THE AWARDS
Diversity and Principles of Community Achievement Awards
鈥 Joshua Hori, computer resource specialist, Student Disability Center
鈥 Tammy Hoyer, senior program manager, Undergraduate Research Center
鈥 David Follette, professor emeritus, School of Medicine
鈥 Mayra Llamas, program consultant, Student Recruitment and Retention Center
鈥 Griselda Castro, associate vice chancellor, Student Affairs
鈥 Early Academic Outreach Program staff: Michele Dyke, interim director; Karlos Carter, Hong Pham, Harold Stewart-Carballo, Rogelio Villagrana and Monica Pena Villegas, regional assistant directors; and Patty Reale, financial-personnel coordinator
鈥 Special Transitional Enrichment Program, or STEP
鈥 Graduate Group Complex Team, College of Biological Sciences
Calvin E. Handy Leadership Award
鈥 Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Center board of directors
Disability Awareness Recognition Awards
鈥 Michael Colby, librarian, Shields Library
鈥 John Hester, assistant director, facilities, Student Housing
鈥 Blanca Ponce, safety coordinator, Sodexo
鈥 Student Housing team: Ramona Hernandez, director, Business Services, and Desiree Schaffer, human resources supervisor
鈥 University Extension team: Deb Irish, human resources manager, and Denise Prigge and Valerie Orick, HR analysts
By Dateline staff
澳门六合彩资料库 Davis last week celebrated the and the people who live them 鈥 making clear that our campus is a place where diversity is to be respected and cherished.
We have been , as the celebration is called, for 22 years now 鈥 since the adoption of the Principles of Community.
Nearly 500 people attended this year鈥檚 event, a luncheon buffet with an international theme in Freeborn Hall. The April 10 event also included the presentation of the Diversity and Principles of Community Achievement Awards, the Calvin E. Handy Leadership Award, and the Disability Awareness Recognition Awards.
Rahim Reed, associate executive vice chancellor for Campus Community Relations, said of the award recipients, staff and faculty: 鈥淭hey represent our highest aspirations, dreams and desires 鈥 to leave this world better than we found it, and indeed through their service they have changed the campus and surrounding communities for the better.
鈥淭heir significant contributions demonstrate a sincere commitment to building a more diverse, inclusive and principled campus community.鈥
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter said diversity and inclusion are key elements of 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis鈥 .
澳门六合彩资料库 Davis, he said, is poised to join the top tier of the world鈥檚 major research universities and become one of the preeminent models for institutions of higher education. 鈥淭his role is unthinkable if we do not, as a complement to our teaching and research activities, lead the way in diversity and inclusion.鈥
Broad-based commitment required
Jen Wade, a development analyst in University Outreach and International Programs, told the audience: 鈥淒iversity in our campus community directly contributes to educational excellence by enabling not only outstanding staff, but students, faculty and administrators from all backgrounds to come together and learn from one another.鈥
Wade is chair of the , and Erin Peltzman, conduct coordinator for Student Housing, is vice chair.
Said Peltzer: 鈥淪upporting, embracing and increasing diversity will not be possible without a deep and broad-based commitment from the entire university community.鈥
The Staff Diversity Administrative Advisory Committee 鈥渨ill do its part," Peltzer added, "as we continue to seek information, make recommendations and support programs and activities that will ensure that our community is appropriately diverse in its makeup.
鈥淏ut, more importantly, it is the responsibility of each individual member of the university community to become actively involved in programs that celebrate and promote diversity such as the events, the , courses through , and, of course, .鈥
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Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu