The Center for Inclusion and Social Change (CISC), within the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement (ODECE) is thrilled to recognize its 2020 Womxn Who Make a Difference.
In this annual event, CISC honors womxn-identified听campus community members who have made a difference at CU.听Community members are able to nominate individuals they would like to recognize听in a tradition that began 19 years ago by听student staff at the Women鈥檚 Resource Center (now a part of CISC).听They听conceived this award with the hope to recognize a woman in the community who had made a meaningful impact, and after听听receiving eight nominations of such quality, they decided to honor all nominees when faced with the impossible task of selecting only one.
This year鈥檚 event, held via Zoom听on Nov, 18,听still allowed CISCS to honor a new group of eight fantastic individuals and have a beautiful experience of community in these trying times.
This year's honorees,听listed below alongside quotes from their nominators鈥� forms, are:
- LeeLee Graham鈥斺�淎n example of the type of women that we need to keep in tech鈥�
- Janice Torkildsen鈥斺�淎n advocate and ally for the underrepresented鈥�
- Jennifer Morales鈥斺�淎n amazing individual, amazing woman, amazing person overall鈥�
- Kristie Soares鈥斺�淎 phenomenal mentor who never fails to show up, show out, and hold space for my community鈥�
- Roshanne Ebraminian鈥斺�淎 generous, genuine genius!鈥�
- Crystal Lay鈥斺�淎n amazing member of the CU community who leads with integrity and authenticity鈥�
- Jennifer Williams鈥斺�淎 beloved mama and an inspiration鈥�
- Abbey Strusz鈥斺�淎 huge ally and cheerleader who goes above and beyond鈥�
These recipients work hard to make a difference, both on campus and in the community.听Some of their good work听includes:
- Mobilizing womxn in engineering and science
- Providing hope, encouragement and a sense of security for their team, in such a scary time for them as they work the front lines
- Always looking to make the community a better place
- Effectively removing power differences, to allow students to see themselves as potential experts
- Creating a work environment where everyone can bring their听whole selves
- Leading with integrity and authenticity
- Unceasingly, unselfishly providing a support system to their community
- Generously giving others grace and encouraging听their team and students to do the same
Please join the Center for Inclusion and Social Change in congratulating the 2020 Womxn Who Make a Difference, and celebrating their impact with gratitude and joy!
