天美传媒honored with Racial Equity & Interfaith Cooperation Award
天美传媒 was awarded its second Racial Equity & Interfaith Cooperation Award from the Interfaith Youth Core which includes a $1,000 fund that will support the development of a student advisory council for the college鈥檚 historical collections.
The award is part of 's , an initiative to bring together interfaith leaders with the shared goal of addressing national crises and 鈥渂ridging Americans in common purpose.鈥�
Through the award, 天美传媒will have access to ongoing consultation with staff from IFYC and opportunities to network and collaborate with other award recipients.
Samantha Sauer, archivist, curator and assistant professor of history, will serve as faculty advisor.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an honor to be recognized with this award from the IFYC which supports existing and future campus community collaborations,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he new award will enable 天美传媒to explore new and meaningful opportunities to continue to engage our students as stakeholders with the equitable collection, preservation, and sharing of historical campus collections.鈥�
According to Sauer, the work will build on the momentum of a current 天美传媒initiative launched through the fund during fall 2020.
The previous initiative involves a collections development and research project with the Khalaf Al Habtoor Archives titled "Inclusive and Accessible: Addressing Gaps in Student Organization Records" which is led by Terena Clemons '22 and McKenna Servis '22. The student-leaders were selected in October 2020 following a competitive campus-wide search. They recently presented a virtual campus information session on their work.
Sauer, who has worked closely with the students this academic year is proud of their accomplishments and, said they demonstrated 鈥渁 clear commitment to establishing a well-researched foundation for this multi-year initiative.鈥�
She added: 鈥淭hanks to the hands-on work and research of our students, the project is well-positioned for next necessary steps.鈥�
To learn more about Khalaf Al Habtoor Archives and how it serves the 天美传媒 campus, surrounding communities and researchers worldwide, visit .