Attachment I

THE EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY AWARDS

NOMINATION, SELECTION AND AWARD TIMELINE

DATE ACTIVITY

February 15 Chair of the committee sends all academic and staff administrators a letter about the award, the criteria, and required documentation, and encourages them to submit nominations.

March 1 Faculty will submit recommendations to their college dean; staff will submit recommendations to their vice president.

March 15 The chair of the selection committee must receive nominations according to the criteria provided by the committee.

April 15 The committee will review all nominations and submit these to the full Equity and Access Committee who will select a first, second, and third choice for each category.

May 1 The chair will submit the choices to the president via the provost.

August 15 The president will notify the award recipients and send an administrative memo to the university community announcing the recipients.