Diversity Awards

URI Diversity Awards
The University of Rhode Island Diversity Awards celebrate Students, Faculty,
Administration and Staff that have demonstrated commitment to community
leadership, academic excellence and service in promoting diversity and
multiculturalism. These individuals work in promoting human difference as assets.
The Diversity Award is to acknowledge their contribution towards building and
sustaining an equitable and multicultural community at URI.

Undergraduate Student Excellence (Academic/Service) Award

Co-sponsored by the Multicultural Center and the URI Office of Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity,
and Diversity

Eligibility Criteria:

Undergraduate student in a degree program currently enrolled in at least 6 credits
Student's contribution makes a positive impact on the University community
Be in good academic standing
Student demonstrates outstanding leadership characteristics and skills such as motivation, enthusiasm,
self-reliant, problem solver, good manager, good organizer, courageous, honest, credible, focused,
empower others, inspires shared vision, etc.
Student makes a significant contribution to their club/group/organization
Student should hold a specific leadership position in the group

Note:

Nomination forms are also available at the Multicultural Center and can be faxed to
401-874-5952, or returned to Mailee Kue at the MCC.

The quantity of nominations a nominee receives does not affect the nominee's candidacy.
One nomination is sufficient.
All nomination forms need to be completed in their entirety.
An incomplete form will negatively impact the nominee.

Details of nominee:

Nominee's Name

Nominee's Address

Nominee's E-mail

Nominee's Phone Number

Nominee's Organization/Group Affiliations(4)

Details of nominator:

Nominator's Name

Nominator's E-mail

Nominator's Campus Phone

Nominator's Position
Student
Staff
Faculty

How do you know the nominee?

Additional Questions:

Please describe the contributions of the nominee, by combining academic excellence in multicultural leadership
service, to the advancement of equity in accord with the criteria cited below.

Diversity Initiatives.
How has the nominee demonstrated one or more of the following:
recognizing of other strengths and differences; understanding of others
perspectives, values, belief; promoting and encouraging interaction
between/amongst students; ensuring that others are aware and welcomed
to participate in activities; and respecting other’s way of doing things.

Creating a Safe Environment.
How has the nominee encouraged others so that they can be themselves,
created an environment accepting of all individuals, and supported or demonstrated
change created in their organization to maintain a safe environment?

Success
How does the nominee define, increase and demonstrate success in their organization?

How has the nominee improved the quality of campus life through cultural, artistic,
organizational, departmental, programmatic, or institutional diversity and excellence initiatives.

How has the nominee developed partnerships within and beyond the university to
achieve diversity goals?

(Faculty Nomination Only) How has the nominee improved the quality of teaching and learning through the study
and application of principles of inclusion, equity, and constructivism?