Dr. Joseph T. Taylor Awards for Excellence in Diversity

2009 Call for Nominations

In honor of Dr. Joseph T. Taylor, the first dean of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, this is a call for nominations and applications for the 9th annual IUPUI Excellence in Diversity Awards. The awards will be conferred by Chancellor Charles R. Bantz during the 20th Annual Joseph T. Taylor Symposium on February 26, 2009. Award recipient(s) will be selected from nominations or applications submitted by faculty, staff or students in recognition of exemplary IUPUI individuals, academic and support programs, events, policies and activities that have led to one or more of the following:

• Institutional Leadership and Commitment-Clarity of expectations, resource investment, and accountability at all levels of leadership.
• Curricular and Co-Curricular Transformation-Incorporation of principles of multiculturalism, pluralism, equity and diversity into the curriculum and co-curriculum.
• Campus Climate-The degree to which the events, messages, symbols, values of the campus make it a welcoming and inclusive environment.
• Representational Diversity-The degree to which the campus attracts, retains, and develops students, faculty, and staff of color.
• IUPUI Community in issues related to race, class, or gender through innovative curriculum, research, programs or events.

Nominations for the 2009 Excellence in Diversity Awards are not being accepted at this time.