See the letter below...and tell me if you'd like to attend the ceremony (that was aimed mostly at Granna and Mum, but I'm happy to see everyone there; RSVPs are not necessary!). It's a pretty low-key but fun affair.
December 9, 2011
Ms. Rebecca Farnum
290a Staten Avenue, Unit #16
Lansing, MI 48910
Dear Ms. Farnum:
Recently you were nominated by Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore to be considered for a 2012“Excellence in Diversity Award” (EIDA). Dean Stephen L. Esquith, Ms. Galena Ostipow, and Ms. Kate Burdick supported your nomination. You were nominated in the category, “Emerging Progress” as an individual, and we are indeed pleased to announce and congratulate you as one of the 2012 EIDA cash award winners.
EIDA is an award program that recognizes outstanding efforts of faculty, students and staff at MSU that are committed to the principles of diversity and inclusion and who actively engage in activities that demonstrate their commitment to these principles.
As a cash award recipient you will receive a check for the balance of the $2,500 award, minus taxes and financial aid obligations, at the award ceremony on Friday, February 17, 2012. The program will be held at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, Big Ten Rooms B/C on the campus of MSU and will begin at 4:00 p.m. Please plan to arrive at 3:30 pm and see Audrey Bentley for instructions. The MSU President and Provost will be in attendance to issue you the award and personally congratulate you.
The program will also consist of a video of each of the awardees. The MSU University Relations office will be contacting you to arrange a time for your interview segment.
An invitation that you can use to invite your colleagues, students, friends and family can be found on the EIDA website at http://www.inclusion.msu.edu/Outreach/EIDA.html. We encourage you to invite as many people as you wish to the program. The attire is business casual.
If you have any questions about the EIDA program, please contact Audrey Bentley at 517-432-8384, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Sincerely,
Paulette Granberry Russell, J.D.
Senior Advisor to the President for Diversity
Director, Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives
Cc: Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore
Dean Stephen L. Esquith
Ms. Galena Ostipow
Ms. Kate Burdick
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3 comments:
I would be, naturally, ecstatically thrilled to attend this function.
Thank you.
Congratulations, little girl.
mom
BOTHER!!! That's opening night--and call is going to be 5:30, I'm guessing.
Sad panda...
I would still be thrilled to attend, but apparently I won't actually do so...
xoxoxoxo
mom
I would love to attend and will hope to be able to do so depending, of course, upon weather conditions at the time.
granna
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