Diversity Awards Celebration




San Diego State University's annual Diversity Awards return on Wednesday, April 29 to celebrate the campus community's commitment to diversity, inclusion and social justice.
The ceremony, which runs from 3:30 to 5 p.m., will take place in Montezuma Hall in the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union.

In addition to celebrating SDSU's diverse culture, the event was created to highlight and acknowledge Cultural Competency Certificate recipients, Student Research Symposium diversity researchers and corporate and community supporters for their contributions to diversity and social justice.
The SDSU Diversity Awards are annually presented to student organizations, faculty, staff and alumni or community partners. A new award has been added to this year's lineup — the Global Diversity Award, which is open to individuals or groups, for exemplary contributions to international understanding, diversity and inclusion.
Nominate a recipient

Award recipients should demonstrate an exemplary commitment to the campus' goal to create a community proud of its diversity and commitment to social justice and exhibit leadership which fosters positive interaction between people of different lifestyles, cultural backgrounds and identities.

Award recipients
Demonstrate an exemplary commitment to the San Diego State University “Shared Vision” goal to “Create a community proud of its diversity and commitment to social justice;” Exhibit leadership which fosters positive interaction between people of different lifestyles, cultural backgrounds and identities; and consistently behave in a manner illustrating a commitment to the inclusion of persons within the university, and the community, who are members of historically underrepresented or marginalized groups.
The following Aztecs will be honored during the Diversity Awards ceremony on April 29. 

1.     Faculty Diversity Award — Cathie J. Atkins, psychology professor and associate dean of  the College of Sciences
2.     Staff Diversity Award — Randall Timm, director of Student Life and Leadership
3.     Student Organization Diversity Award — Alpha Kappa Psi
4.     Global Diversity Award — Karla Cordero, Master of Fine Arts in creative writing, Department of English and Comparative Literature
5.     Alumni Diversity Award — Samuel Q. Brown, '96, Viejas Tribal Treasurer

More information
The Diversity Awards ceremony will run from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, in Montezuma Hall of the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union.
The event is free and open to the public.
Complimentary parking is available in Parking Structure 1, Levels 1 through 3 only. Guests may park in spaces marked “Faculty/Staff (FS).”

Source - newscenter.sdsu.edu


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