From: Administrative E-Memo (memofrom@Colorado.EDU)
Date: Wed Feb 13 2008 - 22:17:25 MST
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:17:25 -0700 (MST) From: Administrative E-Memo <memofrom@Colorado.EDU> Subject: 2008 President's Diversity Award Nominations
TO: Boulder Campus Teaching & Research Faculty, Staff,
Deans, Directors, Dept Chairs, System Administration
FROM: Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research
SENDER: Rae Ann Armijo
DATE: February 14, 2008
SUBJECT: 2008 President's Diversity Award Nominations
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2008 President's Diversity Award!
This annual award recognizes significant achievements of faculty, staff,
students, and academic or administrative units toward developing a more
culturally diverse, competent, and inclusive university community.
Up to four awards of $1,000 each are given for projects or practices that
best reflect the implementation of system and/or campus diversity goals.
Awardees will be recognized at the President's Diversity Award Reception in
May (Denver location to be announced), and their names published in the
Silver & Gold.
ELIGIBILITY
Nominations are welcome from any member of the university community.
Nominations are sought in four categories: (1) faculty, (2) staff, (3)
student, and (4) academic unit or administrative unit. [Faculty must be
full-time tenured/tenure track or senior instructors/instructors; staff must
be full-time professional exempt or classified employees; and students must
be full-time undergraduate or graduate students. Unit refers to academic and
administrative offices; staff, faculty, and student committees; and
organizations (such as alumni) directly associated with CU.]
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
Significance: How does the activity the individual or unit engaged in
address key areas of diversity such as recruitment, retention, campus or
department climate, community outreach, or other system or campus diversity
goals?
Implementation: How was the activity implemented? What strategies were used?
What sources of funding were used to implement this project or activity?
Projects or activities may be short-term or may have occurred over several
years.
Impact: What has been the outcome? For example, has the activity (a)
increased understanding or promoted constructive change on issues regarding
diversity at CU? (b) influenced the success of students, staff, or faculty
of diverse cultural backgrounds? (c) helped to bridge the gap between the
university and diverse communities? (d) helped to bring about greater equity
in the university community? These and/or other indicators of impact should
be described in the nomination letter.
NOMINATION LETTER
Nomination letters should (1) indicate the nominee's category (refer to
eligibility section above), (2) explicitly address the three criteria stated
above, (3) be no longer than three pages, and (4) include the name and email
address of nominee and nominator. Additional supporting materials may be
included as appendices.
A committee with representatives from each campus will make selections based
on the criteria.
Submit nomination letters (electronic submissions are welcome) to:
Rae Ann Armijo
University of Colorado
1800 Grant Street
Suite 800/35UCA
Denver, CO 80203
raeann.armijo@cu.edu
303.860.5617 (Ph.)
303.860.5620 (Fax)
THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF NOMINATIONS AND ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IS
FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008.
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