Latino Excellence and Achievement Awards Dinner
Seeking Nominations!
March 12, 2024
Dear UCI Campus Communidad,
Save the date for the 7th Annual Latino Excellence and Achievement Dinner (LEAD) on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at the Pacific Ballroom, UCI Student Center. We are honored to host, Alumni Regent Designate Alfonso Salazar as the keynote speaker. The reception followed by dinner and program will begin at 6 p.m.
LEAD honors key leaders, graduate students, staff and faculty who support and champion student success and research excellence in the Hispanic/Latinx community at UCI and in Orange County.
In addition to graduate students, who will be selected separately by participating schools, five awards will be announced at the LEAD celebration to honor members of our campus community. Below you will find brief descriptions for each of the categories open for nominations. More detailed descriptions can be found on the nomination form:
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Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award: Faculty member who mentors and encourages the success of Latinx graduate students or junior faculty.
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Outstanding Assistant Professor Faculty Mentorship Award: Faculty member who mentors and encourages the success of Latinx graduate students.
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Distinguished Staff Leadership Award: Staff or postdoctoral researcher who displays strong leadership on behalf of UCI’s Latinx community.
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Outstanding Community Builder Award: Community member who has developed and championed UCI and the UCI Latinx community.
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Outstanding Alumni Leadership Award: Alumni who have developed and championed UCI and the UCI Latinx community.
Please submit your nomination: https://bit.ly/LEADawards2024 to honor members of our campus community by 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. If you have any questions, please contact the Awards Committee Chair, Paulina Raygoza at praygoza@uci.edu.
We look forward to seeing you on April 4th.
En Comunidad,
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Adelí Durón
Director, Latinx Resource Center
Student Life & Leadership
LEAD Co-Chair |
Raslyn Rendon
Director, Graduate Alumni Relations
Graduate Division
LEAD Co-Chair |
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