BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In recognition of its efforts to promote inclusion and provide career opportunities for underrepresented students, the Indiana University Bloomington Kelley School of Business has received the 2024 Inspiring Programs in Business Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.
The Inspiring Programs in Business Award honors colleges and universities that encourage and assist students from underrepresented groups to enter the field of business. The Kelley School will be featured, along with 27 other award recipients, in the magazine’s April 2024 issue.
Insight Into Diversity magazine is known for its annual Insight Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, the only award that recognizes colleges and universities for outstanding diversity and inclusion efforts across their campuses.
IU Bloomington and IU Indianapolis have received the HEED Award several times, including in 2023.
Inspiring Programs in Business Award winners were selected based on efforts to inspire and encourage a new generation of young people to consider careers in business through mentoring, teaching, research, and successful programs and initiatives.
Award spotlights the National Diversity Case Competition
Specifically, the Kelley School was honored for its efforts to establish and present the National Diversity Case Competition, which annually attracts some of the best and most diverse talent in undergraduate education from more than 30 colleges and universities nationwide to IU Bloomington each January.
“At the Kelley School, we are constantly striving for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in business, which also is highly valued by the companies who hire our students and who invest in our programs,” said Ash Soni, the school’s dean and The Sungkyunkwan Professor. “Over the years, we’ve helped create groundbreaking initiatives and innovative programing designed to fulfill that mission.
“This recognition for the National Diversity Case Competition is nearly as important as the appreciation we hear from students at Kelley and from around the country who say they benefited from our efforts to contribute to a broader understanding of diverse cultures and experiences in the global business world,” Soni added.