The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Latinos (CCSL) Recognition Awards for Faculty, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student, and Staff (Academic Professional and Civil Service)
The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Latinos (CCSL) established the CCSL Recognition Awards to acknowledge service to the Latinx community. In order to be eligible, nominees must identify as Latina/o/x and as members of the UIC community, be actively involved with Latinx issues and/or service at UIC, and be role models or mentors to members of the Latinx community. Up to five awards will be awarded annually to a faculty member, an academic professional, a civil service employee, a graduate student, and an undergraduate student.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Service to the Latinx community
- Must identify as Latina/o/x and member of UIC community
- People actively involved with Latinx issues and/or service at UIC are eligible for the award.
- People who are role models and/or mentors for the Latinx community
Application:
Past Recipients:
2022
Academic Professional Awardee: Anya H. Cruz
Civil Service Awardee: Jocelyn Munguía Chávez
Faculty Awardee: Liza María Suárez, PhD
Graduate Student Awardee: Michelle Annette Jaldin
Undergraduate Student Awardee: Omar Limias Villa
2021
Academic Professional: Maria Caceres
Civil Service: Lily Diego-Johnson
Faculty: Dr. Aixa Alfonso
Graduate Student: Nilmarie Ayala-Fontanez
Undergraduate Student: Victoria Soliz
2020
Academic Professional: Dr. Mitzi Ramos, Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services Program
Civil Service: Marta Ayala, Latin American, and Latino Studies Department
Faculty: Dr. Evelyn Figueroa, Professor of Clinical Family Medicine; Program Director, UIC
Family Medicine Residency; Director, Pilsen Social Health Initiative; Director, Pilsen Food Pantry
Graduate Student: Rosa De La Torre, College of Medicine
Undergraduate Student: Erick Vaquero, College of Engineering
2019
Academic Professional: Erika Chavez, Director of Marketing and Communications, College of Applied Health Sciences
Civil Service: Osvaldo Villalpando, Library Specialist, University Library
Faculty: Dr. Yamile Molina, Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health
Graduate Student: Joanna Maravilla, College of Education
Undergraduate Student: Brenda Lopez, Liberal Arts & Sciences
2018
Academic Professional: Theresa Christenson, Graduate College
Civil Service: Rita Corona, Building Services
Faculty: Dr. Nilda Flores-González, Professor of Sociology
Graduate Student: Judith Rocha, Jane Addams School of Social Work
Undergraduate Student: Mariel Rancel, Liberal Arts & Sciences