The Inclusion and Diversity Council is honored to introduce the inaugural Campus Justice Challenge! This competition encourages any campus member, n a collaborative partnership of students, staff, and faculty to share projects, research, and program ideas for improving the human experience (in-person and virtual) on our campuses. Teams will share their project ideas with the Daemen community and judges during the annual Diversity and Equity Summit, where a project will be chosen for implementation.
The Campus Justice Challenge culminates in an event during the Diversity and Equity Summit (April 9th) where:
- proposals will be presented to the college community for comments
- a jury comprised of persons active in anti-racist community mobilization/education, (student, staff, faculty, community member) will provide feedback to participants
- 1 or 2 winner(s) will be chosen for a Project Implementation Award (PIA), awarded to offset the costs of implementing winning projects.
Daemen College departments may sponsor a proposed project in order to provide additional practical and theoretical guidance for project group(s); and/or individual faculty/staff may mentor group participants and provide support for the implementation of the winning project(s).
Project Proposal Requirements
Projects will include a clear response to one of these categories as they might be experienced on campus:
- racism
- ableism
- gender & sexuality based injustice
- classism
- nationalism
- List of team members
- Teams must include members from at least two of the following groups: students, staff, faculty
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Teams will identify a specifi c need related to campus equity, justice, and belonging in the Daemen community (see project categories)
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Teams will propose a project designed to meet or take action in response to that need, increasing campus equity and belonging
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The proposal will clearly describe the project, including its central goal, scope, and time frame for implementation
The project proposal will outline connections to related Core Competencies (e.g. Moral & Ethical Discernment, Critical and Creative Problem Solving, Civic Responsibility, Affective Awareness)
The project proposal will include an itemized budget for project creation/implementation costs (up to $1000)
Project proposals are due by MARCH 15TH, 2022.
To submit, email proposals HERE or use the QR code below
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