Seed Fund for Racial Justice Symposium

Seed Fund for Racial Justice Symposium

Please join us for the Seed Fund for Racial Justice Symposium on October 12. Doors will open at 8:15 for breakfast and networking. The program will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The symposium will feature panels and lightning talks from recipients of Seed Fund for Racial Justice Grants. More details will be added as they are finalized.

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Wednesday, October 12

Fawcett Event Center  

2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, OH 43210

The table below contains the session details for the Seed Fund for Racial Justice Symposium
Time Session Information
8:15 a.m.

Breakfast, networking and registration

8:45 a.m.

 

Welcome by Senior Vice Provost for External Engagement Ryan Schmiesing
8:50 a.m.

Remarks by President Kristina M. Johnson
9:00 a.m.

Lightning talks/Q&A

  • Guisela Latorre - Linden Murals of Empowerment: Public Art for Racial Justice
  • Valarie Williams - Archiving Black Performance Summer Institute
  • Ranthony Edmonds - Hidden Figures Revealed: Dynamic History and Narratives of Black Mathematicians at The Ohio State University
  • Stephen Gavazzi - Stepping Out & Stepping Up: Toward Truth & Reconciliation with Dispossessed Native American Tribes
  • Nyama McCarthy-Brown - Developing Anti-racism Praxis in the Performing Arts Through a University Certificate Program that Trains Artists, Educators, and Community Leaders to Dismantle Racial Inequities in the Field
  • Joy McCorriston - Modelling an OSU-HBCU Campus Federation
9:45 a.m.

Panel:  K-12 Education

  • Dionne Custer Edwards - Arts-Based Anti-Racist Initiatives in High Schools
  • Whitney Gherman - Marion Dreamkeepers: Investigating Systemic Racism with YPAR
  • Nicole Luthy - Managing Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism Change: Multi-tiered Professional Development for Educational Leaders
  • Melvin Pascall - Using a STEAM Model to Develop Access Pipeline for Middle Grade Students in Columbus Metro Schools
  • Moderated by Antoinette Miranda
10:15 a.m.

Break
10:30 a.m. Lightning talks/Q&A
  • Kathy Wright - Operating Under Resilience (OUR) Project: Stress and Emotion Management for Black/African American Women with Hypertension in COVID 19 Social Distancing Society
  • Wendy Smooth - Increasing Black Women in Ohio Elected Office-Extending Democracy through Political Education for Enriched Citizenship
  • Charlene Brenner - Addressing Structural Racism in the Academy through a Pilot Program: Building Faculty and Staff Capacity for Enacting Racial Equity at All Levels
  • Elinam Dellor - Improving Racial Equity for Families with Substance Use Disorders Involved in Child Welfare
  • Jennifer Garvin - Journeys to Equity: Transforming Racism to Humanism—The Next Horizon in Healthcare
11:15 a.m.

Panel: Engaged in Columbus

  • Jeffrey Cohen - Bridging the Digital Divide: A Collaborative Exploration of the Bhutanese Community Response to COVID-19
  • Simone Drake - Improving Police Interactions with Black Civilians through Racial Sensitivity Training Technology
  • Kip Holley - Building Equitable and Inclusive Civic Engagement Environments in Columbus and Beyond
  • Cecilia Mengo - Immigrant Women of Color Experiences with Intimate Partner Violence and Service Access: Race and Ethnicity Perspectives Held by Service Providers
  • Moderated by Njeri Kagotho
11:45 a.m.

Remarks by Senior Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence Wendy Smooth
11:50 a.m.

Closing by Executive Vice President and Provost Melissa L. Gilliam
12:00 p.m.

Adjourn

 

Questions? Contact Assistant Vice Provost Nicole Nieto at nieto.12@osu.edu.