coe-staff: FW: MLK, Jr. Events: Faculty Award Nominations, Student Essay Contest, Celebration

[Mia Tuan]

Dear Colleagues,

I write to encourage you to nominate a member of our COE community for the Annual MLK Jr. Award. This is an important honor bestowed upon UO faculty and staff who have worked to make the university a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse place. Many previous recipients are from the college and this is an excellent year to add to that number!

Please also let your students know about the Essay Contest sponsored by the Office of Equity & Inclusion. Gift certificates will be given to the top 3 winners (3 for undergraduates, 3 for graduate students).

Details are below....

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Mia Tuan | Interim Dean
tuan at uoregon.edu<mailto:tuan at uoregon.edu> | 541.346.3405
170 Lokey Ed | 1215 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403


From: VPEI Communication <diversitytalk at uoregon.edu<mailto:diversitytalk at uoregon.edu>>
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:56 AM
To: OEI Communication <oeicomm at uoregon.edu<mailto:oeicomm at uoregon.edu>>
Subject: MLK, Jr. Events: Faculty Award Nominations, Student Essay Contest, Celebration

This message is sent on behalf of Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Yvette Alex-Assensoh. Please forward to faculty and staff.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Awards and Student Essay Contest

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was considered a vital figure of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and modern era of humanity. He once said, "An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."


MLK , Jr. Awards for Faculty and Staff

Every year, UO faculty and staff whose activities embody Dr. King's values, including interest in public service, have an opportunity to be honored with the annual MLK Awards<http://oei.uoregon.edu/content/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-awards>.

Please nominate your staff and faculty colleagues who exemplify the spirit of Dr. King by 5 pm on Dec. 6, 2013. The guidelines<http://oei.uoregon.edu/content/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-awards> and nomination form<http://oei.uoregon.edu/node/162> are available online.


MLK, Jr.  Student Essay Contest

We also ask that you help us reach out to students to have them submit essays or videos to the MLK, Jr. Essay Contest<http://oei.uoregon.edu/content/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-awards>. The deadline is Jan. 7, 2014.

Written and video essays should reflect students' personal experiences and respond to the question, "How can we move forward in unity as Dr. King eloquently called for in his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech?" First, second and third place prizes will be awarded in undergraduate and graduate categories.


Save the Date! MLK, Jr. Celebration Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014

Awards for faculty, staff and student essay winners will be presented at the MLK Celebration, which will begin at 11:30 am on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 in the EMU Ballroom.

If you wish to attend the MLK, Jr. Banquet on Jan. 23, 2014, please RSVP to rsvpinclusion at uoregon.edu<mailto:rsvpinclusion at uoregon.edu> by Jan. 7, 2014.


Questions about the celebration, award nomination process or student essay contest may be directed to Mr. Derrick Bines at 541-346-5180 or inclusiongtf at uoregon.edu<mailto:inclusiongtf at uoregon.edu>.

Thank you!

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