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Social Justice Awards is an event held annually by the office of Diversity & Social Justice Education within Student Affairs to honor and celebrate the work and dedication of our community members seeking to create a more inclusive and equitable campus. Please save the date and join us this spring at the Illini Union!

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Awards Ceremony

The 13th Annual Social Justice Awards Ceremony will be held:

  • Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
  • Time: 4:30 - 6:30 PM
  • Location: Illini Union Room C, 1401 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801
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Nominations

You may nominate yourself or others in any of the award categories. Nominations for individuals, groups, and programs are welcome in every category.

The nomination form will close on Monday, February 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM CST.

Nominate yourself or someone else!

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You may nominate yourself or others in any of the following categories. Nominations for individuals, groups, and programs are welcome in every category.

Student Awards:

  • Bridge Builder Award
    • The Bridge Builder award recognizes students who have taken purposeful action to cultivate relationships that cut across lines of conflict.
  • Collaboration Award
    • The Collaboration award recognizes students, RSOs, and student-run programs where collaboration between distinct groups work together to realize common goals.
  • Peer Educator Award
    • The Peer Educator award recognizes students who exhibit excellence in their role as facilitators for peer-led workshops and trainings. Nominated student must be serving in a peer educator role on campus.
  • Research & Advocacy Award
    • The Research & Advocacy award recognizes students for their leadership and contribution to creating a more equitable campus through research and/or advocacy.
  • Community Impact Award
    • The Community Impact award recognizes students and programs that have left a positive and lasting impact on our campus or in the greater community.

Additional Award Categories:

  • Outstanding Staff or Faculty Member
    • This award recognizes staff and faculty on campus who have demonstrated their commitment to dismantling systems of oppression and creating a more equitable campus.
  • Outstanding Program or Project
    • This award recognizes student-, staff-, or faculty-led programming that has created opportunities for critical self-reflection, intersectional solidarity, dialogue, and/or action.

Check out our full 2024 Awards Program here: