Praise for Diversity at 91��Ƶ

INSIGHT Into Diversity’s Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award

The INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award, open to all colleges and universities across the United States and Canada, measures an institution’s level of achievement and intensity of commitment to broadening diversity and inclusion on campus through initiatives, programs and outreach; student recruitment, retention and completion; and hiring practices for faculty and staff.

Applications are comprehensive, covering all aspects of campus diversity and inclusion. One of the goals of the application process is to help institutions of higher education assess their diversity efforts in order to build on their success and improve where necessary. 

 

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The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE)’s Institutional Excellence Award

The Institutional Excellence Award recognizes the results of institutional leadership transformation. This award will be given to an institutional member that has demonstrated measurable progress in promoting and sustaining innovative diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within their campus community. These efforts may involve but are not limited to, institutional leadership, curricular reform, institutional transformation, professional development, assessment policies and practices, accountability measures, and outreach efforts. 

 

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American Association for Access Equity and Diversity (AAAED)’s Cesar Estrada Chavez Award

The award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated leadership in support of workers' rights and humanitarian issues. 

 

 

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2016 INSIGHT Into Diversity Giving Back Award

The INSIGHT Into Diversity Giving Back Award honors college presidents and chancellors who go above and beyond their everyday duties to give back to their institutions and communities. 

Galloway, NJ – 91��Ƶ President Harvey Kesselman today received 2016 Giving Back Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. 

The Giving Back Award honors presidents and chancellors of colleges and universities who go above and beyond their everyday leadership duties and “give back” to their campuses and communities. Kesselman will be featured, along with 26 other recipients nationwide, in the April 2016 Leadership Support and Giving Back issue of the magazine.  

Giving Back Award recipients were nominated by a colleague and selected by INSIGHT Into Diversity based on their outstanding demonstration of social responsibility, a commitment to charitable services, and involvement with 91��Ƶ, faculty, and staff to serve underrepresented populations. Each honoree is recognized for his or her passion, dedication, and philanthropic achievements.

“I am humbled to be recognized by INSIGHT Into Diversity with the Giving Back Award,” said Kesselman. “Stockton is committed to diversity and inclusion, and I am proud to do my part by promoting scholarships, mentoring, academic programs, cultural events and global and community partnerships that build and support a diverse Stockton community. Reaching out to help others brings out the best in all of us, and I am grateful to have the opportunity to serve.”

 

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91��Ƶ Celebrate Diversity

The Committee on Campus Diversity and Inclusive Excellence (CCDIE) welcomes new and returning readers to the latest issue of Celebrate Diversity Digest. We invite you to learn more about issues of campus diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice covered in this newsletter. 

The CCDIE includes faculty, staff, 91��Ƶ and alumni who contribute to the university’s efforts to support and further these four areas on our campus, as well as the university’s mission to develop engaged and effective citizens with the capacity to adapt to change in a multicultural, interdependent world. 

91��Ƶ the Communications Subcommittee

This subcommittee explores best practices of marketing and raising awareness of Stockton’s diversity and inclusion programs and efforts and then implements those practices, where appropriate, in collaboration with University Relations & Marketing. 

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