We are pleased
to announce that the Academic
Senate for California Community
Colleges and the Foundation
for California Community Colleges
is sponsoring the Regina Stanback-Stroud
Diversity Award. Serving the
most diverse student population
of any higher education system
in the country, the California
Community College System is
largely comprised of demographic
groups that have traditionally
faced barriers to education
and are often underprepared
when they reach the classroom.
It is the challenge and responsibility
of our faculty to demonstrate
the sustained dedication and
support necessary to really
engage and excite these students.
Fortunately, the System has
a cadre of committed faculty
who consistently rise to meet
these challenges.
The Stanback-Stroud Diversity
Award seeks to honor these
champions of our students.
It publicly acknowledges the
individual who performs in
an exceptional manner to advance
intercultural harmony, equity,
and campus diversity by making
exceptional contributions to
the college beyond their usual
obligations. Each college may
nominate one faculty member
to receive this prestigious
honor, which includes this
year a cash award of $5,000.
Remember, all faculty, both
inside and outside of the classroom,
are eligible for consideration.
The award recipient will be
honored at the 2009 Spring
Plenary Session on April 17,
2009, in San Francisco.
Ten copies of a flyer promoting
the Stanback-Stroud Diversity
Award have been included in
this packet to distribute among
faculty members at your college.
We greatly appreciate your
help in informing California s
faculty members of this opportunity
to honor their peers.
Completed applications must
be received in the Academic
Senate Office in Sacramento
by 5:00
p.m. on Monday, February 2,
2009.
Please note that the recipients
of this award will
be asked to submit a current
photo. Please submit one original
application and six copies.
No FAXED proposals
will be considered.
Although only one faculty
member will be honored, we
hope each college will honor
its individual nominee.
General
Information
about the Award
In Spring 1998, the Plenary Body adopted a resolution
(3.03 S98) to create a diversity award to recognize
faculty in California community colleges who
work to promote the success of our diverse student
population. The Stanback-Stroud Award was developed
to acknowledge the work of faculty making special
contributions in the area of student success
for diverse students. Each college may nominate
one faculty member to receive this prestigious
honor, which includes this year a cash award
of $5,000. Remember, all faculty, both inside
and outside of the classroom, are eligible for
consideration. The award recipient will be honored
at the 2008 Spring Plenary Session on April 18,
2008, in San Francisco.
Each college academic
senate may forward one
faculty nominee for
the Academic Senate
for California Community
Colleges Diversity Award,
sponsored by the Foundation
for California Community
Colleges. The following
are guidelines to be
used in making the final
selection of up to four
nominees from throughout
the state.
Criteria
1. Campus Climate: Direct and demonstrated evidence
(observable and/or measurable) of the candidate s
specific contributions to establishing a campus
climate that is genuinely friendly and supportive
of equity and diversity at all institutional levels.
Evidence may include:
"
Advocating for principles of diversity in recruiting,
hiring and/or implementing equitable hiring practices;
"
Contributing significantly to curriculum planning
and implementation that is more responsive to
and inclusive of diverse student needs and interests;
"
Elevating the role of equity and diversity planning
in local accreditation planning and reporting.
"
Demonstrating a consistent pattern of commitment
to the recruitment and retention of individuals,
including students, faculty, and staff, of historically
underrepresented populations.
"
Cultivating and promoting diversity initiatives
through specific activities, programs, or projects
on campus that establish and foster a more inclusive
and equitable work and learning environment.
2. Teaching/Learning Strategies: Evidence
of the overall success of the candidate
in implementing strategies and techniques, including
attention to diverse learning
styles and/or use of creative and innovative
approaches to integrate multiculturalism
in the academic curriculum or student programs,
that have proven to be particularly
successful in serving historically underachieving
students;
3. Facilitating Student Success: Direct and
demonstrated evidence (observable and/or
measurable) of the candidate s specific contributions to promoting student
success.
Evidence may include:
"
Data to show the impact of the candidate on the retention of students from historically
underrepresented groups as they move toward their goals of transfer, degrees,
certificates or personal and/or professional growth. Evidence may include the
development and implementation of programmatic changes that resulted in all students
being more equitably served. (See the attached Senate s research guidelines.)
"
Specific activities, programs, and/or projects that empower a diverse student
population to succeed by promoting and facilitating social engagement with and
between students of varying religious, socioeconomic, sexual orientation, racial/ethnic
backgrounds, and/or physical and mental capabilities;
4. Participating in Campus Life: Specific examples
where the candidate s efforts
have encouraged students of historically underrepresented and diverse populations
to participate actively in campus life and activities;
5. Best Practices: Detailed
best practices utilized by the candidate, such
as the use
of creative and innovative approaches to integrate
multiculturalism and inclusivity
in
faculty and staff development, that may be shared across the state.
6. Nomination documents will include:
a. A statement from the nominator that includes
the justification that attests to
"
the merits of the nominee s work, project,
activity;
"
the impact of the work, activity, project, or
program on the campus;
"
the specific outcomes of the work, activity,
project, or program;
"
the ways in which the specific work, activity,
project, or program related to equity and diversity
issues reflect the core values, institutional
priorities, mission statement, and/or strategic
planning directions of the college.
b. A statement from the candidate that addresses
her/his work.
c. Three letters of support from persons familiar
with the nominee s work that verify the
overall impact of the candidate s commitment to equity and diversity. These
letters
should come from a variety of sources, including at least one from a faculty
member.
The others may be from students, administrators, classified staff, local community
members and/or the academic senate president. Failure to include the required
letters
of support will disqualify the application.
Regina
Stanback-Stroud
True to the principles of the award that bears
her name, Regina Stanback-Stroud, in her many
roles, has initiated and advanced programs and
policies that continue to enhance the ability
of California community colleges to serve a diverse
population including student equity planning
and the role of affirmative action in faculty
hiring.
Past
Winners
2008
Janelle
C. Williams Melendrez, Southwestern College
2005
Deanna Herrera-Thomas, College of the
Redwoods, Psychology
Jonathan Brennan, Mission
College, English
Saadia Lagarde Porche,
Citrus College, Counseling
Ruth Dills, Coastline
College, Counselor/EOPS Coordinator
2003
John Berry, Antelope Valley College
Karen Bishop, Porterville College
Denise Dalaimo, Mt. San Jacinto College
Catherine Motoyama, College of San Mateo
