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Nominations Sought for Diversity Award

Nominations are due by Aprill 11, 2008, for the annual President’s Diversity Award. On the recommendation of the campus Equal Opportunity Advisory Council, President Baker established the award in 1997-98 to recognize campus units that have "exhibited commitment to the value of diversity." Any faculty member, staff member, student, or campus unit may nominate a campus unit for the award, which carries with it a $1,000 augmentation to the winning unit’s budget for one year.

In order to be considered for the Diversity Award, a campus unit must have exhibited commitment to the value of cultural diversity in one or more of the following ways: recruitment or retention efforts; improvement of student or employee understanding of the value of a culturally diverse climate; university or community service in support of diversity or multiculturalism; scholarly contributions in the area of multiculturalism or diversity; and advocacy of diversity. Irrespective of the nature of the commitment, it must support and be consistent with the mission of Cal Poly as an institution of higher education.

Several members of the University Diversity Enhancement Council will serve as the selection committee and will apply the following criteria: (i) direct impact on students; (ii) quality balanced with quantity (e.g., a larger impact affecting a smaller number of students, or a smaller impact affecting a larger number); and (iii) contribution above and beyond the unit or individual’s normal scope of work.

Deadline for Nominations: April 11

Nominating Procedure:

Download the nomination form, which must be completed and submitted to:

Diversity Award Selection Committee
c/o Rachel Henry, University Diversity Enhancement Council

Electronic submission is preferred.

Past Winners

• Counseling Services and Student Life and Leadership (two winners, 2007); read the press release on the 2007 winners.
• The PolyCultural Committee and the Social Sciences Department (two winners, 2006)
• The College of Science and Mathematics and the Career Services Department (two winners, 2005)
• Summer Institute (2004)
• Connections for Academic Success and the Minority International Research Access Program (two winners, 2003)
• Housing and Residential Life (2002)
• Women in Engineering Program (2001)
• 26 Hours of Science and Technology in Agriculture program (2000)
• Cal Poly Black Faculty and Staff Association (1999)
• Staff Council Cultural Awareness Committee (1998)

For more information, email Rachel Henry or call the Academic Programs Office at 756-2246.