College of Arts and Sciences Diversity Resources

DIVERSITY AWARD 2013

The College of Arts and Sciences Diversity Award recognizes faculty leadership of student-led projects and initiatives related to diversity.  Any full-time A&S faculty member is eligible for the A&S Diversity Award. Faculty members may nominate themselves, or they may be nominated by any member of the A&S community. Nominations are due by March 29, 2013, and the award will be presented in August at the Arts & Sciences’ Opening Day ceremony by the College Dean.  The recipient will receive a plaque and $1,000 in professional development funds.

Award criteria:
Educational influence on BGSU students is the main criterion that the A&S Diversity Committee will consider in determining the recipient of the A&S Diversity Award. The selected faculty member will have led a student project or initiative that increased awareness of at least one diversity related issue. Projects to be considered for recognition may be undertaken within the BGSU campus community or extend to off campus locations in order to foster change in local, state, national, and international communities.

Nomination process:
Applications may be submitted in either paper form or electronically to Sarah Rainey, the chair of the 2012-2013 Diversity Committee (sasarah@bgsu.edu).  

Applications should include the following:

1. A nominating letter explaining the specific ways in which the candidate promoted diversity.
2. At least one letter of support from a student or community member who was influenced by the nominee’s project or initiative.
3. An outline of the diversity project or initiative that the committee is to consider.  This should be limited to between 300 and 500 words.

If possible, all nomination materials should be combined into a single PDF or Word document and submitted to Dr. Rainey by March 29, 2013. Late nominations will not be considered.