Eight faculty members have received awards from the Implementation of Multicultural Perspectives and Approaches in Research and Teaching program at the University of Colorado at Boulder for 2001, according to Ofelia Miramontes, associate vice chancellor of diversity and equity.
The goal of the IMPART program is to further develop a campus environment that supports and encourages gender, ethnic and cultural diversity in approaches to scholarly work and teaching.
Awards of up to $4,000 are given annually to faculty or academic units to support research, scholars and colloquia having an academic and multiethnic or multicultural theme, or for expansion of the undergraduate curriculum in the area of ethnic and gender diversity. Funding for junior faculty to initiate their own research and scholarly programs that focus on IMPART issues is also a high priority for IMPART.
The 2001 recipients are Maria Franquiz, assistant professor, School of Education; Andy Cowell, assistant professor, department of French and Italian; Richard Kraft, professor, School of Education and director of the Ethnic Living and Learning Clusters and the Chancellor's Leadership Residential Academic Program; Onye Ozuzu, assistant professor, department of theatre and dance; Patricia Raybon, associate professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication; David Rood, professor, linguistics department; Lynn Staeheli, associate professor, geography department; and Martha Viehmann, instructor, Sewall Residential Academic Program.
A request for proposals for IMPART awards are announced each fall and spring semesters. A faculty committee screens the applications and recommends the awardees. For more information contact the Office of Diversity and Equity by sending an e-mail to Sharon.Vieyra@colorado.edu or call (303) 735-1332.