Equity
Recognize Individual Equity Work

Equity Plan Re-Imagined: Develop a strategy to recognize and celebrate individual equity and racial equity work, through such methods as:

  • Spotlighting programs and instructors with proven commitment to closing equity gaps (including access, retention, persistence and success) for racially minoritized students.

Action Plan: Work with the Office of Professional Development to create a nomination process to identify faculty members and classified professionals with equity practices to spotlight, include the findings in the Quick Notes equity section. Acknowledge equity warriors on campus through the Equity Champion Awards.


Lead: Michelle Hernandez

Plan Timeline

Winter 2024

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Spring 2024

EAC, Office of Equity develop standard interview questions in spring 2024. Equity Champion Awards are held annually in Spring quarter

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Fall 2024

Identify faculty and interview in fall 2024, and continue quarterly.

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Winter 2025

Receive nominations for Equity Champion Awards

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Spring 2025

Equity Champion Awards

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Fall 2025

Planning began for the Equity Champion Awards

Status: Completed

Winter 2026

Receive nominations for Equity Champion Awards

Status: Completed

Spring 2026

Equity Champion Awards June 10, 2026

Student: Juliette Leyva 

Classified Professional: Deepa Yuvaraj

Faculty Member: Laura Chin

Team: Library Team

Administrator: Nazy Galoyan

Elder: Roseanne Quinn

Learn more about the award winners on the Equity Champion Awards website.  

Status: Completed

Fall 2026

Discuss with EAC and campus leadership other opportunities to discover and celebrate equity champions on campus


The Office of Equity and the Office of Professional Development are working on a project to Spotlight faculty on a recurring basis for equity practices of teaching, which will develop into a campuswide nomination process. There will be 6 spotlights in 2026-2027, 2 per quarter, of handpicked faculty as a kick starter, and then the invitation for nominations will launch in 2027-2028.

Status: In Progress

Winter 2027

Expand opportunities to celebrate equity champions on campus

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Spring 2027

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Fall 2027

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