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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.