The UCI Cross Cultural Center and Gender Education Initiative recently recognized four UCI women for their commitment to equality, advocacy and justice for women and gender education. Those honored included:

• Jeanett Castellanos (pictured), Social Sciences Academic Resource Center director, recipient of the UCI Faculty of the Year award
• Shacole Hamlett, senior social science major, recipient of the Woman of Color of the Year award
• Danielle (Djae) Borja, junior international studies major, recipient of the Student of the Year award
• Brittany Betancourt, recent UCI graduate (English) and current academic counselor for undecided/undeclared majors, recipient of the Staff of the Year award

The recipients were selected from among a pool of UCI women nominated by their peers. Learn more at http://www.ccc.uci.edu/gei/index.