Judd Harbin (Student Affairs Strategic Planning & Assessment) presented with Rohan Thakkar (Campus Labs in Buffalo, New York) and Abbygail Langham (Auburn University) at the 101st annual meeting of NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, which took place in Los Angeles. Their session was titled "Building a Culture of…

Claytee White (Libraries) and Kevin Wright (Student Diversity and Social Justice) served as panelists at The Hate U Give movie screening, the last event for Black History Month. They both spoke about racial tension, civil rights issues, and current and historical struggles for racial justice.

Judd Harbin (Student Affairs Strategic Planning and Assessment) presented as a panelist on a webinar with Nicole Long (University of Delaware), Ciji Anne Heiser (Western Michigan University), and Joe Levy (National Louis University) last month. This webinar, "Assessment Myths: Shattering Misconceptions," addressed common myths…

Romeo Jackson (Student Diversity and Social Justice), Elizabeth Macdowell (Law), Emily Troshynski (Criminal Justice), and marriage and family therapist Jane Heenan facilitated a Social Justice Conversation on the topic "Gender Diversity and the Law."

Jennifer Gray (Student Affairs) presented as a panelist at the Airport Experience Conference, which took place at Caesars Palace this month. Her session focused on non-traditional connections and engagement and loyalty in the higher education space.     

Micajah Daniels (Public Health) is the first recipient of the Audre Lorde Student Leadership Award, which was given out at the first Inaugural Black Carpet, the main event for Black History Month. This event was hosted by student diversity and social justice to celebrate Black Excellence, Black Love, and Black Joy. Audre Lorde was a black writer,…

Kevin Wright and Kayla Tanaid (both Student Diversity and Social Justice) published an article in the 40th edition of The Vermont Connection Student Affairs Journal.  The topic was "The Intersection between Chickering's Theory and Generation Z Student of Color Activism."  This year's theme for the journal is (Re)building,…

Claytee White (Libraries) received special recognition by having an award named in her honor at the first Inaugural Black Carpet, the main event for Black History Month. This event was hosted by Student Diversity and Social Justice to celebrate Black Excellence, Black Love, and Black Joy. The Claytee White Community Advocate Award …

Kevin Wright and Zainub Cementwala (both Student Diversity and Social Justice) served as panelists during a webinar that was co-sponsored by the Coalition for Multicultural Affairs and the Coalition for (Dis)Ability under the American College Personnel Association.  The topic was "Finding Community: Narratives of Disability and Race."

Mary Whitehead (Student Diversity and Social Justice) and Eli Williams (Service Learning and Leadership) hosted a leadership lunch on the topic of Black Womxn and Leadership.

Alfonse Anderson (Music) was the first recipient of the Dr. Bert Babero Sr. Faculty/Staff Award, which was given out at the first Inaugural Black Carpet, the main event for Black History Month. This event was hosted by Student Diversity and Social Justice to celebrate Black Excellence, Black Love, and Black Joy. Babero, an…

The African Student Association was the first recipient of the Blackprint Award, which was given out at the first Inaugural Black Carpet, the main event for Black History Month. This event was hosted by Student Diversity and Social Justice to celebrate Black Excellence, Black Love, and Black Joy.  This award is designed to recognize a…