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Please join us for DIRECTO’s 2nd Annual Community-Wide Symposium on Diversity & Inclusion in Research & Teaching, and Book Club! The symposium will take place on Friday, September 27th, 2019, and the book club will occur the following four Fridays, to “continue the conversation.” These events are free of charge for all attendees thanks to the generous sponsorship of the FSU’s President’s Council on Diversity and Inclusion, The Office of the Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, The Division of Student Affairs, The Graduate School, the College of Business, and The Congress of Graduate Students (COGS).
Please see more details below, and register soon, as space is limited.
*Register for the Symposium here. (See below for symposium schedule)
*Register for the Book Club here. (See below for book club details)
Symposium goal
We hope this event will create a “safe-space” for individuals and groups within the FSU community (and beyond) to discuss issues surrounding diversity, inclusion, and equity. More importantly, we want attendees and participants to walk away from the event with tangible ways to incorporate diversity and inclusion in their research projects and teaching methods.
Date and Location
The symposium will take place on Friday, September 27, 2019, 9am-5pm, FSU Turnbull Conference Center.
Details
The Symposium Welcome will be given by President John Thrasher. Keynote speakers are Dr. Pamela McCauley, and Dr. James Frazier (see more information on DIRECTO’s website), and breakout and poster sessions will be facilitated by faculty, staff, students, and postdocs from FSU, TCC, FAMU, Valdosta State, and Auburn. In addition to the symposium, there will be an accompanying book group based on Transforming Understandings of Diversity in Higher Education: Demography, Democracy, and Discourse. This book will lend itself to discussion of how particular topics in diversity and inclusion (race, gender, disability/ability, etc.) can and should be best approached when we teach and present our research.
Book Club Information
This book club will provide an opportunity to "continue the conversations" started at the Symposium. Participants of the book club and symposium are welcome from all areas of the university: faculty, staff, undergraduate students, graduate students & alumni!
The first 25 people who sign up to attend all 4 book club meetings, AND the 2nd Annual Symposium on Diversity & Inclusion in Research & Teaching will receive a free copy of this book!
Register here
When: Fridays, 1-3 pm 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, & 11/1
Where: Room 3009 Honors, Scholars, & Fellows House
2nd Annual Symposium on Diversity & Inclusion in Research & Teaching
Preliminary Conference Agenda
Friday, September 27th, 2019
Augustus B. Turnbull III Florida State Conference Center - 9am-5pm
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08:30 – 08:55 AM
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Check in and Breakfast
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09:00 – 09:20 AM
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Welcome remarks from President Thrasher
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09:20 – 10:20 AM
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Keynote Address by Dr. Pamela McCauley with Q&A
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10:20 – 10:35 AM
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Break
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10:35 – 11:20 AM
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Breakout Sessions
- Self-Disclosure, Advocacy, and Adjustment: Creating Inclusive Spaces for Students with Diverse Abilities
Tyler Bruefach, Graduate Student, Social Sciences and Public Policy, FSU
J.R. Harding, Ph.D., Educational Leadership, FSU
James Howell, M.S., M.Phil., Counseling Psychology, FSU
- Using a Cross-Disciplinary Teaching Approach to Attenuate the Void: Building Educators and Researchers at a Historically Black College/University (HBCU)
Dr. Novell Tani, Assistant Professor of Psychology, FAMU College of Social Sciences, Arts, & Humanities
Dr. Cheron H. Davis, Assistant Professor of Reading Education, FAMU College of Education
- Association for Women in Mathematics Mentoring Network: Building Community and a Sense of Belonging in the Mathematical Sciences
Dr. Francesca Bernardi, Dean's Postdoctoral Scholar in Mathematics, FSU
Dr. Monica K. Hurdal, Professor of Mathematics, FSU
Dr. Aseel Farhat, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, FSU
Angie Davenport, PhD Candidate in Biomathematics, FSU
Julia Ream, PhD Candidate in Applied and Computational Mathematics, FSU
- Hierarchical Mentoring for Women in STEM: A Talking Circle
Dr. Amy KcKenna, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Faculty, FSU
Dr. M. Elizabeth Stroupe, Professor, Biological Sciences, FSU
Dr. Roxanne Hughes, Director for the Center for Integrating Research and Learning, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, FSU
Zeljka Popovic, Chemistry, Graduate Student, FSU
- LGBTQ & Education
Dr. A.J. Ramirez, Ed.D, Sociology, Faculty/Lecturer, Valdosta State University
Dr. Tracy Woodard, Dean of Communication and Humanities, Tallahassee Community College
- Share Your Stories
Mark Zeigler, Communication and Information, Faculty, FSU
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11:20 – 01:00 PM
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Lunch and Poster Session
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01:00 - 02:00 PM
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Student Panel
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02:00 - 02:15 PM
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Break
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02:15 - 03:00 PM
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Breakout Sessions
- PURPOSE: Partners United for Research Pathways Oriented to Social Justice in Education
Alysia Roehrig, PhD, PURPOSE PI/Director; FAMU DRS Freedom Schools co-Director of Research; Associate Professor, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems; FSU
Peggy Auman, PhD., PURPOSE co-PI; Professor, Department of Elementary Education; FAMU
Cheron Davis, PhD, PURPOSE Faculty Mentor; FAMU DRS Freedom Schools co-Director of Research; Assistant Professor, Department of Elementary Education; FAMU
Erik Rawls, PURPOSE Program Coordinator; Graduate Student, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems; FSU
Tamara Bertrand Jones, Ph.D., PURPOSE co-PI; Associate Professor of Higher Education; Associate Director, Center for Postsecondary Success Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; FSU
Novell E. Tani, Ph.D., PURPOSE Faculty Mentor; Assistant Professor of Psychology; FAMU
Jeannine Turner, PhD, PURPOSE co-PI; Associate Professor, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, FSU
Arie Christon, PURPOSE Fellow; Graduate student, Department of Psychology (Community Psychology); FAMU
James Hernandez, past PURPOSE Fellow; PURPOSE Peer Mentor; Graduate Student, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems; FSU
Madelyn McClarey, PURPOSE Fellow; Graduate student, Department of History and Political Science (Master of Applied Social Science); FAMU
Makana Craig, PURPOSE Peer Mentor; Graduate Student, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems; FSU
Cheyeon Ha, PURPOSE Peer Mentor; Graduate Student, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems; FSU
Mariana Talpau Joos, Graduate Student, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems; FSU
Julieth Diaz, PURPOSE Peer Mentor; Graduate Student, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems; FSU
Shawna Durtschi, PURPOSE Peer Mentor; Graduate Student, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems; FSU
Michael Mesa, PURPOSE Peer Mentor; Graduate Student, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems; FSU
- Sex, Gender, and Sexuality: Creating Inclusive Classrooms
Kelly Grove, Florida Department of Health, Staff, FSU
- Moving from Comfort Zone to Learning Edge: White People Talking About Race
Joséphine A. Garibaldi, Dance, Faculty, FSU
Tiffany Rhynard, Dance, Faculty, FSU
Hannah Schwadron, Dance, Faculty, FSU
- WEIRD and Not So Weird – Exploring the overrepresentation of the Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic in Research and Teaching
Morgan Higman, PhD Candidate, Public Administration & Policy, FSU
Schanell Mathis, PhD Student, Public Administration & Policy, FSU
Kewei "Corey" Xu, PhD Candidate, Public Administration & Policy, FSU
- Walking the Tightrope of Intersecting Identities: Experiences in the Classroom, Conducting Research, and Abroad
Arria Hauldin, Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate, FSU
- The Experiences of International Graduate Students at FSU
Dr. Maria Mendoza, Faculty, English for Academic Purposes Program, FSU
Dr. Jennifer Grill, Faculty, English for Academic Purposes Program, FSU
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03:00 - 03:15 PM
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Break
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03:15 – 04:00 PM
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Keynote Address by Dean Frazier with Q&A
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04:00 - 04:10 PM
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Closing Remarks
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04:10 - 05:00 PM
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Reception
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