Year-End Celebration Events Archive
About the READI Impact Awards
The Office of Institutional DEI launched the READI Impact awards, a new and unique team-based recognition to highlight Loyola’s commitment to engraining DEI into everything we do as a unit, department, and institution. The Year-End Celebration was a recognition of our inaugural award winners and a celebration of our collective work over the last year.
To be considered for an award, please review the awards guidelines.
2023 Recipients
Contemplatives in Action Award: Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
This award is to uplift the importance of an inclusive + well-defined strategy to drive shared DEI responsibility and results. The Contemplatives in Action Award recognizes a team who can outline an inclusive strategic planning process, demonstrate the incorporation of diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the plan, highlight recent achievements and/or impact, and speak to a process for continuous improvement.
Co-Conspirator Award: Athletics and Mission Integration
This award is to celebrate the spirit of DEI collaboration. The Co-Conspirator Award recognizes two teams from different units/departments who developed a partnership to successfully execute a DEI project, program, or initiative for greater reach and impact.
This award must be submitted on behalf of two teams and both teams will receive recognition.
Catalyst Award: Division of Student Development
This award is about creating lasting changes and shifts in culture through innovative and sustainable DEI efforts. The Catalyst Award recognizes a team who has developed a program or made a change in policy, procedure or practices that reduces barriers and/or increases a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, or students at Loyola University Chicago.
About the READI Impact Awards
The Office of Institutional DEI launched the READI Impact awards, a new and unique team-based recognition to highlight Loyola’s commitment to engraining DEI into everything we do as a unit, department, and institution. The Year-End Celebration was a recognition of our inaugural award winners and a celebration of our collective work over the last year.
To be considered for an award, please review the awards guidelines.
2023 Recipients
Contemplatives in Action Award: Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
This award is to uplift the importance of an inclusive + well-defined strategy to drive shared DEI responsibility and results. The Contemplatives in Action Award recognizes a team who can outline an inclusive strategic planning process, demonstrate the incorporation of diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the plan, highlight recent achievements and/or impact, and speak to a process for continuous improvement.
Co-Conspirator Award: Athletics and Mission Integration
This award is to celebrate the spirit of DEI collaboration. The Co-Conspirator Award recognizes two teams from different units/departments who developed a partnership to successfully execute a DEI project, program, or initiative for greater reach and impact.
This award must be submitted on behalf of two teams and both teams will receive recognition.
Catalyst Award: Division of Student Development
This award is about creating lasting changes and shifts in culture through innovative and sustainable DEI efforts. The Catalyst Award recognizes a team who has developed a program or made a change in policy, procedure or practices that reduces barriers and/or increases a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, or students at Loyola University Chicago.