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As part of the UniversityӰԭs celebration of WomenӰԭs History Month, the Charger community came together to recognize nearly 300 woman-identifying students, faculty, and staff who were nominated as Ӱԭphenomenal womenӰԭ by their classmates, colleagues, and friends.
March 30, 2023
Abby Murphy Ӱԭ24 is among the many Ӱԭphenomenal womenӰԭ who are part of the University community. She recently received an award recognizing her many contributions, saying it was a meaningful honor that also helped create an opportunity for her to connect with other Ӱԭphenomenal womenӰԭ on campus.
Murphy, a business management major, was awarded her certificate of appreciation at an event that brought together faculty, staff, and students to celebrate their achievements and the important qualities they bring to the University community. It was a celebration that Murphy was excited to be a part of.
ӰԭIt was awesome to be recognized,Ӱԭ she said. ӰԭOne of the people who nominated me is a great friend who is also a phenomenal woman. ItӰԭs great to be in a room of phenomenal women like this. Wherever you are, you never know who is watching, and itӰԭs important to be an example for others.Ӱԭ
MurphyӰԭs award was one of nearly 300 nominations that came in after the University community was asked to recognize inspirational, empowering, and supportive faculty, staff, and students who identify as women. It was, says Ashley Dunn, a member of the WomenӰԭs History Month Planning Committee, the most nominations theyӰԭve received in the six-year history of the phenomenal women awards.
ӰԭThe consistent words from students, faculty, and staff were ӰԭdedicationӰԭ and Ӱԭkindness,ӰԭӰԭ said Dunn, Ӱԭdirector of Title IX/VAWA compliance. ӰԭIt was exciting to see the number of nominations grow.ӰԭӰԭӰԭӰԭ
The event enabled nominees to celebrate together while networking. Each nomineeӰԭs name was displayed on a screen in the Alumni Lounge, as well as why they were nominated. Cora Cogill Ӱԭ23, president, helped organize the event. She says the goal was to make the event as inclusive as possible, and she was grateful to have been a part of it.
ӰԭItӰԭs amazing to see how many phenomenal women we have on campus,Ӱԭ said Cogill, a business management major. ӰԭThese women are students, faculty, and staff, and they create a campus community we can all live and grow in. It was eye-opening and inspiring to see so many nominations come in.Ӱԭ
The event, which was part of the UniversityӰԭs celebration of WomenӰԭs History Month, enabled Chargers to reflect on their achievements and contributions to the University community. For Mary Lippa Ӱԭ23, this yearӰԭs award was not her first, and she was very much moved by the recognition.
ӰԭItӰԭs really impactful to me to be recognized and to be around others who have been as well,Ӱԭ said Lippa, a psychology major. ӰԭItӰԭs important to recognize women who have impacted and changed the University.Ӱԭ
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