The UW Colleges and UW-Extension were awarded the 2009 Ann Lydecker Educational Diversity Award for their participation in the Multicultural Awareness Program.
The State Council on Affirmative Action and the Office of Employment Relations awarded the UW Colleges and UW-Extension based on their progress in retaining a diverse student body and promoting programs fostering diversity.
According to David Wilson, chancellor of UW-Extension and the UW Colleges, the award honors multiple areas of diversity building, such as the award-winning Broadcasting and Media Innovations program of UW-Extension, which creates programs for diverse cultural audiences.
""[It] is truly an honor for our institutions and is a great testimony to how we live our strategic priority of diversity,"" he said.
Teri Venker, UW-Extension executive director of university relations, said the award comes from state funds and is awarded competitively.
The award will be presented to the UW Colleges and UW-Extension in November at the state Capitol.
