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:
| Criterion | Meets Expectations | Exceeds Expectations | Far Exceeds Expectations |
| Clarity | Student PCB contributions are described | Student PCB contributions are clearly described | Student PCB contributions are clearly described and illustrated by multiple concrete examples |
| EHHS Impact | PCB contributions will have minor impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programs | PCB contributions will have impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programs | PCB contributions will have substantial impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programs |
| Areas of PCB Work | The nominee's advocacy, service or engagement activity is primarily centered around a single activity/organization | The nominee's advocacy, service or engagement activity is centered around multiple activities/organizations | The nominee demonstrates excellence in advocacy, service or engagement activity, which is centered around multiple activities/organizations |
RUBRIC FOR STAFF AWARD:
| Criterion | Meets Expectations | Exceeds Expectations | Far Exceeds Expectations |
| Clarity | Staff PCB contributions are described | Staff PCB contributions are clearly described | Staff PCB contributions are clearly described and illustrated by multiple concrete examples |
| Effort | Nominee's PCB contributions will have minor impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programs | Nominee has actively sought out ways to improve areas of PCB within programs, offices and/or EHHS | Nominee 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 programs | Staff PCB contributions will have impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programs | Staff PCB contributions will have substantial impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programs |
| Community Impact | Staff PCB contributions will have minor impacts on the local community/community beyond KSU | Staff PCB contributions will have impacts on the local community/community beyond KSU | Staff PCB contributions will have substantial impacts on the local community/community beyond KSU |
| Areas of PCB Work | The nominee's advocacy, service or engagement activity is primarily centered around a single activity/organization | The nominee's advocacy, service or engagement activity is centered around multiple activities/organizations | The nominee demonstrates excellence in advocacy, service or engagement activity, which is centered around multiple activities/organizations |
RUBRIC FOR FACULTY AWARD:
| Criterion | Meets Expectations | Exceeds Expectations | Far Exceeds Expectations | |
| Clarity | Faculty PCB contributions are described | Faculty PCB contributions are clearly described | Faculty PCB contributions are clearly described and illustrated by multiple concrete examples | |
| Quality | The amount, depth and/or significance of the nominee's PCB contributions is commensurate with expectations | The amount, depth and/or significance of the nominee's PCB contributions exceeds expectations | The 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 programs | Faculty PCB contributions will have impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programs | Faculty PCB contributions will have substantial impacts on EHHS students, faculty, staff and/or programs | |
| Community Impact | Faculty PCB contributions will have minor impacts on the local community/community beyond KSU | Faculty PCB contributions will have impacts on the local community/community beyond KSU | Faculty PCB contributions will have substantial impacts on the local community/community beyond KSU | |
| Areas of PCB Work | The 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) | |