2023 Dynamic Womxn Awards Program

May 26th, 2023 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Student Center, Pacific Ballrooms The UCI Dynamic Womxn Awards is sponsored by the UCI Womxn’s Center for Success, a center under the unit of Student Life & Leadership and the Division of Student Affairs

TABLE OF CONTENTS 0 3 About the Womxn's Center 0 4 2023 Planning Committee 0 5 Program 0 8 Academic Achievement Award 1 0 Ally Award 11

Outstanding Social Justice Award

1 3 Committee Spotlight Award 1 4 Tamara Austin Legacy Award 1 5 Dynamic Womxn of the Year Award

ABOUT THE WOMXN'S CENTER FOR SUCCESS THE WOMXN’S CENTER FOR SUCCESS AT UC IRVINE ADVANCES GENDER EQUITY

BY RAISING CONSCIOUSNESS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE CONCEPTS, FOSTERING PERSONAL GROWTH, BUILDING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, ENCOURAGING IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASING ACCESS TO RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT HOLISTIC WELLNESS.

2023 UC Irvine Dynamic Womxn Awards Planning Committee

PHEATHER HARRIS CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (CAMP)

JASMINE AMBRIZ OFFICE OF CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS

SHRUTI GHUNDU WOMXN'S CENTER FOR SUCCESS

ASTRUD REED OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

KATHY DONG OFFICE OF CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS

PAULINA RAYGOZA STUDENT OUTREACH AND RETENTION CENTER

REHANA MORITA HER CAMPUS

SYDNEY TORRES WOMXN'S CENTER FOR SUCCESS

UC Irvine Dynamic Womxn Awards Program PERFORMANCE: LAS COLIBRI WELCOME HERSTORY: A DECADE OF DYNAMIC WOMXN COMMITTEE THANKS STUDENT ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE: BALLET FOLKLORICO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ALLY AWARD OUTSTANDING SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST AWARD STUDENT ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE: CLAIR DE LUNE BIRTHDAY CAKE COMMITTEE SPOTLIGHT AWARD TAMARA AUSTIN LEGACY AWARD DYNAMIC WOMXN OF THE YEAR AWARD CLOSING

A DECADE OF DYNAMIC WOMXN THE UCI DYNAMIC WOMXN AWARDS CELEBRATES AND HONORS THE INCREDIBLE WOMXN AND ALLIES WHO ARE LEADERS AND ROLE MODELS IN OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY MAKING A DIFFERENCE. THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND ANNUAL CELEBRATION THAT FOCUSES ON LEADERS WHO INSPIRE US TO TAKE ACTION AND TO ADVOCATE FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN. CELEBRATING OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY, THE AWARDS CONTINUE TO GROW IN SIZE, SCALE AND IMPACT EVERY YEAR. WE RECEIVED OVER 113 NOMINATIONS IN THE SIX CATEGORIES THIS YEAR. TO CELEBRATE A DECADE OF DYNAMIC WOMXN, PAST AWARDEES WILL BE WEARING SPECIAL CORSAGES AT THE EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF THIS PROGRAM ON CAMPUS.

CATEGORIES

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ALLY OUTSTANDING SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST COMMITTEE SPOTLIGHT TAMARA AUSTIN LEGACY DYNAMIC WOMXN OF THE YEAR

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD THIS AWARD HONORS MEMBER(S) OF THE UCI COMMUNITY (FACULTY, GRADUATE, AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS) WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED ACADEMIC RESEARCH/THEORY THAT ADVANCES KNOWLEDGE, NARRATIVES AND/OR PEDAGOGY THAT ELEVATE THE WOMXN’S AND BIWOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, WOMXN OF COLOR) ISSUES IN THEIR FIELD.

Awardees

Chloe Low

Kristine Molina

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT NOMINATIONS SABRINA STRINGS CALLIN O'CONNOR EMMA GORE RAISA MUNIR JULISSA GUTIERREZ KRISTEN MONROE YANNING SHEN BRIDGET COOKS EFI FOUFOULA-GEORGIOU

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 GRADUATE STUDENTS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES/TRAINING/MENTORSHIPS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMXN, ETC.

Awardee

Nominations BELINDA CAMPOS ANGELA RU CHEN MATTHEW FREEDMAN AISHIK GHOSH

Davin Phoenix ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

ELLIE MENDOZA

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

Kayla Atkinson

Dr. Mahtab Jafari

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF PHARMACY & PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES; SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENTS OF PYSCHOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

DIRECTOR, UCI CENTER FOR HEALTHSPAN SCIENCES

Meredith Ehrenberg

Dr. Kristin Turney

INFORMATION ARCHITECT

DEAN'S PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY

OFFICE OF VICE CHANCELLOR, DATA & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

OUTSTANDING SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST NOMINATIONS CHASIA JEFFRIES JINGYI (LAURA) LI KAYLA NUNES FRANCES DIAZ CASSANDRA BEUCHERIE JADE DUNAWAY CINDY EL JAMRAH HASTI SOUTEHKASHAN ELLIE MENDOZA

COMMITTEE SPOTLIGHT AWARD OFTENTIMES IN THE REVIEW OF THE AWARD NOMINATIONS, THERE IS AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS WITHIN A CATEGORY AND WITHIN ONE AFFILIATION (STAFF/FACULTY/STUDENT). THE COMMITTEE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT A SPOTLIGHT AWARD TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE AN INDIVIDUAL IN AN AWARD CATEGORY AND AFFILIATION THAT HAS EQUALLY COMPELLING NARRATIVES AND EXPERIENCES FOR SELECTION OR A TIE IN RUBRIC SCORES.

Awardee

Tonie Zhu ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, EMPLOYER RELATIONS PAUL MERAGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

TAMARA AUSTIN LEGACY AWARD THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES AN INDIVIDUAL STAFF MEMBER 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 A STAFF MEMBER WHO HAS EXEMPLIFIED LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY FOR WOMXN ON CAMPUS. NOMINEES SHOULD BE A CURRENT UCI STAFF MEMBER AND DEMONSTRATE DEDICATION TO EQUITY ON OUR CAMPUS AND HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE UCI COMMUNITY FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS.

Awardee

Nominations ANDREA MORA

Jennifer Lane DIRECTOR OF COMPUTING SCHOOL OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY

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, THAT IS ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR EXPECTED RESPONSIBILITIES. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES AN INDIVIDUAL’S SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE UCI COMMUNITY THAT MAY OFTEN GO UNNOTICED.

Awardees

Sarah Loranger

Karma Rose Zavita

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

GRADUATE STUDENT

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY, LAW & SOCIETY; SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY, LAW & SOCIETY; SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Dr. Laura Enriquez

Dr. Alie Male

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CHICANO/LATINO STUDIES

POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR & ASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTIST

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR LIBERATION, ANTIRACISM, & BELONGING (C-LAB)

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN BEHAVIOR, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

DYNAMIC WOMXN OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS BELINDA CAMPOS CHRISTINE KING DR. TAYLORIA ADAMS GEMMA ESPEJO IRENE MESSOLORAS JENNIFER WONG-MA KATHERINE THOMPSON-PEER KRISTINE MOLINA MARITZA SALAZAR CAMPO RUDO MUDIWA SYLVIA NAM ALISSON ROWLAND AMANDEEP KAUR CHASIA JEFFRIES JESSICA CAI KALANI PHILLIPS KHAWLA MUSTAFA LAKSHMI VIBHU NARKE MAYA SILVERMAN NORA BRADFORD YUXIU WU AMY RICKS ANDREA MORA ANAMARINA HERNANDEZ-LAGUNAS ANANYA DEVARAJAN ELLIE MENDOZA JAESYN KNICKERBOCKER JENELLE MONGE KAYLA ATKINSON KIMBERLY MORAN KYLEE JOELLE OCAMPO KYRA LOPEZ LIZETT MELANIE ARROYO MACKENZIE OSTROWSKI MICHELLE THAI NATALYA MURO PHOEBE REITER PRISCILLA MARTINEZ SOFIA MEDINA SYDNEY SCHAPANSKY ASHLEY CHERI BRIGETTE LAO CEVADNE LEE FRANCES DIAZ JENNIFER WILKENS JOSEFINA AVILA ROBIN MICHAELS STACEY ROSE ALISA MASAMITSU

THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO CELEBRATE THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UCI IRVINE DYNAMIC WOMXN AWARDS. FOLLOW @WOMXNCENTERUCI ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR!