Beloved Community Awards

The Beloved Community Awards recognized individuals (students, faculty, or staff) or groups throughout the university who exemplify the aims of our beloved community, one in which all members are working together and are heard, respected and valued.

Recipients of the 2022 Beloved Community Award were:

• Jimmy Camacho, Rutgers–Newark
• Tue Ho, Rutgers–Camden
• Natalie Moore-Bembry, Rutgers–New Brunswick
• Sarah Shobut, Rutgers–Newark
• Christina Strasburger, Rutgers–Newark
• James West, Rutgers–New Brunswick
• Institute For Families Youth and Community Development Team, Rutgers–New Brunswick
• Rutgers Health Service Corps & Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences VAX Corps, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

Nominators submitted letters of supporting detailing how recipients advanced these aims in their everyday actions, such as:

• Engaged in frequent acts of kindness toward all, particularly those who may be “invisible” within the Rutgers community; made others feel seen, heard, and valued;
• Addressed issues of equity in the workplace and/or community;
• Fostered and facilitated effective and meaningful dialogues across difference; made exemplary efforts to bring together divergent points of view;
• Made a difference in the lives of the residents of the cities and towns where Rutgers resides, bridged equity gaps and served the most vulnerable populations;
• Rejected racism, bigotry and prejudice; embraced compassion and inclusion;
• Embodied an all-inclusive spirit, recognized and treated others as unique individuals.