Symposium Schedule
11:00 AM - Registration
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Breakout Session I
-Devan Donaldson "The Role of Schools and Departments in Making Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Dream a Reality"
-GEO "Organizing for Justice"
-United Coalition for Racial Justice (UCRJ) "The Meaning of the Mandate"
12:30 PM - Lunch
1:00 PM to 2:45 pm - Faculty Panel: Diversity and Social Justice in Academia (League Ballroom)
2:45 PM to 3:45 PM Breakout Session II
-Lloyd Shelton "Students with Disabilities and our Allies"
-Black Student Psychological Association "History and Accomplishments of BSPA"
-TransForm "The Importance of Trans* Inclusivity"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Keynote Address: Dr. James Duderstadt (League Ballroom)
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM - Reception (Heavy Hors D'oeuvres)
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Townhall Meeting (Ballroom)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Breakout Session I
-Devan Donaldson "The Role of Schools and Departments in Making Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Dream a Reality"
-GEO "Organizing for Justice"
-United Coalition for Racial Justice (UCRJ) "The Meaning of the Mandate"
12:30 PM - Lunch
1:00 PM to 2:45 pm - Faculty Panel: Diversity and Social Justice in Academia (League Ballroom)
2:45 PM to 3:45 PM Breakout Session II
-Lloyd Shelton "Students with Disabilities and our Allies"
-Black Student Psychological Association "History and Accomplishments of BSPA"
-TransForm "The Importance of Trans* Inclusivity"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Keynote Address: Dr. James Duderstadt (League Ballroom)
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM - Reception (Heavy Hors D'oeuvres)
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Townhall Meeting (Ballroom)
Symposium at a Glance
Breakout Sessions
Many student organizations and student researchers across campus are engaging issues of diversity and social justice. We hope to highlight this impactful work and strengthen our community by building relationships among these organizations. During the breakout sessions students and student organizations will address practical solutions the University can utilize to improve climate. Join the conversation.
Faculty Panel on Diversity and Social Justice in Academia: Implications for Research, Practice, and Departmental Climate
Faculty will discuss their perspectives on issues related to diversity and social justice in research, the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students, and related challenges successes with engaging with these issues. Will close with audience discussion and Q&A.
Alford A. Young, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Sociology, Department Chair
Ana Catalina Ormsby, Associate Director of UROP, Lecturer in the School of Social Work
Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, Professor in the Department of American Culture, Romance Languages and Literatures & Women's Studies, Director of Latino/a Studies Program
Sarah Fenstermaker, Director, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies [waiting confirmation]
Robert Sellers, Charles D. Moody Collegiate Professor of Psychology, Department Chair
Keynote
James Duderstadt, U-M President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering
Town Hall
Townhall will provide a safe space for students to share and discuss the obstacles they face as students of color at U of M. This opportunity will allow students to use their voices to inform SCOR and the University how to effectively develop structural changes to address the needs of underrepresented students.
Many student organizations and student researchers across campus are engaging issues of diversity and social justice. We hope to highlight this impactful work and strengthen our community by building relationships among these organizations. During the breakout sessions students and student organizations will address practical solutions the University can utilize to improve climate. Join the conversation.
Faculty Panel on Diversity and Social Justice in Academia: Implications for Research, Practice, and Departmental Climate
Faculty will discuss their perspectives on issues related to diversity and social justice in research, the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students, and related challenges successes with engaging with these issues. Will close with audience discussion and Q&A.
Alford A. Young, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Sociology, Department Chair
Ana Catalina Ormsby, Associate Director of UROP, Lecturer in the School of Social Work
Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, Professor in the Department of American Culture, Romance Languages and Literatures & Women's Studies, Director of Latino/a Studies Program
Sarah Fenstermaker, Director, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies [waiting confirmation]
Robert Sellers, Charles D. Moody Collegiate Professor of Psychology, Department Chair
Keynote
James Duderstadt, U-M President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering
Town Hall
Townhall will provide a safe space for students to share and discuss the obstacles they face as students of color at U of M. This opportunity will allow students to use their voices to inform SCOR and the University how to effectively develop structural changes to address the needs of underrepresented students.