AASCU Honors Eight Member Institutions With 2024 Excellence & Innovation Awards
WASHINGTON, –The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) congratulates eight member institutions chosen to receive the 2024 AASCU Excellence & Innovation (E&I) Awards. These winners have implemented model programs and initiatives on their campuses in the areas of teacher education; diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership; international education; leadership development and diversity; Stewards of Place; student success and college completion; sustainability and sustainable development; and civic learning and community engagement.
The following are this year’s E&I Awards recipients:
- Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award: San José State University (CA) – Diversifying the Teacher Pipeline
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Award: San Diego State University (CA) – Center for Inclusive Excellence
- International Education Award: Prairie View A&M University (TX) – Comprehensive Campus Internationalization: Broadening Global Opportunities and Building Academic Leaders (B-Global) at Prairie View A&M University
- Leadership Development and Diversity Award: Western Carolina University (NC) – Senior Leadership Fellows Program
- Stewards of Place Award: University of Wisconsin-Stout – UW-Stout’s Cooperative Education & Internship Program
- Student Success and College Completion Award: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA– Cal Poly Scholars
- Sustainability and Sustainable Development Award: Central Washington University – Central Washington University – Climate Change Action Plan
- We the People Award: Excellence in Civic Learning and Community Engagement: California State University, Los Angeles – Prison Graduation Initiative
AASCU’s E&I Awards provide winning state colleges and universities with the unique opportunity to share their encouraging success stories during the AASCU 2024 Annual Conference in Puerto Rico this November.
“We proudly congratulate the winners of this year’s E&I Awards for their exemplary and inspiring contributions to higher education,” said Charles L. Welch, AASCU’s president and CEO. “These members created outstanding programs and initiatives that have yielded results other institutions can aspire to achieve, while centering equity and student success in diverse communities. AASCU celebrates the ingenuity, hard work, and dedication of these exceptional state colleges and universities.”
E&I Award recipients receive an engraved sculpture or a monetary contribution to a chosen campus initiative, such as an on-campus food pantry or scholarship fund.
