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
Spring 2024
EAC, Office of Equity develop standard interview questions in spring 2024. Equity Champion Awards are held annually in Spring quarter
Fall 2024
Identify faculty and interview in fall 2024, and continue quarterly.
Winter 2025
Receive nominations for Equity Champion Awards
Spring 2025
Equity Champion Awards
Fall 2025
Planning began for the Equity Champion Awards
Winter 2026
Receive nominations for Equity Champion Awards
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.
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.
Winter 2027
Expand opportunities to celebrate equity champions on campus
