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Central Michigan University Nomination for President’s Diversity Excellence Award

Central Michigan University

Nomination for President’s Diversity Excellence Award

The President’s Diversity Excellence Award is to be given annually to a faculty, senior officer, staff   office/unit and/or a Mt. Pleasant community member or organization that has contributed in a significant way to achieving the goals of the Strategic Plan for Achieving Diversity at CMU and in the Mt. Pleasant community.   Deadline for nominations is Tuesday, November 13.

Nominations are encouraged from all areas of the university and Mt. Pleasant community and may include individuals, groups, or offices/units.   Please submit your nomination for the diversity award to Linda Reid ( reid1ls@cmich.edu) or deliver a hard copy to the Office for Institutional Diversity at 319 Warriner Hall by Tuesday, November 13.   You may nominate an individual, group, or office for the award. The goals of the Strategic Plan for Achieving Diversity at CMU are:

  • Create a community that values diversity both at CMU and the Mt. Pleasant community

  • Support the administrative and organizational structure to coordinate and monitor campus climate progress.   

  • Recruit, hire, retain, and promote faculty and staff who will enhance diversity across all levels and areas of the university.

  • Recruit and retain students from a diversity of backgrounds, especially those from under-represented groups.

  • Provide professional development activities that assist all personnel in the understanding of their own and other cultures.

  • Infuse diversity into the curriculum and promote pedagogical strategies that encourage student involvement and facilitate respect for diverse perspectives.

Please relate your nomination to the above goals detailing the extent to which the nominee has helped in promoting diversity at CMU.   Consideration will also be given to the number of goals impacted.   We encourage you to provide additional evidence to support your nomination.

I nominate:______________________________________________________________

Of CMU Department/Mt. Pleasant community: _______________________________

For the following reasons:

 

 

 

 

Submitted by:___________________________________________________

                 (Name/CMU Department/Mt. Pleasant Organization/Telephone number)

Award recipients will be announced at the Campus Diversity Forum November 27.

 

This form may also be downloaded from www.diversity.cmich.edu or requested by calling 989-774-3700.