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Alanis Honored with NASPA Award for Excellence

Jennifer Alanis, assistant vice president for student affairs and Title IX coordinator, was presented with the Doris Michiko Ching Award for Excellence as a Student Affairs Professional for her outstanding work at 无忧视频.

鈥淚 am so honored to have been selected for this because this is my passion,鈥� Alanis says. The award is reserved for those who have outstanding commitment to the student affairs profession, develop programs that address the needs of students and create campus environments that promote student learning and development.

鈥淭o have my peers, colleagues and some of my former students, submit me for this award was really grounding,鈥� Alanis says. 鈥淕rowing up, there weren鈥檛 a lot of people who spoke like me, who looked like me, who had similar experiences as me so it鈥檚 my drive to always be my authentic self when I鈥檓 doing my work because I want the students to be able to see that and feel like they can achieve their goals, too.鈥� As a first-generation Mexican American, Alanis understands how continuing to create an inclusive and equitable campus for students, especially those who come from historically excluded communities, helps them succeed.

At Harvey Mudd, Alanis has helped create shared learning experiences, equitable policies and collaborative relationships with the goal of promoting diverse dialogue and providing educational opportunities to students. 鈥淲e cannot accomplish what we鈥檙e doing for students if we do not have those collaborative relationships and diverse dialogue,鈥� Alanis says. 鈥淔or me, it鈥檚 really important to be able to look at policy, procedures and programming through an equity-minded lens because our end goal is to make sure that our students make it to the finish line and secure those positions to move them up to their next step.鈥� HMC鈥檚 Division of Student Affairs is responsible for residential life, student activities, career services, health and wellness, institutional diversity and community engagement. Alanis will be honored at the 2023 NASPA Annual Conference in April. 鈥淏y receiving this award, it shows me that I鈥檓 doing what I was meant to do,” says Alanis.