Duke HR - Employee Recognition

Nominations for the 2008 Diversity Awards are now being accepted. Nominations will be accepted until Friday, September 5, 2008. All accepted nominations will be bound and mailed to the nominee with a letter of congratulations.

Nomination Form
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• Microsoft Word Format

Diversity Award

The Diversity Award recognizes a staff or faculty member who has demonstrated, through his or her positive interactions with others, a respect and value for differing backgrounds and points of view within the University community.

The Diversity Award will be given annually to a staff or faculty member who has actively and positively promoted the concept of diversity by enhancing or contributing to the overall environment of the University through improving a cross-cultural understanding.

Criteria

This recipient will have demonstrated a high regard for diversity by demonstrating one or more of the following:

A commitment to the spirit of diversity

Leadership through positive interaction between persons of different cultural backgrounds

Behavior which illustrates commitment to inclusion of persons within the institution who are members of traditionally under-represented groups

Eligibility

All full-time staff or faculty members are eligible for this nomination.

Nomination Process

Nominations may be made by staff or faculty members at any level. Nomination forms may be accessed electronically (PDF format | Microsoft Word format), or picked up in the office of Staff and Family Programs, 154 Trent Hall. Award recipients will be selected by a committee appointed by the Assistant Vice President for Work Environment in Human Resources. Nominations will be accepted until Friday, September 5, 2008.

All accepted nominations will be bound and mailed to the nominee with a letter of congratulations.

Presentation

The award will be presented by the President of the University, or a designee, at a luncheon in November at the Doris Duke Center of the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
This award will consist of a $750 check and an engraved crystal bowl.

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