Beacon Award
The Beacon Award is given to members of the Framingham State University community who go above and beyond their responsibilities to make noteworthy contributions that help advance inclusive excellence at FSU. These individuals have demonstrated recognizable efforts related to diversity, inclusion, equity and/or social justice to help enrich experiences for our faculty, staff and students. Self-nominations are also accepted.
Inclusive Excellence
As a guiding principle, Inclusive Excellence is meant to include and engage the rich diversity of students, staff, faculty, administrators, alumni and community constituents in the overall success of the university. Thus, we recognize this work to be a journey of discovery and transformation for every aspect and level of the university.
Past Winners:
- Staff:
- Aynsley Rosenbaum, Athletics
- Education Technology Office
- Jennifer Hyde, International Education
- Library Diversity Advisory Committee (LDAC), led by Samantha Westall & Deborah Hogan
- Marcie Dineen, Residence Life
- Meghan Maxfield, Food and Nutrition, Fashion Design and Retailing, Math, and Geography Departments
- Millie Gonzalez, Library
- Uyen Hong, College Planning Collaborative
- Faculty:
- Dr. Bridgette Sheridan, History
- Dr. Catherine Dignam, Chemistry
- Dr. Elizabeth Whalley, Sociology
- Dr. Everton Vargas da Costa
- Dr. Joycelyn Faraj, Food & Nutrition
- Dr. Kelly Matthews, English
- Dr. LaToya Tavernier, Sociology
- Dr. Lina Rincon, Sociology
- Dr. Lisa Eck, English
- Dr. Maria A. Bollettino, History
- Dr. Megan Lehnerd, Food & Nutrition
- Dr. Mirari Elcoro, Psychology
- Dr. Patricia Sanchez-Connally, Sociology
- Dr. Phoebe Lin, Psychology
- Dr. Rebecca Shearman, Biology
- Dr. Zeynep Gonen, Sociology
- Students:
- Abigail Salvucci
- Emily Pacheco
- Leanna Lynch
- Madison Bruno
- Palloma Jovita
I.E. Focus Area | Description |
Access & Equity | The compositional number and success levels of historically underrepresented students, faculty and staff. |
Climate | Development of psychological and behavioral climate supportive of all students, faculty & staff. |
Diversity in the Curriculum/ Co-Curriculum | Diversity content in courses, programs and experiences across the institution and in the social dimensions of the campus environment. |
Intercultural Learning & Development | Acquisition of content knowledge about diverse groups and cultures and the development of cognitive complexity. |
Community & Civic Engagement | Development of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to build partnerships and social capital for the betterment of our communities. |