President's Diversity Awards to honor individuals, departments

Nominations accepted Oct. 3–Dec. 21

Towson University’s Reflective Process for Diversity has initiated advancement toward an institutionalized model for diversity.The President’s Diversity Awards will recognize individuals and departments that have made efforts to foster greater awareness, understanding and advancement of diversity and inclusiveness at Towson University.

Awards

 Individual awards: four awards, $500 each

• Current student

• Faculty member
  two awards: (1) Research based, (1) General

• Staff member

Department Awards: two awards, $1,000 each

• Academic department

• Administrative department

Criteria

The criteria for evaluation of nominations will be as follows:

• Nominees have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments that have increased awareness and understanding of diversity.

• Nominees have demonstrated outstanding efforts to promote the advancement of diversity and inclusiveness.

• Nominees have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in support of the institutionalization of diversity.

Nomination Process

Nomination process opens on Oct. 3 and ends on Dec. 21.

Nomination forms are available at http://www.towson.edu/diversityawards.

If you have questions about the nomination process, please contact Debbie Seeberger, assistant to the president for diversity, x42360, diversityawards@towson.edu.

Additional information about TU’s Reflective Process is available at http://www.towson.edu/reflectiveprocess/.