When: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Where: Husky Union Building (HUB) West Ballroom, UW Seattle

The Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity is currently soliciting applications for the 2010 Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series.  All University of Washington faculty members are eligible for nomination.  The lecture is scheduled for Wednesday, April 21, 2010 and carries an honorarium of $1500. 

Named in the honor of the late Dr. Kelly, this annual lecture recognizes his vision of equity in society and contributes to our knowledge of diversity and its dimensions: race, ethnicity, class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, nation and nationhood, disability, and age.  Dr. Kelly who founded the Office of Minority Affairs in 1970 and served as its first Vice President, created a vision of how the University could and should meet its obligation to students regardless of color or economic status.  He spearheaded new models of admissions, counseling, and academic support that have been emulated across the nations. 

Nomination Criteria
In choosing the UW faculty member to deliver the 2010 Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture, the selection committee will look for evidence in three aspects in their research:

• Nominee’s research contributes substantially to new knowledge about diversity and social justice locally, nationally or internationally
• Nominee’s research alters the way we think about diversity or the way fields or disciplines approach diversity
• Nominee’s research encourages dialogue, promotes reflection, and inspires action.

Nomination Procedures
Nominations of UW faculty for the lecture may be submitted by anyone at the University or in the community.  The nomination must include the following:

• One letter of nomination addressing the criteria above
• A supporting letter from the nominee’s chair or director
• The nominee’s curriculum vitae.

Submit nominations by February 12, 2010 to:
Stephanie Miller, Assistant Vice President for Community and Public Relations
Office of the Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity
Box 352835 320 Mary Gates Hall
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195 Email: symiller@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206 685-2557

Past Lecturers

2009

Dr. Biren (Ratnesh) Nagda
School of Social Work
Embracing Difference, Engendering Justice:
From the Courthouse to the Classroom to the Community Center

 

2008

Dr. Joy Williamson
College of Education
Black Students, Campus Activism, and the Reform of Higher Education: History and Legacy.

2007

Dr. Karina Walters
School of Social Work
From Dis-placement to Dis-Ease: Embodiment and Expression of Historical Trauma among Indigenous Women.

2006

Dr. Devon G. Pena
Department of Anthropology/American Ethnic Studies
Place, Identity and Social Justice in the City; The Story of an Indigenous Diaspora.

2005 Inaugural Lecture

Dr. Quintard Taylor
Department of History
From Civil Rights to Black Power in the West: The Movement in Seattle, 1960-1970