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A UW-Madison Diversity Update | Edition No. 12
June 17, 2019
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| The Class of 2019 sings 'Varsity' at the DDEEA Graduation Recognition Ceremony. |
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Another 255 UW-Madison Scholars Reach their Graduation Goal
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Patrick J. Sims
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Dear friends, colleagues and community,
The joy of commencement never gets old, especially when it shared with those who can report that life beyond graduation is good -- very good.
The talent represented by this year's
255 graduates is more incredible than ever. Among them are stories of inspiration, like those of Posse scholar
Stefanie Henry and First Wave scholar
Tiffany Ike, that demonstrate the amazing drive and reality-based connectedness of our future professionals, researchers, inventors and entrepreneurs.
They've made in indelible impact on their families and communities, they've influenced our programs and campus, and they will change our world for the better.
 You can share our joy for our programs'
graduates online at
go.wisc.edu/ddeealive
. Graduating class photos from each programs can be found on our website and we've posted more photos on our Facebook page.
As the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement nears its 10th anniversary, actionable steps from the Diversity Framework are converging to fulfill the insightful intent of the framework's community of authors.
The UW-Madison Leadership Learning Communities for Institutional Change and Excellence (
LCICE) program celebrated the
20th anniversary of the Leadership Institute on May 17. The Leadership Institute and other LCICE programs fulfill one of the six priorities in UW-Madison's
Campus Strategic Framework, to "Enhance diversity in order to ensure excellence in education and research."
Four UW-Madison faculty members have been selected to make up the second cohort of
Diversity Liaisons to participate in the provost's Diversity Liaison Project.
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Congratulations to our DDEEA 2019 Intern Graduates Addie Radandt (above), Pa Zao Lee, Jasmine Escareno, Tianqi Dai, Clarke Smith, and Kelly Truong.
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The
Diversity Liaison Project provides a hands-on approach to helping create an educational environment that is conducive to everyone's best learning and professional advancement.
The project meets the goal set forth in
the university's Diversity Framework, which states that campus leaders "provide models of inclusive behavior, exemplify rhetoric in practice, and demonstrate their sincerity in the belief that inclusive diversity is our path to excellence."
Summer at UW-Madison is the season to plan, regroup, revamp and refre
sh while it's quiet, but not silent. The campus is allive with PEOPLE precollege scholars, the young participants of summer programs aimed at statewide youth, and Summe
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Academic Experience scholars. Anticipation of the fall restart is already in the air.
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Patrick J. Sims
Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity & Inclusion
Elzie Higginbottom Vice Provost for the
Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Campus Events and Announcements
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Leadership Institute celebrates 20 years
More than 120 members of the Leadership Institute gathered to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Leadership Institute on Friday, May 17, in the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Read the story on the Leadership Institute's impact.
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Linda Pitts '78 selected Outstanding Alumni
As a young and newly-minted alum Linda Pitts started going to Wisconsin Alumni Association Chicago Club events and - most importantly -participating. Pitts was honored as the DDEEA 2019 Outstanding Alumni of Color on May 10.
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Gloria Hawkins, Ph.D.,
retiring after 41 years
After 41 years on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and 34 years of continuous service, Gloria Hawkins, assistant vice provost in the
DDEEA
and director of the
Mercile J. Lee Scholars Program
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