Dean A Finalist For Inclusion Award

Jul. 03, 2019

Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at media@byum.net, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033

Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at meubanks@byum.net, 256-606-2033 or 256-765-4392 FLORENCE, AL - Dr. Carmen Burkhalter, the outgoing Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Alabama, was named a Finalist for an Inclusive Leader Award. Burkhalter因创建米切尔-韦斯特社会包容中心而获得联合国发展办公室的提名. "I have been in higher education a long time, and I believe education brings harmony," Burkhalter said on the nomination and being named a finalist. "The more that people know about each other, and the more experiences that students have in higher education, the better prepared they are to be contributing members of our citizenry within our democracy. 该中心发出的信息是，所有学生都有发言权，讨论在我们的民主制度下，成为有贡献的公民成员的重要性." “包容性领袖奖”旨在表彰那些发展和支持包容性组织和实践的人，这些人是“全球意识”创新网络的一部分，该网络由致力于创造有能力的包容性领导者组成, diverse talent pipeline across industries and sectors, nationally and globally. Leaders are nominated across a variety of categories, including higher education, health and wellness, technology, and banking and finance. About The University of North Alabama The University of North Alabama is an accredited, 综合性区域性州立大学，通过文理学院提供本科和研究生学位课程, Business, Education and Human Sciences, and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professionals. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. UNA Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of the NCAA Division I's ASUN Big South Conference. K8彩乐园是一所机会均等的大学，在录取政策上不存在种族歧视, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: 08n9.byum.net and 08n9.byum.net/unaworks/