UW-Parkside Diversity Award Guidelines

Purpose:

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Diversity Award is a university-wide award that recognizes a faculty or staff member who makes outstanding contributions or efforts toward enhancing diversity and inclusion at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for nomination, a prospective nominee must be a faculty or staff member

(employed 50% time or more) with a minimum of three years of continuous service at the university.

No individual shall be eligible to receive the award more than once every five years

Deadline:

Nominations for the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Diversity Award are now closed. Please check back with us during the Spring of 2013 for updates.

Criteria for Award:

Nominations should be based on the prospective nominee’s demonstrated leadership or outstanding contributions or efforts toward enhancing diversity and inclusion at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in one or more of the following areas:

Demonstrating a consistent pattern of commitment to the recruitment and retention of an inclusive and diverse faculty, staff, or student body.
Creating programs, initiatives, or projects in the area of diversity and inclusion.
Collaborating with campus or community groups to promote or implement programs, initiatives, or projects in the area of diversity and inclusion.
Providing leadership and direction in building a welcoming and supportive campus climate.
Providing significant mentorship or support to students, staff and/or faculty members who represent a particular segment of diversity within our community.
Creating curricula that enables students to appreciate and understand the dynamics of diversity and inclusion.

Selection:

The Inclusive Excellence Committee is responsible for administering the award. Committee members will determine the top candidates and confirm the candidate’s interest in being considered for this award. Recommendations will be forwarded to the Chancellor. A list of past UW-P Diversity Award Recipients can be found at: http://www.uwp.edu/departments/diversity.inclusion/diversity-awards.cfm

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Diversity Award Recipient will be honored at the 2012 Fall Convocation. Additionally, a picture of the recipient will be displayed with other Fall Convocation award recipients. Names of the UW-Parkside Diversity Award Recipients are also inscribed on a large plaque located in Wyllie Hall.

Questions may be directed to: diversity@uwp.edu or 262-595-3245