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Home | KBS News | KBS commitment to fostering an inclusive culture garners accolade from MSU

KBS commitment to fostering an inclusive culture garners accolade from MSU

04.30.23 KBS News

A tree-lined pathway leads to the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Academic Building.W.K. Kellogg Biological Station’s dedication to making diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice central to KBS culture has earned an Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion unit award from Michigan State University.

The award focuses on the work of the KBS Culture and Inclusion Committee, or CIC, and its 2022 membership:

  • Nameer Baker, co-chair and academic specialist
  • Kyle Jaynes, co-chair and graduate student
  • Andy Fogiel, operations and safety coordinator
  • Mir Zaman Hussain, postdoctoral research associate
  • Sarah Roy, KBS DEI advocate
  • Elizabeth Schultheis, academic specialist
  • Jamie Smith, academic staff
  • Christine Sprunger, faculty

Among the examples of KBS’s contributions to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion were the formation of the CIC, a focus on diverse hiring and recruitment practices, creation of a DEI advocate position, and the development of programming aimed at creating a culture of inclusion.

A ceremony to honor all recipients in the individual, team, and unit categories was held in East Lansing on Monday, Feb. 13.

Read the full list of awardees.
Watch the video spot on KBS aired during the award ceremony.

Tags: accolades, diversity and inclusion

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