Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility
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April is Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month!
The Asian Pacific American Cultural Center (APACC) is hosting a variety of events to celebrate APIDA Heritage Month, including virtual performances, luncheons at the Aspen Grille, alumni gatherings, educational opportunities, and more. To learn about all of APACC's events, visit their website.
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Creating Inclusive Excellence Program Report Now Available
The Creating Inclusive Excellence Program (CIEP) is a 6 session (21 hour) certificate program for CSU staff sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Diversity. It seeks to develop awareness, knowledge, and skills around issues of diversity and inclusion at Colorado State.
The CIEP Program Evaluation Report presents assessment findings from CIEP cohorts beginning with the inaugural session in fall 2014 through summer 2019.
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The DEI Inventory: New submission deadline |
At the request of the Office of the President and with their support, the Office of the Vice President for Diversity has created a DEI Inventory Form. Information about this form has been shared via email with university Deans and Vice Presidents.
Diversity efforts at Colorado State University have grown tremendously over the past few years, including the creation of new positions, efforts, and initiatives which all work toward centering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organizational structures. As a university, we know that we do not act in isolation; our efforts can and should be coordinated and seen as collective action toward a more just and equitable university community. To that end, we are asking for your help in capturing diversity efforts at CSU over the past three years, in order to establish a benchmark for future long-term strategy and planning.
We are asking departments, divisions, and work areas to submit diversity efforts through the form by March 19 April 23. *Note: the due date has been shifted back to accommodate the various demands on university staff, faculty, and administrators at this time
Organization of submissions within individual divisions and departments is up to the discretion of the Deans, Vice Presidents, and leaders of the respective units. Please coordinate with your respective leadership prior to submitting efforts to ensure that duplication is avoided.
Important Notes:
- Only the last 3 years need to be reported, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021
- This inventory is documenting DEI efforts focused on faculty, staff, and graduate students, and does not include undergraduates at this time
- Please coordinate with colleagues within your unit or department to avoid duplicate entries, if possible
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For full descriptions and the nomination form, please click here
La Conexion Participant Award
La Conexion (The Connection) is a peer mentorship program in El Centro, which aims to retain and build a community for first-year/transfer Latinx students. This award is given to a first-year/ transfer student who actively participates in La Conexion, demonstrates a commitment to the program, actively encourages and supports their peers and upholds La Conexion’s core values (community, academic excellence, cultural pride, and student engagement).
Latinx Graduate Student Award
This award recognizes a masters or doctoral Latinx student who excels in their academic field through research, practice and or community engagement. The recipient of this award is students who is actively engaged in giving back to their community through their field work.
Mary Ontiveros Latinx Faculty/Staff Award
The Mary Ontiveros Latinx Faculty/Staff award is given to a CSU Latinx faculty or staff member who has impacted Colorado State University or Northern Colorado Latinx communities through their work, practice, research, scholarship, mentorship or contributions.
Dr. Guadalupe Salazar Outstanding Student Legacy Award
The Dr. Guadalupe Salazar Outstanding Student Legacy Award is awarded to one undergraduate student who demonstrates excellent academic achievement with at least 60 completed academic credits (Junior or Senior Standing) and is in good academic standing. This student initiates programming and community involvement, demonstrates strong leadership, and exemplifies integrity in their daily lives. The Winner of this award will receive a $100 gift contribution from Dr. Guadalupe Salazar.
Nominations are due Monday, April 12th at 12:00pm.
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Update on special funding for First Gen students
On Jan. 27, the First Generation University Initiative steering committee voted to pass along a $15,000 funding line, originally granted by the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative, to directly support first-generation students. The allocation was matched by the Student Success Initiative in the Provost’s Office. The combined $30,000 was awarded to first-generation students through continuation and completion grants and financial aid packages as identified by the Office of Financial Aid.
Ultimately the funds were able to support 46 students. The selected team prioritized based on first generation identifiers, graduation term, remaining outstanding balances, and financial need.
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3 of the students who received funds graduated in Fall 2020 and have been trying to pay off their balances to receive diplomas. The funds were able to cover the remaining account balances of all three students.
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28 students are set to graduate in May 2021 and the funds were able to pay off their remaining balances.
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15 students received at least $500 towards their current balance to help them get to graduation.
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Save the Date for Lavender Graduation 2021!
The Pride Resource Center is excited to share that we will be hosting our annual Lavender Graduation on Friday, April 30th at 6 PM virtually over Zoom. Each year at Lav Grad, we recognize our graduates, annual award winners, and scholarship recipients.
We are now accepting award nomination for the following:
MORRIS PRICE JR. OUTSTANDING ALUMNX AWARD
PRIDE LEGACY AWARD
RAINBOW INSPIRATION FACULTY/STAFF AWARD
SASCHA J. FRANZEL ALLY AWARD
SHINING STAR AWARD
UNITED IN ACTION AWARD
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Congratulations Roe Bubar! |
Our Interim Vice President for Diversity, Roe Bubar, was awarded the Ann Gill Faculty Development Award from the College of Liberal Arts!
Roe serves as an Ethnic Studies professor and was recognized for her project, "Wisdom Sits in Places; Seeking Out Our Elders in the Academy During the Pandemic". Roe will be recognized at the College of Liberal Arts All-College Awards ceremony on April 21.
Congrats, Roe!
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Do you serve on a DEI committee? |
DEI Forums are open to all CSU employees (faculty and staff) who serve on a diversity, equity, and inclusion committee at any level of the university. These virtual meetings are held 1-2 times each semester by the Equity and Inclusion Network to align DEI committee efforts across the university and the next meeting is coming up on April 20th!
Visit the DEI Forum webpage to register for the list serv to receive information about the next meeting and stay in-the-loop on updates.
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Warner College of Natural Resources
Long Practiced Ways of Being on the Land
Hosted by Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, this series focuses on historically underrepresented communities who have always protected, defended and cared for our lands. A variety of scholars, professionals and leaders will share long-held generational knowledge in harmony with land stewardship. These webinars intend to sow new seeds of thought and understanding into our collective consciousness. Embracing all natural resource perspectives and practices will lead our disciplines forward into a more just, equitable and inclusive present and future.
Also from Warner College of Natural Resources, the Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability hosted several sessions of the Environmental Justice: Intersections of Nature and Society in January and February. View each of the recordings, from Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Environmental Justice to Urban Wildlife Conservation and Environmental Justice, at the ESS Events website.
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Students Empowering & Engaging in Dialogue |
Request a SEED workshop for your organization, class, program or student staff!
SEED is accepting workshop requests for 3/20/21 - 5/5/21
Workshops are interactive, student-led, and promote awareness and skills around diversity, inclusion, and social justice topics:
Intro to Social Identities
Bias Awareness
Privilege & Oppression
Allyship
Dialogue Skills
Listening Skills
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Designed for graduate students and researchers of color to support their manuscript and proposal writing as we build a community of writers at CSU. Writing is easier when done among a community.
write. early. often. better. together.
This suite of offerings includes: 2 workshops, 2 retreats, weekly group-writing sessions, and an end-of-semester celebration of writing accomplished. All events will be held remotely on either MSTeams or Zoom.
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Research and Assessment Dialogues Spring 2021
Hosted by the Division of Student Affairs
Mark your calendars for five research and assessment presentations on a range of topics, offered during the spring 2021 semester. All are welcome.
April 1 “Strolling & Straddling Academic Boundaries: A Critical Feminista Study on Motherscholars in Higher Education”.
May 5 “Relationships between working-class, first-generation college students and their parent(s)/guardian(s): A phenomenological study on the impacts of middle-class socialization”
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The Student Demands website has been updated with various actions and progress made across the university.
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You can also find a variety of books on diversity, ethnicity, culture, feminism, LGBTQ+, privilege, and more at the CSU Bookstore. |
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Thank you for staying engaged and making it to the end of another very full issue of the Diversity Newsletter! We appreciate your support. |
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Office of the Vice President for Diversity
Colorado State University
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