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Millersville Receives Diversity Award for Second Year

The HEED award is given to schools for outstanding achievement in diversity.

For the second consecutive year, Millersville University has received the INSIGHT into Diversity magazine’s 2013 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. The annual award is given to colleges and universities around the country that demonstrate outstanding achievement in diversity and inclusion through the use of clubs, organizations, recruitment and retention of students, and the hiring of diverse staff and faculty, among others.

Starting in 2012 as the only university in the state of Pennsylvania to receive the HEED Award, Millersville was yet again recognized for the University’s excellence in diversity across campus.  The HEED Award is the only national recognition given to colleges, universities and school systems that exhibit outstanding efforts and success in all aspects of diversity including gender, race, ethnicity, veterans, people with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community.

“The Office of Social Equity & Diversity aims to provide strategic diversity leadership for campus equity and diversity issues through collaboration and partnerships that aim to infuse diversity principles and best practices into all aspects of University life,” explained Hiram Martinez, assistant to the president for social equity & diversity. “The HEED Award recognizes Millersville University’s multi-dimensional social equity, diversity and inclusion framework that focuses on the interrelated dimensions of access and success, education and scholarship, campus climate and inter/intra group relations, and institutional viability and vitality.”

Potomac Publishing Incorporated, publisher of the INSIGHT into Diversity magazine, works in conjunction with RPA Inc., an independent research and consultation firm to determine the winners each year. Both organizations have representatives review and evaluate the applications sent in by each university nationwide, providing feedback on each school’s diversity efforts.

Millersville’s efforts will be recognized in the November issue of INSIGHT into Diversity magazine.

 

2 replies on “Millersville Receives Diversity Award for Second Year”

The main reason why I chose to attend Millersville next spring over the other PA colleges and universities is because of its diversity, so I am not surprised they received a diversity award.

Once again, I am so very PROUD to be a part of this incredible campus! The work of the Social Equity and Diversity Office, in making MU a diverse and inclusive environment, exceeds all of my expectations. Their efforts are authentic and ongoing in seeing that everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
Congratulations!

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