Welcome to Colorado State University and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity (OEOD). Colorado State University, as a land-grant institution, is committed to enhancing diversity in all its forms to ensure an educational environment that is reflective of all aspects of our society. The OEOD is the University office charged with implementing, monitoring and evaluating programs, activities and procedures that support this commitment.
Diversity Conference 2009
Margaret B. Hazaleus Awards:
Highlighting 2009 Recipients
Name: Carmen S. Menoni
Title/Position: Professor
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Time at CSU: I have been part of theCSU Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty since 1991. Before joining ECE, I was a graduate student in Physics.
- What do you most enjoy about your job/role?
There are many aspects of being a professor that I love: working with enthusiastic students; the creative aspect of research and the excitement of discovery; the independence that I have to choose topics of research I am most interested in; the numerous opportunitiesto socialize with students and co-workers and to work with people from around the world.
- What professional accomplishment are you most proud of and why?
I am most proud of the students whom I have mentored and who have developed into very successful engineers and scientists. I am also very proud of my professional accomplishments: over the last six years I have been part of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology that is a showcase in terms of the education, research and outreach opportunities it offers.
- Do/Did you have a Mentor? If so, what influence did your Mentor have on your career/goals and life?
There have been many individuals who have influenced my professional career. The support of my spouse and family has also played a critical role in my professional development. When I joined the ECE department, I was the only assistant professor among a group of full professors in the area of Lasers and Optoelectronics. From this group I learned many of the skills required to be successful in an academic setting. As I moved through the ranks, as the only female faculty member in ECE , there were many other instances in which I seeked advice from experienced colleagues. It is truly an honor to receive the Hazaleus Award because it recognizes my efforts as mentor and ardent supporter of the professional development of CSU female students.
Name: Barb Musslewhite
Title/Position: Assistant Director for Retention
Department: Center for Advising and Student Achievement, CASA
Time at CSU: 18.5 years as staff ( received B.S. prior to that)
- What do you most enjoy about your job/role?
I feel very honored to be able to develop relationships with underrepresented students and first generation educational pioneers, and to be in a position to help guide them during their academic and personal journey at CSU. I have enjoyed collaborating with First Generation Award scholars in preparing for our annual dinner as well as helping to create a community for Daniels Fund Scholars at CSU. My absolute favorite part of my job is attending graduation and seeing our students achieve their dreams.
- What professional accomplishment are you most proud of and why?
We have hosted the First Generation Award Recognition Celebration for many years and I am proud that I have been able to maintain the prestige and reputation of the event, on behalf of our students. We receive feedback that our event is professional and welcoming to all who attend, and that our FGA scholars feel acknowledged and supported. That is meaningful to me as a first generation educational pioneer myself.
My strength is in networking and in introducing and connecting people who I think would benefit from knowing each other.
- Do/Did you have a Mentor? If so, what influence did your Mentor have on your career/goals and life?
As an undergraduate I met Ms. Marty Moore, who supervised my senior (HDFS) internship. She, along with Margaret Hazaleus and other CSU faculty and staff, were exceptional role models as professional women who respected students and treated me as a colleague. Marty’s expectations of me were set high and she always let me know that I was capable of meeting/exceeding them. I learned about professionalism and creating good work relationships from Marty and I have tried to emulate that in my work with students and colleagues.
News & Events:
The HACU National Internship Program (HNIP)
Get paid while you gain valuable career experience with an internship this fall! Application deadline is June 19.
PROGRAM DETAILS
* Internship Session is August 27 - December 12, 2009
* Round-trip air fare to intern location included.
* Housing arrangement assistance.
* Intern salaries are determined by academic level at the time of application.
* Federal interns attend an orientation in Washington, D.C.
* Professional development, social, and cultural activities.
**Pay based on 40 hours per week:
Sophomore/Junior$450
Senior$480
Graduate Students$550
**Minimum pay rate for corporate internships. Pay may vary.
ELIGIBILITY
* Minimum 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
* Enrolled undergraduate or graduate student
* Completion of freshman year in college before the internship begins
* Authorized or eligible to work by law in the United States
For more information please visit: http://www.hnip.net/
Textbook Awards for student veterans
Apply now for Textbook Award for undergraduate student veterans for Fall 2009, as part of the ACE/Wal-Mart Foundation Success for Veterans grant.
Resources for Adult Learners will be able to offer five textbook awards for Fall 2009, for undergraduate, full-time, residential, student veterans at Colorado State. Each award is valued up to $400 in required text books.
Requirements
Applicants must be undergraduate, full-time, student veterans/military at Colorado State who demonstrate high financial need and academic potential. Selected recipients will receive required textbooks for free at check-out. Completed applications are reviewed and award recipients are determined by a selection committee.
Completed applications and accompanying materials must be uploaded on the website by Friday, June 5 at 5 p.m. Late submissions will not be accepted. Incomplete applications will not be given consideration. Past recipients are not eligible to re-apply.
- How to apply: application and information
For more information please contact Ann Ingala, Veterans Coordinator, at (970) 491-0601 or by e-mail at Ann.Ingala@colostate.edu.
School is Cool needs donations to distribute 2,500 supply-filled backpacks
Colorado State University's annual "School is Cool" program to benefit Fort Collins-area students needs help collecting supplies and donations for 2,500 backpacks that will be distributed this August.
Generous CSU employees
The School is Cool program, now in its 18th year, is organized and managed by CSU employees who volunteer their time to provide backpacks filled with much-needed school supplies to less-fortunate elementary, middle and high school students in the Poudre School District.
Distribution in August
Colorado State University's annual School is Cool program to benefit Fort Collins-area students needs help collecting supplies and donations for 2,500 backpacks that will be distributed this August.
The program, now in its 18th year, is organized and managed by CSU employees who volunteer their time to provide backpacks filled with much-needed school supplies to less-fortunate elementary, middle and high school students in the Poudre School District.
Community outreach program since 1991
Last year the program provided 2,300 backpacks to schools in and around Fort Collins. The Windsor School District also received 250 backpacks following the devastating tornadoes that damaged and destroyed hundreds of homes. Since 1991, School is Cool has provided supplies that have helped more than 18,700 local students in 37 schools.
Each school determines which students will receive the supplies based on need. That need is increasing: Statistics indicate the Poudre School District's free and reduced-lunch program, in which 25 percent of elementary students typically participate, has jumped 22 percent in a year.
$20 will sponsor a backpack
A $20 sponsorship will ensure that a student has the supplies they need. This amount will sponsor a backpack filled with school supplies specifically designated for that student's grade level. Backpacks are filled with an average of 12 items ranging from crayons to three-ring binders to paper products to scissors.
Volunteers will organize and stuff the backpacks at the Livestock Judging Pavilion on the CSU campus Aug. 4 and 5. Distribution of the filled backpacks will take place Aug. 6.
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For more information, or to donate, visit www.colostate.edu/schooliscool
Contact: Jim Beers
E-mail: Jim.Beers@colostate.edu
Phone: (970) 491-6401