I’m excited to announce that I have been awarded an Excellence in Diversity Award (EIDA) for my work with the organization I co-founded, the HIVES Research Workshop and Speaker Series.
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion recognizes emerging and/or sustained efforts made toward diversity, equity and inclusion in the thematic categories listed below.
- Advancing Knowledge and Scholarly Engagement – recognizes domestic and/or global research and scholarship that broadens understanding and appreciation of diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Fostering Engagement, Collaboration(s) and Partnerships(s) – recognizes efforts to connect with domestic and/or global partners to catalyze change and create a more diverse, equitable and/or inclusive society.
- Advocating Justice and Equity – recognizes work to actively redress unjust barriers; challenge discrimination or bias; and/or address lack of access and resources as related to historic and contemporary injustices in institutional, local, national and/or global contexts.
- Promoting Learning and Educating for Inclusivity – recognizes efforts to promote and educate internal and external communities about domestic and/or global issues of social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion through communication, non-formal education, curriculum design, advising and teaching.
- Creating Transformative Organizational Change – recognizes efforts to promote changing structures and cultures within MSU to create an environment in which diversity, equity and inclusion can grow and thrive.
