Symposium on Diversity and Inclusion in Research and Teaching, and Book Club!
This message has been approved by Dr. Sally McRorie, Provost and Executive Vice President, for distribution to all students, faculty, staff, and post doctorals.
Join us for a university-wide Symposium on Diversity and Inclusion in Research and Teaching, and book club! The symposium will take place on Friday, October 5th, 2018, and the book club will occur the following four Fridays, to “continue the conversation.” These events were selected by the FSU’s President’s Council on Diversity and Inclusion as a recipient of the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Mini-Grant Awards. Members of the Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE) and the Fellows Society joined together to create DIRECTO, the Diversity & Inclusion in Research and Teaching Organization to organize these initiatives. Each event aims to have an impact on a significant portion of the campus community and will be open to all students, faculty, alumni, and staff. Please register soon, as space is limited.
Visit our webpage for updates: https://gradschool.fsu.edu/directo-inaugural-symposium-diversity-and-inclusion-research-and-teaching.
Symposium Goal
We hope this event will create a “safe-space” for individuals and groups within the FSU community 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 October 5, 2018 in the Honors, Scholars and Fellows House (HSF).
Details
The symposium is organized in two parts. The first begins at 9am with a plenary session with keynote speakers. The second is in the afternoon and will feature a series of breakout sessions, 45 minutes in length, focusing on specific concerns relating to issues of diversity, inclusion, equity, accessibility, etc. in teaching and research. In addition to the symposium, there will be an accompanying book group based on The Art of Effective Facilitation: Reflections From Social Justice Educators, by Lisa M. Landreman (Editor) 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.
Schedule*
8:30 – 8:55 AM Check-in and Continental Breakfast
8:55 – 9:00 AM Dr. Sally McRorie, Welcome remarks
9:00 – 9:40 AM Dr. Keisha John, Director of Diversity Programs at the University of Virginia
9:40 – 10:20 AM Dr. Roxanne Hughes, Director of Center for Integrating Research and Learning at the MagLab
10:20 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:20 AM Student Panel - Reflections on diversity and inclusion in learning on campus
11:20 – 12:00 PM Dr. Michael Bakan, Professor of Ethnomusicology at FSU
12:00 – 2:00 PM Lunch Break (on your own)
2:00 – 4:30 PM Breakout sessions (there will be four sessions held concurrently in 2nd & 3rd floor classrooms during each of the three session times –check for updates on session titles coming soon! https://gradschool.fsu.edu/directo-inaugural-symposium-diversity-and-inclusion-research-and-teaching.
Session 1 – Understanding Identities (2:00 – 2:45 PM)
Session 2 – Theorizing Solutions (2:55 – 3:40 PM)
Session 3 – Applications: Case Studies and Examples (3:50 – 4:35 PM)
Closing remarks and reception – Following breakout sessions until 5:30 PM (to be held in the Nancy H. Marcus Great Hall, 4th floor, Honors, Scholars and Fellows House)
*Presentations will be facilitated by undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, and administration from a variety of disciplines across campus.
Register for the symposium by clicking here! Seating is limited, so register soon!