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2021 The Dynamic Womxn of UCI Awards is sponsored by the Womxn's Hub. A center on campus under the unit of Student Life & Leadership and the Division of Student Affairs.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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About the Womxn's Hub
2021 Planning Committee
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About the Dynamic Womxn of UCI Awards
Academic Achievement Award
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Ally Award
Outstanding Social Justice Activist Award
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Dynamic Womxn of the Year Award
Tamara Austin Legacy Award
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About the W-Hub Planning Committee About DWA Categories Academic Achievement Awardees Nominees Ally Awardees Nominees Outstanding Social Justice Activists Nominees Dynamic Womxn of the Year Nominees Legacy Awardees Nominees
About the Womxn's Hub THE WOMXN’S HUB AT UC IRVINE ADVANCES GENDER EQUITY BY RAISING COMMUNITY CONSCIOUSNESS, FOSTERING PERSONAL GROWTH, IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES, AND INCREASING ACCESS TO RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS. THE CENTER FOCUSES ON WOMXNSPECIFIC NEEDS AND IDEAS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. THE SPACE IS OPEN AND AFFIRMING TO ALL WHO BELIEVE IN THE STRENGTH OF WOMXN, WOMXNIDENTIFIED PERSONS, AND ALL ALLIES
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2021 Dynamic Womxn of UCI Awards Planning Committee ANGIE KEAM CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS & VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS ERICA TURLEY-DEVILLA ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN AT UCI KATHY DONG STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVES PAULINA RAYGOZA STUDENT OUTREACH AND RETENTION CENTER SHARON STEAD MIDDLE EARTH HOUSING SYDNEY TORRES WOMXN'S HUB
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Dynamic Womxn of UCI Awards THE DYNAMIC WOMXN OF UCI AWARDS EVENT CELEBRATES AND HONORS THE INCREDIBLE WOMXN WHO ARE LEADERS AND ROLE MODELS ACTIVELY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND CELEBRATION FOCUSES ON THE WOMXN WHO INSPIRE US TO TAKE ACTION AND TO FIGHT FOR CAUSES WE BELIEVE IN. NOW IN ITS 8TH YEAR, THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW IN SIZE, SCALE, AND IMPACT. THERE WAS OVER 75 NOMINATIONS THIS YEAR IN FIVE AWARD CATEGORIES.
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Categories ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ALLY
OUTSTANDING SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST
DYNAMIC WOMXN OF THE YEAR
TAMARA AUSTIN LEGACY AWARD
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Academic Achievement Award THIS AWARD HONORS MEMBER(S) OF THE UCI COMMUNITY (FACULTY, STAFF, GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED ACADEMIC RESEARCH/THEORY THAT ADVANCES KNOWLEDGE, NARRATIVES AND/OR PEDAGOGY THAT ELEVATE WOMXN'S AND BIWOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, WOMXN OF COLOR) ISSUES IN THEIR FIELD.
AWARDEES SOPHIA METCALF GRADUATE STUDENT OLIVIA LONGHETTO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT JANIELLE VIDAL GRADUATE STUDENT
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JANIELLE VIDAL
OLIVIA LONGHETTO
SOPHIA METCALF
Developmental Cell & Biology
Public Health
Fine Arts - Acting
PhD Graduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Masters Graduate Student
“She has repeatedly been called on to do extra-curricular racial bias training as one of a handful of Black PhDs in UCI's Medical School. Her work has contributed to several substantial changes at UCI's Medical School,”
“Her educational, research, and career focus is on communitybased approaches to ameliorating the proliferation of diseases with an emphasis on impacts to women in the workplace and the potential positive effects of solutions”
“ Sophia has been a teaching assistant for many courses and has never failed to create a safe and collaborative space while making sure to institute approachable mechanisms for feedback.”
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT NOMINATIONS
Jessica Millward History Department Staff
Callie Nichols Undergraduate Student
Ally Award THIS AWARD HONORS MEMBER(S) WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO CREATING A SPACE TO ADVANCE WOMXN IN HIGHER EDUCATION BY BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS FOR ADVANCING WOMXN'S VOICE, ROLE, AND PRESENCE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE UCI CAMPUS. EXAMPLES CAN INCLUDE BIWOC STUDY SPACES, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRAD STUDENTS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/TRAINING/MENTORSHIP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMXN, ETC.
AWARDEES KARISSA SORENSON & PATRICK DEL ROSARIO STAFF
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KARISSA SORENSON & PATRICK DEL ROSARIO Social Sciences Academic Research Center (SSARC) Staff
“These are two individuals that work exceptionally well together and across UCI in a collaborative format to create a space to advance womxn in their workplaces and in higher education by promoting our voices and our programming to entities at different levels of the UCI campus and beyond.”
“ They are the vibrant heart of our dynamic programming and we are incredibly grateful to have them work alongside us.”
ALLY AWARD NOMINATIONS
Luke Smith Mathematics Department Faculty
Janet Perez-Molina Student Success Initiatives Staff
Outstanding Social Justice Activist Award THIS AWARD HONORS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO WORKING ON ANTI-SEXIST ENDEAVORS AND WHO HAVE DRAWN CONNECTIONS BETWEEN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES TO END MULTIPLE FORMS OF OPPRESSION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ABLEISM, HETEROSEXISM, RACISM, CLASSISM, XENOPHOBIA, AND AGEISM.
AWARDEES TRACE YULIE STAFF THERESA TANENBAUM FACULTY ELISSA COBIAN GRADUATE STUDENT
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TRACE YULIE LARC Director Staff
“Trace Yulie actively advocates for underrepresented students and ensures that they have the resources they need to succeed. While this definitely includes female students, she has also made a direct impact on firstgeneration students, lowincome students, undocumented students, and other diverse student populations."
THERESA TANENBAUM
ELISSA COBIAN
Informatics Department
Master of Public Policy (MPP)
Faculty
Graduate Student
“Dr. Tanenbaum’s work in anti-sexist inclusion is not just that she does so much of it (quantity) nor that she does it so well (quality) but also that she does it with massive impact.”
“ Ms. Cobian worked tirelessly to promote CalFresh, a federallyfunded nutrition assistance program that provides financial resources to people experiencing food insecurity, as a way to combat malnourishment and poverty.”
OUTSTANDING SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD NOMINATIONS
Jenny Fan
Judy Wu
Raven Stewart
School of Social Sciences
Asian American Studies
Cross Cultural Center
Staff
Faculty
Staff
Reema Saad Undergraduate Student
Sophia Caruso Undergraduate Student
Tolu Ekisola Graduate Student
Upasana Mustafi Undergraduate Student
Dynamic Womxn of the Year Award THIS AWARD HONORS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO THE PERSONAL GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF WOMXN, THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, PUBLIC OR VOLUNTEER SERVICE, ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR EXPECTED RESPONSIBILITIES. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES AN INDIVIDUAL'S SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE UCI COMMUNITY THAT MAY OFTEN GO UNNOTICED. AWARDEES ANGELA CHEN STAFF CANDICE TAYLOR-LUCAS FACULTY REBECCA HUYNH UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT HERSCHELL VALENOVA DAYAG GRADUATE STUDENT PAGE 16 DYNAMIC WOMXN OF UCI AWARDS | 2021
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ANGELA CHEN
REBECCA HUYNH
Dream Center Director
Biological Sciences
Staff
Undergraduate Student
“Dr. Angela Chen has been hard at work creating community and space for some of our most disenfranchised and marginalized students. As an alumna and former staff member, Angela took her experience from UCI into her work in other campuses and came back with even more knowledge and expertise in undocumented student advocacy and support. "
CANDICE TAYLOR-LUCAS
“Despite all of her numerous commitments, Rebecca devotes herself 110% in everything she does, while managing high academics. I am grateful and inspired by everything she has done, and so are many others who have been touched by Rebecca's kind heart, passion and determination. "
HERSCHELL VALENOVA DAYAG
School of Medicine
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Faculty
Graduate Student
“She built a community of support that witnessed thousands of medical professionals participate in teach ins and demonstrations for health equity and justice while training her students to be exemplary in their compassion and skills."
“ Herschell’s engagement in community service illustrates her promise to learn more about her diverse community’s health needs and better the quality of patient-provider communication. Herschell takes to heart that every act of goodwill done today, is an act of preventative care for tomorrow."
DYNAMIC WOMXN OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS
Jennifer Aaron Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning Staff
Jennifer Bell
Megan Belmonte
Undergraduate Student
Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) Staff
Jacqueline Castaneda Division of Finance & Administration Staff
Elleni Conley Graduate Student
Thi Duong Undergraduate Student
Kaosoluchi Enendu Graduate Student
Callan Garber Undergraduate Student
Leora Ghadoushi Graduate Student
DYNAMIC WOMXN OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS
Maria Guillen-Cortez Undergraduate Student
Elizabeth Hafen Undergraduate Student
Amy Huynh Undergraduate Student
Anna Kim Undergraduate Student
Aly Koba Undergraduate Student
Marina Hara Mantos Sorority & Fraternity Life Staff
Stephanie McEwan Psychological Science Faculty
Sophia Metcalf Graduate Student
Vanessa O'Brien Computer Science Staff
DYNAMIC WOMXN OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS
Ellen O'Bryant School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Staff
Kyhm Penfil Campus Counsel
Janet Perez-Molina Student Success Initiatives Staff
Magdalen (Magda) Ramirez Undergraduate Student
Nalya Rodriguez Graduate Student
Reema Saad Undergraduate Student
Amy Shine Gradaute Student
Dorota SkowronskaKrawczyk Ophthalmology Faculty
Arizsia Staton Graduate Student
DYNAMIC WOMXN OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS
Anna Tutlughyan Undergraduate Student
Caitlyn Yang Undergraduate Student
Michelle Mallari Undergraduate Student
Olivia Longhetto Undergraduate Student
Tonie Zhu Paul Merage School of Business Staff
Tamara Austin Legacy Award THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES ONE MEMBER OF THE UCI COMMUNITY WHOSE IMPACT CREATES A LEGACY THAT WILL BE KNOWN AND FELT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. HONORING TAMARA AUSTIN, THE WOMXN'S HUB INAUGURAL DIRECTOR, THIS AWARD CELEBRATES AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS EXEMPLIFIED LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY FOR WOMXN ON CAMPUS. NOMINEES SHOULD DEMONSTRATE DEDICATION TO EQUITY ON OUR CAMPUS AND HAVE BEEN APART OF THE UCI COMMUNITY FOR A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS.
AWARDEES KRYSTAL TRIBBETT STAFF JUDY WU FACULTY
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KRYSTAL TRIBBETT
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JUDY WU Asian American Studies
Curator, Orange County
& Director, UCI
Regional History
Humanities Center
Staff
Faculty
“Dr. Tribbett has been a force for documenting the lives of unsung heroes, amplifying the voices of retired and elder university women, documenting women environmentalists, and organizing with women leaders in the Black and Asian American communities.”
“She has led in making the campus values about being a first generation engine and a minority serving institution real for working class and impoverished communities in Orange County. Her work and advocacy for First Generation Students and her work with Stop AAPI hate has achieved national recognition.”
TAMARA AUSTIN LEGACY AWARD NOMINATIONS Adriana Briscoe School of Biological Sciences Faculty
Valentina MonteroRomán English Department Faculty
Miryha Gould Runnerstrom Program in Public Health Faculty
Thank you for taking the time to celebrate the dynamic womxn at UC Irvine. Follow @whubuci on social media to continue to celebrate throughout week nine!