{"id":9145,"date":"2011-04-01T02:23:18","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T02:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/?p=9145"},"modified":"2011-04-01T02:23:18","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T02:23:18","slug":"newsletter-2011-spring-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/2011\/04\/01\/newsletter-2011-spring-10\/","title":{"rendered":"13th Annual Diversity Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"chunk\">\n<h1>Annual Diversity Awards<\/h1>\n<h3>Paul Hastings \u201984 Honored at URI\u2019s 13th Annual Diversity Awards<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/paul.png\" rel=\"lightbox[9145]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"179\" height=\"257\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9146\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/paul.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/paul.png 179w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/paul-104x150.png 104w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/paul-56x80.png 56w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAs president and chief executive officer of California-based OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Paul Hastings has helped improve the lives of people around the world through his work in the biotechnology industry.<br \/>\nAs the first member of the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender community to receive the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Diversity Award for Lifetime Achievement, Hastings is hoping to change the culture on campus.<br \/>\n\u201cIt was a surprise, a pleasant surprise,\u201d Hastings said. \u201cIn my career, I have been on the receiving end of recognition for a few things, but I have never been recognized with my sexuality being the reason.\u201d<br \/>\nThe nomination for the honor came from URI President David M. Dooley, who met Hastings during a trip to San Francisco last summer. The two hit it off through a mutual interest in molecular biology and discussed the science field at length before Dooley turned the conversation more personal in nature.<br \/>\n\u201cIn the middle of the conversation, he turned and said, \u2018I understand you are interested in other types of issues on campus, and that you have a rich and diverse background.\u2019\u201d<br \/>\nUnderstanding what Dooley was asking, Hastings confirmed that he was gay, and that he was interested in helping with any issues on campus. URI did have some issues, Dooley explained. He told Hastings about some unfortunate incidences on campus that targeted members of the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender community. Several of these incidents led to a peaceful, eight-day sit-in by the GLBT community at the Carothers Library on the Kingston campus.<br \/>\nHastings is an active supporter of StartOut, a California-based, non-profit organization that fosters leadership and economic empowerment among LGBT entrepreneurs, and combats discrimination against the LGBT community in the business world. A champion for underrepresented groups, he also runs a summer camp called Youth Rally (www.rally4youth.org) for youths with bladder or bowel dysfunction.\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chunk\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>Newsletter Article &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/newsletters\/spring2011\/\">Spring 2011 Edition<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Diversity Awards Paul Hastings \u201984 Honored at URI\u2019s 13th Annual Diversity Awards As president and chief executive officer of California-based OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Paul Hastings has helped improve the lives of people around the world through his work in the biotechnology industry. 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