Thank you for your interest in the 2021 Diversity Symposium! It's time to build your Symposium schedule. Please register for individual sessions below based on your interest and availability.

Individual session registration is required for all Symposium events and Zoom links are provided upon registration.

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The Symposium will be held October 25–29, 2021.

Monday, October 25 Sessions

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9:00–10:30am Sessions

Assistance Animals: Defining, Differentiating, and Exploring the Service Dog/Handler Relationship (Zoom meeting)

Aspirations and Challenges of International STEM Scientists in the US (Zoom meeting)

11:00am–12:00pm Yavilah McCoy Keynote

Presented in partnership with the Presidential Task Force for Jewish Inclusion and the Prevention of Antisemitism (Zoom webinar)

12:15–1:45pm Sessions

What Allies need to Know about Settler Colonialism: Disrupting Micro-Aggressions Directed at Indigenous Peoples (Zoom meeting)

A Discussion on the Current Assault on Critical Race Theory (Zoom meeting)

2:00–3:30pm Sessions

“Sissies,” “Cake-eaters,” and Effeminacy: Facing Anxieties about Gender and Sex at CSU Before 1925 (Zoom meeting)

Supporting CSU Students who are Undocumented - From Campus to Post COVID to Career (Zoom meeting)

Tuesday, October 26 Sessions

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9:00–10:30am Sessions

Social Justice Equity in the Secondary School Classroom: Practicing Intersectional Literacy (Zoom meeting)

A Book Club Isn’t Enough: Engaging Colleagues in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Predominantly White Institutions (Zoom meeting)

11:00am–12:00pm Get to know Dr. Kauline Cipriani, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence (Zoom webinar)

12:00–1:30pm Sessions

Seeing the Unseen: Exploring Aspects of Blindness, Identity, Culture, and Experience (Zoom meeting)

From Creation to Collaboration: Departmental Undergraduate Peer Mentoring Programs (Zoom meeting)

2:00–3:30pm Sessions

Tools for Furthering Equity and Inclusion in Community Engagement (Zoom meeting)

Creating Equitable and Decolonized Campus Spaces (Zoom meeting)

Wednesday, October 27 Sessions

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9:00–10:30am Sessions

Latinx Student Experience at CSU (Zoom meeting)

Calladita Te Vez Mas Bonita: Xicanx Religious and Consciousness Development (Zoom meeting)

12:00–1:30pm CSU Inspire (Zoom webinar)

Melissa Burt | Why OUR Voices Matter in the Climate Crisis

Kari Dockendorff | Expanding Gendered Possibilities in Higher Education

Camille Dungy | Resist Writers Block, Start your Revolution

Rickey Frierson | P.E.A.R.L.s of Wisdom

Haley Gonzalez | Student Perspective on Education, Healing and Activism

1:45–3:15pm Sessions

How High School Students with Limited Access to Mentoring in Veterinary Medicine Received College Credit and Experiential Learning ZOETIS, CVMBS and Alliance Summer Institute (Zoom webinar)

Just Care: Exploring the Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare (Zoom meeting)

3:30–5:00pm Sessions

Advising and Decolonizing Research: The Ebony and Ivory Relationship (Zoom meeting)

Pronoun Statement Workshop (Zoom meeting)

4:00–6:30pm Virtual Diversity Connect (Students only)

Thursday, October 28 Sessions (Education Strand)

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9:00–10:30am Sessions

Diversity in Literacy Instruction (Zoom meeting)

Inclusive Pedagogy: A Proactive Approach (Zoom meeting)

11:00am–1:00pm Dr. Mahzarin Banaji Keynote (Zoom webinar)

1:15–2:45pm Sessions

Moving Towards Anti-Racism and Social Justice in the Master of Public Health Program: Leveraging a Moment in Time (Zoom meeting)

Refusing to “Return to Normal”: Lessons from the COVID Racism Environmental and Disinformation Pandemics (Zoom meeting)

3:00–4:30pm Sessions

Creating an Inclusive Classroom: How Universal Design for Learning Benefits all Students (Zoom webinar)

Youth and Veteran Populations: What does Critical Empowerment Look Like (Zoom meeting)

Friday, October 29 Sessions

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9:00–10:30am MURALS '21 (Zoom meeting)

10:30am–12:00pm Hungry to Learn Film Panel Discussion (Zoom webinar)

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To access the entire Diversity Symposium event information, including session descriptions, presenter names, and more, visit:

inclusiveexcellence.colostate.edu/symposium/