Hutchins Connect Sept. 2023

Let's Create Some Connections!

Hello!

Fall semester is off to a great start here at Hutchins. We have some Hutchins Connect events taking place this Fall and wanted to make sure you know about them. These events are for all SSU students, staff, faculty, alumnus, and family/friends so please feel free to spread the word to anyone you think may be interested by forwarding this email newsletter. All are invited to subscribe to the email newsletter to receive periodic Hutchins events and updates.

Are you interested in getting more involved with Hutchins Connect events? We would love to hear from you! We have many amazing things in the works right now and are in the process of creating subcommittees to help move us forward. If you are interested in getting involved with Hutchins recruitment, mentoring, AVID Socratic Seminar in high schools, the Hutchins Pedagogy project, or an interest of your own you want to pursue with like-minded folk (book club, anyone?), let us know! We would love to help make that happen. For those alumni who already expressed interests last spring, we will be sending out a survey to find dates/times to have a hybrid meet up -- keep an eye out!

There are some great events coming up and we would love to see you there. Let’s create some connections!

Sincerely,

The Hutchins Community Connect Team

Happening Next Week!

Conversations With Black and Brown in Blue Speaker's Series

Sep 26, 2023:

4:00-5:00 PM

Community Dialogue w/Jimmy Ballard

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Speaker's Series

LOCATION: Student Center Ballroom A or Livestream (click on "Livestream" for link)

Hutchins Connect is happy to share details from SSU's upcoming Speaker's Series "Conversations With Black and Brown in Blue" and we look forward to partnering with them for future discussions soon.

Black and Brown in Blue is a lecture series that builds a bridge between the community and law enforcement for a more inclusive community environment. The program was designed to encourage open and honest dialogue in order to reduce barriers and misperceptions.

The featured speaker, Jimmy “Rome” Ballard, is currently the Interim Executive Director of the East Point Academy in Oakland. The Author of “Trans-communality: Selling Social Change Without Selling Out.” Rome (his preferred name) leads a team of specialized care and service providers tasked with providing safe and supportive housing to San Francisco’s unhoused population. Formerly incarcerated, Rome spent 34 years to reverse the negative impact that racism and poverty has had on our society and culture. Rome is an influencer in social justice spaces and has earned a reputation amongst scholars and novice alike as an insightful innovator who brings to life complex concepts of an ideal society. For more information about this event, contact mo.phillips@sonoma.edu or check out SSU's calendar page.

Coming in October:

Wednesday, October 11th: Braiding Sweetgrass, Nature Journaling & Dialogue: from 10:00 AM-11:40 AM on campus at the Butterfly Garden

HConnect will be partnering with the Center for Environmental Equity (CEI) and lower division classes LIBS 101 and LIBS 201 for some nature journaling and dialogue at the SSU Butterfly Garden.

Friday, October 20: Documentary, Embers of Awakening

7:00-9:00 PM, Ives 101- Warren Auditorium

HConnect, along with the Center for Environmental Equity (CEI) and the Sonoma Film Institute, is joining the non profit Listening For A Change for a screening of the documentary Embers of Awakening: From Firestorms to Climate Healing. Discussion to follow.

SAVE THE DATE(S): Dia de los Muertos

Tuesday, October 31- November 2nd

HConnect is actively working with the HUB and CAASE services at SSU for a variety of events! Details to follow.

SAVE THE DATE: Hutchins Senior Showcase

Tuesday, December 5th, 5:00-6:30 PM.

About Hutchins Connect

Hutchins Connect is made up of current and former Hutchins students and faculty to participate in and promote the values of the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies.

Hutchins Connect Mission Statement

Our mission is to inform all members of the larger community about all things Hutchins, and invite all people to join with us in conversation about a broad range of important topics using our inclusive philosophy of shared power through open dialogue.

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