The Lavender Celebration 2012
Date: June 8,
2012
Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Location: Casey Commons (5th Floor Casey
Building)
The Lavender Celebration is an
annual celebration to recognize Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, Queer, Intersex and questioning individuals along with
their allies. This year the Lavender Celebration will take place on
Friday, June 10th in Casey Commons (5th Floor Casey
Building).
Please RSVP at oma-rsvp@seattleu.edu.
If you are a graduating student please indicate that along with the
degree you will receive as we may recognize your
accomplishments.
Lavender Celebration Awards
The Lavender Celebration Awards are
a way to acknowledge and thank outstanding members of the Seattle
University community for promoting a welcoming and affirming
climate for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex,
and questioning individuals.
To nominate: please download, complete, and return the
attached
nomination form electronically as an email attachment
to Eli Carr or
complete and return a hard copy nomination form to the Office of
Multicultural Affairs in Student Center 320.
Individuals may nominate themselves
and there is no limit to the number of nominations one can
submit:
The Sylvia Rivera Award for Queer Activism
This award recognizes an
undergraduate student who positively and consistently impacts the
LGBTQI community at Seattle University. This student serves as a
role model and inspires others to action, promotes a safe
environment, and educates the Seattle University community on
important LGBTQI related issues.
The Cari Urabe Scholar-Advocate Award
This award recognizes a graduate or law student who
positively and consistently impacts the LGBTQI community at Seattle
University. This student serves as a role model and inspires others
to action, promotes a safe environment, and educates the Seattle
University community on important LGBTQI related issues.
Award for Advancing Inclusion in Campus Life
This award recognizes one staff
member and one faculty member at Seattle University who has gone
above and beyond the requirements of their position to advance an
understanding of LGBTQI individuals and their allies by creating a
more welcoming and affirming climate at Seattle University.
Award for Outstanding Group Leadership
This award recognizes a group or
organization that has worked diligently and consistently over the
course of the 2008-2009 academic year to promote visibility,
acceptance, and awareness of Queer needs, issues, and concerns at
Seattle University, including the promotion of diversity and social
justice.
OUTstanding Program or Event Award
This award recognizes an event at
Seattle University that advanced an understanding of and/or
improved the climate on campus for LGBTQI individuals and their
allies. This may include, but is not limited to programs or events
hosted by departments, student organizations and clubs.
Past Award Recipients
The Sylvia Rivera Award for Queer Activism
(previously the outstanding
undergraduate student award)
2011: Aldo Ulisses Reséndiz
2010: Chris
Burns
2009: Blaise
Baldonado
2008: Nick
McCarvel
The Cari Urabe Scholar-Advocate Award
(previously the outstanding graduate
/ law student award)
2011: Miguel
Macias
2010: Alex
West
2009: Joseph
Luther
2008: Ryan
Hamachek
Award for Advancing Inclusion in Campus Life
(previously the outstanding faculty
/ staff award)
2011: Aric Lane
2010: Gary Perry,
Nancy Green
2009: Dean Spade,
Jolie Harris
2008: Manivong Ratts,
Holly Sturgeon
Award for Outstanding Group Leadership
(previously the outstanding group / organization award)
2011: Triangle Club
2009: Counselors for Social
Justice
2008: The Triangle
Club
OUTstanding Program or Event Award
2009: Trans Awareness Week
2008: Out at Work
Additional Information
For additional information please
contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs at 206-296-6070
or oma@seattleu.edu.