Press Release

PRESS RELEASE
June 3, 2013

Central Michigan University Receives CUPA-HR’s Inclusion Cultivates Excellence Award

Central Michigan University (CMU) has received the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) 2013 Inclusion Cultivates Excellence Award. This award recognizes and celebrates institutional initiatives and programs that have made a significant impact with respect to inclusive and equitable workplace practices, particularly those that have brought about cultural change throughout the organization. CMU received the award for its Excellence Through Inclusion initiative. Thanks to the generous support of The Chronicle of Higher Education, CUPA-HR is pleased to offer a $5,000 contribution to CMU’s endowment.

CMU’s Excellence Through Inclusion initiative, launched in 2007 as a collaborative effort of several university offices and departments, is a comprehensive, multiyear, multiphased diversity campaign and training program. Using a variety of multimedia approaches (reader’s theatre, posters, live vignettes, workshops, speakers’ series, video), the Excellence Through Inclusion campaign brought real-life scenarios and incidents happening at CMU to the forefront in order to build awareness of issues of diversity at the institution, increase the cultural competence of the campus community, equip staff and faculty with the skills needed to recognize innapropriate behavior and speak up on behalf of respect and inclusion, and spark dialogue and create a better understanding of the importance of diversity and inclusion at CMU.

About CUPA-HR

CUPA-HR is higher ed HR. We serve higher education by providing the knowledge, resources, advocacy and connections to achieve organizational and workforce excellence. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, and serving more than 1,900 member organizations and more than 16,000 HR professionals around the country and abroad, the association offers learning and professional development programs, higher education salary and benefits data, extensive online resources and just-in-time regulatory and legislative information. Our membership includes 91 percent of all U.S. doctoral institutions, 77 percent of all master’s institutions, 57 percent of all bachelor’s institutions and 600 community colleges and specialized institutions. We also partner with other higher education and HR management associations to advocate on legislative and compliance issues that impact the higher ed workplace. www.cupahr.org

CUPA-HR’s annual Higher Education Human Resource Awards honor excellence in higher education human resources and recognize service and commitment to CUPA-HR and innovation in the profession.