Dr. Vicki Hawsey Karolewics receives 2016 INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine Giving Back Award Dr. Vicki Hawsey Karolewics, President of Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Ala., has been named as a recipient of the 2016 Giving Back Award fromINSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Giving Back Award honorspresidents and chancellors of colleges and universities who go above and beyond their everyday leadership duties and "give back" to their campuses and communities. Dr. Karolewics will be featured, along with 26 other recipients, in the April 2016 Leadership Support and Giving Back issue of INSIGHT Into Diversitymagazine. Giving Back Award recipients were nominated by a colleague and selected by INSIGHT Into Diversity based on their outstanding demonstration of social responsibility, a commitment to charitable services, and involvement with students, faculty, and staff to serve underrepresented populations. Each honoree is recognized for his or her passion, dedication, and philanthropic achievements. "First as the mother of a child who is "differently abled", and throughout my 30 year career as an educator and now as president of an institution that serves a diverse student body of all abilities and backgrounds, ensuring that as a college we always act with compassion and sensitivity, treating each person as an individual, meeting each student where they are on their educational journey, and helping them to achieve their goals, has, and always will, remain central to my work," said Dr. Karolewics.
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March is National Women's History Month The theme for National Women's History Month for 2016 is "Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government." The month of March is set aside to honor the women who have shaped America's history and its future through their public service and government leadership. The National Women's History Project will recognize more than a dozen women who embody that theme. "Although often overlooked and undervalued, collectively they have dramatically influenced our public policy and the building of viable institutions and organizations. From championing basic human rights to ensuring access and equal opportunity for all Americans, they have led the way in establishing a stronger and more democratic country," according the NWHP website. "Each of these public leaders succeeded against great odds. The diversity of their experiences demonstrates both the challenges and the opportunities women in public service have faced. Their ability to use the art of collaboration to create inclusive solutions and non-partisan policies, as well as their skill and determination, serve to inspire future generations. The tenacity of each Honoree underlines the fact that women from all cultural backgrounds in all levels of public service and government are essential in the continuing work of forming a more perfect union."
Celebrating Irish-American Heritage Month President Barack Obama proclaimed March as Irish-American Heritage Month, celebrating the "generations of Irishmen and women who have helped shave the idea of America, overing coming hardship and strife through strength and sacrifice, faith and family. With an undying belief that tomorrow always yields a brighter day, Irish Americans symbolize the perpetual optimism that defines our country, and they have long embodied the truth at the heart of our promise - that no matter who you are or where you came from in American, you can make it if you try."
President's Proclamation
Visit Australia with Wallace State Wallace State Community College's Travel Abroad program is planning a group trip to Australia this summer. The trip will leave on July 1 and return on July 12, and is open to anyone wishing to travel. The tour will includes stops in Auckland, Rotorua, Sydney and Cairns. An optional two-day extension to Honolulu is also available. Contact Kristen Holmes at 256.352.8118 or kristen.holmes@wallacestate.edu to learn more about this exciting, once-in-a-lifetime trip to Australia. Those under 30 receive a discount rate. Payment plans are available.
Visit Australia
Exhibit features images of Australia
Photographs by Australian photographer Anatole Zurrer are currently on display in the Exhibit Hall of the Burrow Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, presented by The Evelyn Burrow Museum. The Evelyn Burrow Museum
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