Each year, as part of Commencement and end-of-year celebrations, the Multicultural Resource Center hosts its Cultural Recognition Ceremony. The event celebrates and recognizes the accomplishments of the multicultural community at Binghamton University and honors graduating students. It includes performances by student organizations and award recognitions for organizations, students, faculty and staff who went above and beyond to empower cultural community members.
Award Nominations
The CRC planning committee invites students, faculty and staff to nominate individuals for numerous recognition awards for this year's CRC celebration.
Rising Student Award
This award goes to a first-, second-, or third-year student who is part of the cultural community and committed to engagement and interest in leadership positions.
Outstanding Senior Award
This award goes to a senior who is part of the cultural community and has consistently committed to leadership, advocacy and promoting solidarity. This student displayed significant campus involvement and leadership in areas such as, but not limited to, the Multicultural Resource Center, student government, Residential Life, and/or being an Executive Board member of any cultural organization.
Campus Community Leadership Award
This award goes to two undergraduate or graduate students with outstanding campus leadership. It recognizes students actively engaged with the cultural community, working for the betterment of others while exhibiting excellence in co-curricular activities such as the arts, music or athletics.
Excellence in Perserverance Award
This award recognizes an undergraduate or graduate student in campus opportunity programs supporting underrepresented students, such as EOP, TRIO, SSS, CSTEP, LSAMP, Upward Bound, and McNair. The student should demonstrate leadership within their program, contribute positively to their broader community, and advocate for other underserved communities.
Distinguished Diversity Service Award
Given to a faculty or staff member who promotes initiatives centered on inclusion. These initiatives may involve efforts to support recruiting and retaining diverse faculty and students, teaching or research that expands and embraces our understanding of inclusiveness, cultural programming or related initiatives, community outreach activities, or other possibilities that enhance diversity and inclusion.