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DEI&B Awards |
Call for Entries
ACEC-CT is looking for firms who want to showcase their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging efforts! Submissions will be judged by members of the ACEC-CT Board and DEI&B Committee who will not be submitting applications. Former applicants are welcome to submit their programs/efforts.
Judges will evaluate each response on a point scale. Points will be based on several factors including:
Submission Deadline is May 1, 2024
Please send your submission to [email protected]
Please be sure to receive a confirmation.
Each submission must include a choice of the top three (3) out of the seven (7) DEI &B focus areas listed below. Submissions are judged on the relativity of the submission to the focus areas.
Please complete all data accurately.
Choose the TOP THREE (3) of the seven (7) DEI&B focus areas your submission will showcase.
Submissions are judged on the relativity of the submission to the focus areas.
Submissions must be articulated without photos.
The submission must be supplied in a Word document limited to three (3) pages 8.5" x 11"; side margins; single-spaced text; 12 pt. font size.
One PPT slide with photos and two (2) additional documents can be submitted.
This is a total of three (3) supporting documents plus up to a three (3) page essay.
The ACEC-CT firm winning the DEI&B Award will be announced at the awards ceremony held during the Annual Meeting.
ACEC-CT is looking for firms who want to showcase their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging efforts! Submissions will be judged by members of the ACEC-CT Board and DEI&B Committee who will not be submitting applications. Former applicants are welcome to submit their programs/efforts.
Judges will evaluate each response on a point scale. Points will be based on several factors including:
- Quantifiable depth of benefits
- Impact and change in behaviors
- Quantify impact and changes to business performance
- Level of engagement within the organization, etc.
Submission Deadline is May 1, 2024
Please send your submission to [email protected]
Please be sure to receive a confirmation.
Each submission must include a choice of the top three (3) out of the seven (7) DEI &B focus areas listed below. Submissions are judged on the relativity of the submission to the focus areas.
- Formal Program Development: Outline your company’s current DEI&B program. Provide examples of how the program has impacted your organization and describe challenges you have addressed.
- Recruiting Strategies: Describe your company’s current strategies to attract diverse talent. Generally summarize the results of your efforts.
- Training Initiatives: Provide examples of training opportunities your company is currently implementing to educate personnel about DEI&B and what effects this has had on your company’s DEI&B efforts.
- Workforce Diversity: Demonstrate your company’s strategy and progression in improving workforce diversity for staff holding senior leadership positions.
- Promotion and Pay Equity: Describe your company’s current process for ensuring that promotions OR compensation are impartial.
- Business Diversity: Outline your current process to improve diversity among your business partners (i.e., subconsultants, subcontractors, vendors, etc.).
- Community Outreach: Provide examples of community outreach your company currently participates in that support your DEI&B initiatives.
Please complete all data accurately.
Choose the TOP THREE (3) of the seven (7) DEI&B focus areas your submission will showcase.
Submissions are judged on the relativity of the submission to the focus areas.
Submissions must be articulated without photos.
The submission must be supplied in a Word document limited to three (3) pages 8.5" x 11"; side margins; single-spaced text; 12 pt. font size.
One PPT slide with photos and two (2) additional documents can be submitted.
This is a total of three (3) supporting documents plus up to a three (3) page essay.
The ACEC-CT firm winning the DEI&B Award will be announced at the awards ceremony held during the Annual Meeting.