Sexual &amp; Gender Diversity Office / en Faculty, staff, librarians recognized with True Blue Awards /celebrates/faculty-staff-librarians-recognized-true-blue-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Faculty, staff, librarians recognized with True Blue Awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-10-13T18:08:27-04:00" title="Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 18:08" class="datetime">Wed, 10/13/2021 - 18:08</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/true-blue-award" hreflang="en">True Blue Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">°µÍřTV Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hart-house" hreflang="en">Hart House</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-libraries" hreflang="en">°µÍřTV Libraries</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/new-college" hreflang="en">New College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sexual-gender-diversity-office" hreflang="en">Sexual &amp; Gender Diversity Office</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/true-blue.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(L-R): Aneta Kwak, Tee Duke and Warren Bathie</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Nearly 800 faculty members, staff and librarians from across the University of Toronto <a href="https://people.utoronto.ca/award/true-blue-award/">recognized their colleagues with True Blue citations</a> in the first quarter of the fiscal year – for their outstanding contributions to service, leadership, innovation, citizenship, collaboration and commitment to equity.</p> <p>In all, <a href="https://people.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/True-Blue-Award-Winners-Group-13-May-2021-July-2021.pdf">59 people received a True Blue award</a> from May through July. Winners included:</p> <ul> <li>New College librarian <b>Aneta Kwak</b>, nominated by <b>Kevin Edmonds</b> on behalf of the Caribbean studies program for her support of the 2021 Diaspora Voices conference</li> <li><b>Tee Duke</b>, assistant director of Indigenous initiatives at °µÍřTV Mississauga, nominated by <b>Allison Burgess </b>of the Sexual &amp; Gender Diversity Office for supporting the °µÍřTV Pride concert</li> <li><b>Warren Bathie</b>, fitness, strength and conditioning associate, nominated by Hart House Warden <strong>John Monahan</strong>&nbsp;for his inspiring leadership</li> </ul> <p>“°µÍřTV is one of the world’s best universities – and it is the work of our faculty, librarians and staff that make this possible,” said Chief Human Resources Officer <b>Erin Jackson</b>. “It’s important we recognize these contributions as part of our day-to-day practice. Expressing gratitude for our colleagues’ work is an integral part of fostering a culture of appreciation and it makes °µÍřTV an excellent place to work.</p> <p>“I want to congratulate all of our True Blue Award winners and invite all of our faculty, librarians and staff to use True Blue to recognize their colleagues.”</p> <h3><a href="https://people.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/True-Blue-Award-Winners-Group-13-May-2021-July-2021.pdf">See the complete list of monthly winners</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:08:27 +0000 lanthierj 170827 at