Purpose
The Roosevelt Ruffin Award Program was created to promote and encourage support of diversity by recognizing individuals and/or groups of individuals at SVSU who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and creativity in the area of diversity. SVSU alumni, students, faculty and staff may nominate candidates. The recipient of this award will receive a monetary award presented at the annual All-University Awards Banquet.
Diversity is represented by a variety of different characteristics and activities that promote, and enhance an environment that fosters and supports the personal and intellectual growth of students, faculty, and staff at SVSU.
Criteria
Submit a letter of nomination that addresses how the nominee or team/group has demonstrated a significant commitment to enhance diversity at SVSU including at least three of the following:
Eligibility
Award nominees can be SVSU academic or academic support units (or teams within a unit), campus organizations, students, alumni, faculty or staff who have implemented policies, procedures, and/or programs at SVSU to enhance diversity on the basis of color, race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran or military service status, gender identity, economic status, political belief and marital status.
Roosevelt Ruffin Diversity Award