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EHHS Diversity Award

DESCRIPTION

The Kent State EHHS Diversity Award recognizes and encourages student, staff and faculty engagement in People, Culture, and Belonging (PCB) initiatives.  Relevant activities include those that support the mission and vision of the EHHS Diversity Committee, such as engaging in:

toward a more socially just society

  • complex initiatives to support inclusion
  • promoting anti racism /anti-oppressive practices
  • culturally sensitive and responsive actions

One Kent State EHHS Diversity Award will be made annually, in each of the following categories (for a total of three annual awards):

  • Student (undergraduate, graduate, part-time or full-time)
  • Staff (part-time or full-time)
  • Faculty (tenure-track or non-tenure-track)

ELIGIBILITY

Previous recipients are eligible to re-apply for the award after 7 years.  Meritorious activity for a reapplication must have occurred after receiving previous award. 

Application Procedure

Applicants will either be nominated or self-nominated for this award.  There are no restrictions to the number of applicants from a given Program/School.

APPLICATION MATERIALS

  • Complete online 
  • Nomination letter (up to 1 page single-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font) describing how the applicant meets the criteria for the award.  In addition to a description of current activities, letters should address the significance of the nominee's PCB activities. Note: If application is self-nominated, the applicant should secure an additional nomination letter from a colleague or peer supporting the application.  Otherwise, the nomination letter will fulfill this requirement (i.e., an additional letter of support is not required).
  • The applicant's curriculum vitae or resume, emphasizing PCB activity (up to 10 pages).

 

RUBRIC FOR STUDENT AWARD:

CriterionMeets ExpectationsExceeds ExpectationsFar Exceeds Expectations
ClarityStudent PCB contributions are describedStudent PCB contributions are clearly describedStudent PCB contributions are clearly described and illustrated by multiple concrete examples
EHHS ImpactPCB contributions will have minor impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programsPCB contributions will have impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programsPCB contributions will have substantial impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programs
Areas of PCB WorkThe nominee's advocacy, service or engagement activity is primarily centered around a single activity/organizationThe nominee's advocacy, service or engagement activity is centered around multiple activities/organizationsThe nominee demonstrates excellence in advocacy, service or engagement activity, which is centered around multiple activities/organizations

 

RUBRIC FOR STAFF AWARD:

CriterionMeets ExpectationsExceeds ExpectationsFar Exceeds Expectations
ClarityStaff PCB contributions are describedStaff PCB contributions are clearly describedStaff PCB contributions are clearly described and illustrated by multiple concrete examples
EffortNominee's PCB contributions will have minor impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programsNominee has actively sought out ways to improve areas of PCB within programs, offices and/or EHHSNominee has significantly worked on improving areas of PCB within programs, office and/or EHHS
EHHS Impact  Staff PCB contributions will have minor impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programsStaff PCB contributions will have impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programsStaff PCB contributions will have substantial impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programs
Community ImpactStaff PCB contributions will have minor impacts on the local community/community beyond KSUStaff PCB contributions will have impacts on the local community/community beyond KSUStaff PCB contributions will have substantial impacts on the local community/community beyond KSU
Areas of PCB WorkThe nominee's advocacy, service or engagement activity is primarily centered around a single activity/organizationThe nominee's advocacy, service or engagement activity is centered around multiple activities/organizationsThe nominee demonstrates excellence in advocacy, service or engagement activity, which is centered around multiple activities/organizations

 

RUBRIC FOR FACULTY AWARD:

CriterionMeets ExpectationsExceeds ExpectationsFar Exceeds Expectations 
ClarityFaculty PCB contributions are describedFaculty PCB contributions are clearly describedFaculty PCB contributions are clearly described and illustrated by multiple concrete examples 
QualityThe amount, depth and/or significance of the nominee's PCB contributions is commensurate with expectationsThe amount, depth and/or significance of the nominee's PCB contributions exceeds expectationsThe amount, depth and/or significance of the nominee's PCB contributions far exceeds expectations 
EHHS Impact  Faculty PCB contributions will have minor impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programsFaculty PCB contributions will have impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programsFaculty PCB contributions will have substantial impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programs 
Community ImpactFaculty PCB contributions will have minor impacts on the local community/community beyond KSUFaculty PCB contributions will have impacts on the local community/community beyond KSUFaculty PCB contributions will have substantial impacts on the local community/community beyond KSU 
Areas of PCB WorkThe nominee's PCB activities are primarily centered around a single category (research, teaching or service)The nominee's PCB activities are centered around multiple categories (research, teaching and/or service)The nominee's demonstrates excellence in PCB activities, which are centered around multiple categories (research, teaching and/or service)