Room.
According to Andrea Henderson, director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access, the awards are designed to celebrate diversity and multicultural leadership efforts that have advanced Western's Strategic Plan – Higher Values in Higher Education, increased diversity and created a campus climate that welcomes and supports all individuals. Students, faculty and staff at Western, as well as members of the Macomb and Quad Cities communities, are eligible to nominate and to receive awards.
Awards are given based on the individual or unit's diverse multicultural activities, initiatives or goals and their implementation; how these activities increased awareness of, or sensitivity to, diversity and multiculturalism; and the results or benefits of this activity, program or service and how it goes above and beyond the everyday job responsibilities of the nominee.
The University Diversity Council will accept nominations, including self-nominations, through Friday, April 2. Nominations for this recognition should consist of a brief summary addressing the items mentioned above. Additional supporting materials may also be included. There are four award categories: employee (faculty, staff and administrators), student, organization/department and community.
Nominations forms, which are available at wiu.edu/eoa/docs/DiversityExcellence.pdf, or Sherman Hall 203, should be sent to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access, 203 Sherman Hall or e-mailed to eoa-office@wiu.edu.
Last year's recipients included Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, chair of the WIU African American studies department, Outstanding Leadership in Diversity Award; Excellence in Leadership Award: (former) Assistant Director of Student Activities Joan Maze; Excellence in Service Award: Jo-Ann Morgan, associate professor of African American studies and art; Excellence in Education Award: Rachel Smith, an instructor in recreation, park and tourism administration; Excellence in Service Community Involvement Award: John Cooper, professor in the School of Music; Excellence in Service Student Award: Jamar Orr; Excellence in Education Student Award: Laura Glowacki; and 2009 Special Recognition for Diversity Efforts: WIU students Venson Curington II and David Downing; Susan Stewart, assistant professor of management, WIU-Quad Cities; Kristi Mindrup, assistant vice president, Quad Cities campus and planning; and Gloria Delaney-Barrman and Carla Paciotto, educational and interdisciplinary studies professors.
For more information contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 298-1977.
Posted By: Darcie Shinberger (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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