UCSD CAMPUS NOTICE University of Caoifornia, San Diego |
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ STAFF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OCTOBER 13, 1997 ALL AT UCSD (CAMPUS) SUBJECT: Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Nominations I am pleased to announce the nomination period for the Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Awards. This event is designed to recognize those individuals, departments and organizational units who have made outstanding contributions to the diversification of the career staff work force at UCSD during the affirmative action reporting period for May 1, 1996 through October 31, 1997. Nominations will be received at Equal Opportunity/Staff Affirmative Action office at Torrey Pines Center south, Room 370. All nominations must be received by Friday, October 31, 1997. Electronic nominations will be considered provided all nominating material and personal electronic endorsements from the nominators are received by the deadline. Please send your nomination to Linda Olvera at lolvera@ucsd.edu. A committee consisting of a representative from each Vice Chancellor unit has been appointed to review nominations. Nomination Criteria: l. Individuals or groups which have demonstrated competence and support of the University's equal opportunity and affirmative action objectives by making significant contributions to UCSD's in one or more of the following areas: * VALUING DIVERSITY Encouraging diversity in the participation of unit/division/department in activities. * MANAGING THE DYNAMICS OF DIFFERENCE Using effective strategies for solving conflict among people whose cultural backgrounds and values may be different. * ASSESSING ONE'S CULTURE Recognizing how your culture including the organizational culture impact others. * INSTITUTIONALIZING DIVERSITY Incorporating knowledge into the organization by integrating information and skills that enable effective cross-cultural interactions. * ADAPTING TO DIVERSITY Making changes to practices and/or behaviors to demonstrate cross-cultural recognition. 2. Departments which have demonstrated competence and support for the University's equal opportunity and affirmative action objectives by making significant contributions in one or more of the following areas (as defined above): * VALUING DIVERSITY * MANAGING THE DYNAMICS OF DIFFERENCE * ASSESSING ONE'S CULTURE * INSTITUTIONALIZING DIVERSITY * ADAPTING TO DIVERSITY 3. Departments that have shown progress in increasing the representation of women or people of color over a period of time. This criterion will also consider the number of placement goals that they have met during this period. 4. Departments that have diversified their work force by increasing the representation of other protected groups such as people with disabilities, special disabled veterans, and Vietnam-era veterans. In order to give all nominations adequate opportunity, length of the narrative statement should not exceed 300 words. Supplemental materials such as newspaper articles can be submitted. All materials must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 3, 1997. All award recipients will be announced prior to the awards reception on Friday, December 12, 1997. Paula C. Doss Director of Human Resources for Equal Opportunity/Staff Affirmative Action ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Nomination Form We the undersigned nominate the following employee/department/organizational unit for the Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity award: ________________________________________________________________________ Nominee's Name Nominee Payroll Title ________________________________________________________________________ Department/Organizational Unit's Name Vice Chancellor Area To be considered valid, each nomination must be signed by the Principal Nominator and two endorsers. ________________________________________________________________________ Principal Nominator Department (please print legibly) ________________________________________________________________________ Signature Extension Endorsers: 1._____________________________________________________________________ Name (please print legibly) Department _______________________________________________________________________ Signature Extension 2._____________________________________________________________________ Name (please print legibly) Department _______________________________________________________________________ Signature Extension The deadline for submission of this form and narrative statement is 4:30 p.m. Monday, November 3, 1997. Nomination forms may be submitted at the following address: Equal Opportunity/Staff Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Awards Torrey Pines Center South 10280 N. Torrey Pines Rd., Room 370, 3rd Floor Fax: 534-8578 Phone 534-3694 |