统一的庆祝活动

博天堂官方's annual 统一的庆祝活动 is usually held the last week of February or first week of March, as a capstone event to Black History Month. This exciting event brings together folks who work to promote diversity and social justice. The celebration traditionally features readings from 博天堂官方’s Poetry Club, food from the Culinary 艺术 Program and 主题演讲.  Campus individuals and local organizations or businesses whose work establishes unity and inclusivity on our campus and in the surrounding community are recognized with the following awards:

  • Analee Fuentes Unity Award
    Presented to one 博天堂官方 student and one employee for their contributions to diversity and social justice on campus.
  • Gary Westford-Robin Havenick 社区 Connection Award Presented to an individual, organization or business whose work with diversity, inclusion, social justice and equity contributes to the college and community.

History of 博天堂官方's 统一的庆祝活动, in reverse chronological order:

2023
Analee Fuentes Unity Award 赢家:
Vanessa Cervantes Hernandez, Tessoro Melendez (students)

2022 (link to Celebration recording)
Analee Fuentes Unity Award 赢家:
Kristen Nicolaisen Jennings (faculty)
Riley Coleman, Danae Fouts (students)
Gary Westford-Robin Havenick 社区 Connection Award 赢家:
拉丁人之家

2021
Analee Fuentes Unity Award 赢家:
Jan West(教员)
Christopher Byers, Alexis Castaneda-Perez, Nyssa Cronin, Cassie Cruze, Shonna Dempsey, Ruta Faifaise, Jessica N. Hampton, Katherine Hemlock, Amy Huskey, Carla Medel, Hannah Morelos, Katie Niemeyer, Wesley Sharps (students who contributed to Liz Pearce's OER HDFS 201的文本; Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens)
Gary Westford-Robin Havenick 社区 Connection Award 赢家:
Deb Powell, Executive Director, Love INC of Linn County

2020
Analee Fuentes Unity Award 赢家:
Arfa Aflatooni (faculty)
索尼娅·詹姆斯(工作人员)
艾瑞亚·史密斯(学生)
Gary Westford-Robin Havenick 社区 Connection Award 赢家:
Joan Jones, 社区 Services Consortium
Albany Public 图书馆
City of Albany IT Department

2019
Analee Fuentes Unity Award 赢家:
Jane Sandberg (faculty)
Patricia Simon (student)
Gary Westford-Robin Havenick 社区 Connection Award 赢家:
American Association of University Women, Albany Branch

2018
The retirement of Robin Havenick was celebrated with the addition of her name the following year to the Gary Westford 社区 Connection Award.
Analee Fuentes Unity Award 赢家:
Anne Magratten (faculty)
里德·戴维斯(工作人员)
Marta Nuñez and Raven Womack (student)
Gary Westford 社区 Connection Award 赢家:
博天堂官方 Academic Foundation
博天堂官方 Extended Learning Foundation

2017
安娜丽·富恩特斯奖 赢家:
Robin Havenick (faculty)
Victoria Fridley (staff)
Eric Slyter (student )
Gary Westford 社区 Connection Award 赢家:
丹尼斯 & Rod Bigner, owners of The Pix Theater

2016
Analee Fuentes Unity Award 赢家:
Chareane Wimbley-Gouveia (staff )
Chelsea Mick (student )
Gary Westford 社区 Connection Award 赢家:
OSU's International Student Advising Services (ISAS)

2015
Analee Fuentes Unity Award 赢家:
Dharma Mirza (student )
Mary Mayfield (faculty )
Kim Sullivan(工作人员)
Gary Westford 社区 Connection Award 赢家:
Dee Curwen, Director, Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center

2014
Celebrating the 2013 retirement of Gary Westford, an award in his name was established at this year's 统一的庆祝活动. This award is 提出了 to "an individual, organization or business whose work with diversity, inclusion, social justice and equity contributes to the college and community." No winners of the Gary Westford 社区 Connection Award were announced, but the individuals below won the Analee Fuentes Unity Award:
Jordan Hagle (student)
Christine Baker (staff)
Fred Stuewe, Dean Dowless (faculty)

2013
Though technically the 统一的庆祝活动 began in 2009, 通勤 billed this as the first annual, most likely because it was the year the Analee Fuentes Unity Award 是首次提出的. The event was again organized by Dana Emerson, Analee Fuentes, Robin Havenick, Gary Westford and Diversity Achievement Center Director Javier Cervantes. Analee Fuentes was 提出了 with a commemorative trophy, and the first recipients of her eponymous award were:
Margarita Casas (faculty)
Valerie Six(职员)
Jorge Canales, Eric Noll (student)

2012
Keynote speaker was Freedom Rider movement co-founder Dr. Robert Singleton, then economics professor at Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles
poster of 2012 unity celebration

2011
No information available.

2010
Attended by about 40 博天堂官方 employees, students and community members. 没有获奖 提出了.

2009
The first annual 统一的庆祝活动 grew out of the 2008 Black History Month celebration.  Though no awards were established this year, an active group of committed faculty ensured the success of this first event. With tremendous support from Division Dean Gary Ruppert, the group, led by former Communication Department Chair Dana Emerson, included Analee Fuentes, Robin Havenick and Gary Westford. This planning committee took the lead organizing the next several Unity events.