Week of
October 31–November 6, 2022
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SOCIAL EQUITY & TITLE IX DIGEST
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NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH: November 1–30, Learn More
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| WEEKLY WORDS TO PONDER
“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.”
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IUP Values Me
Kyon is a finance major in the Eberly College of Business and will graduate in 2024. He is the president of Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity, Inc. This fraternity “believes that a group of culturally diverse men can come together and maintain honesty, commitment, respect, and trust with one another.” As president, Kyon said his goal is unity within Greek life and awareness of Black and Latino students on campus. Through this role, and as president of the United Greek Council, he engages in community service and assists in creating workshops, fundraisers, and other events. Kyon is a former member of the Latino Student Organization (LaSO) and the IUP chapter of the NAACP. He won first place in the 2021 NAACP Talent Show. We thank you, Kyon!
Jennifer is the sexual violence prevention educator with the Haven Project. She oversees education and programming, working with peer educators and graduate assistants to hold events and promote awareness campaigns on the topics of sexual violence, domestic/dating violence, healthy relationships, consent, and stalking. Events include the annual RAINN Day and Take Back the Night. Jennifer is the campus coordinator for the Green Dot Bystander Intervention Program, which encourages all of us to step in and help one another to reduce power-based personal violence on campus. She works with faculty, staff, and students across campus to help the program grow, reminding people that no one has to do everything, but everyone has to do something. Her efforts have an invaluable impact on our campus. We thank you, Jennifer!
A note about IUP Values Me: Each week, we will highlight one student and one staff member to “shine a spotlight” on their leadership and involvement in campus programs and their great work assisting our campus community with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and/or civil rights awareness. If you have a suggestion for an IUP community member to feature in this section, please email social-equity@iup.edu.
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| BUSY WEEKEND! Friday, November 4, through Sunday, November 6:
- IUP Marching Band 100-Year Celebration, Learn More
- SAHE/SPS 50th Anniversary Reunion, Learn More
- Canning for the Salvation Army: Greek organizations assist with donations in the Indiana community for the Red Kettle Campaign, Learn More
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Donations Needed: The R. K. Agarwal, MD, and Family Teen Center and Shelter provides short-term shelter and addresses immediate needs of runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth and their families. Needed items include clothing for boys and girls (youth small to adult medium), hygiene products (i.e., deodorant, liquid soap, shampoo/conditioner, toothpaste/toothbrushes, hairbrushes), and miscellaneous items (i.e., school supplies, individually packaged snacks). Drop off supplies until December 10 in the Uhler Hall lobby. This collection is organized by the IUP Holocaust Remembrance Committee. Further information: sshyrock@iup.edu
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EVENTS OF NOTE THIS WEEK
PLEASE PARTICIPATE, SHARE AS APPROPRIATE, OR INCLUDE IN YOUR CLASSES
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Overview
- Monday, October 31: Six O’Clock Series: Languages to Exclude or Include? In partnership with the Foreign Languages for Diversity and Inclusion Series (FOLDIS)
- Tuesday, November 1: Get Out the Vote Bash: All day in front of North Dining #IUPVotes
- Tuesday, November 1: Eberly Guest Presentation (open to all IUP community members): Debra Evans Smith, 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient
- Tuesday, November 1: Day of the Dead Celebration
- Tuesday, November 1: Queer Conversations Workshop Series
- Wednesday, November 2: Lunch and Learn: Foreign Languages for Diversity and Inclusion Series (FOLDIS) Event: Inclusion or Exclusion of Cultures Portrayed in Movies
- Wednesday, November 2: Executive Leader Workshop Series
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Coming Up Next Week:
- Tuesday, November 8: East Asia Night!
- Tuesday, November 8: Election Day! #IUPVotes
- Wednesday, November 9: Lunch and Learn: Foreign Languages for Diversity and Inclusion Series (FOLDIS) Event: An examination of our perceptions of others and how that shapes our interactions and leads to inclusive or exclusive practices
- Thursday, November 10: Holocaust Survivor Presentation: Oscar Singer
- Friday, November 11: India Day! Tickets: kmiller@iup.edu or call 724-467-6128 or 724-712-1556. Hosted by the India Students Association.
- Saturday, November 12: NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet: Email naacp.indiana.county@gmail.com or go to NAACPofIndianaCounty on Facebook.
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| Details
- Monday, October 31: Six O’Clock Series: Languages to Exclude or Include?
6:00–7:30 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room or Zoom
Presented by the Foreign Languages for Diversity and Inclusion Series (FOLDIS), this session will explore the connections between cultural identity, communication, and languages and how they are used to include or exclude people. Further information: Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement (MCSLE), 724-357-2598, sixoclock-series@iup.edu
- Tuesday, November 1: Eberly Guest Presentation: Debra Evans Smith, 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient
11:10 a.m.–12:25 p.m.—Eberly Auditorium
This presentation is open to all IUP community members. Debra Evans Smith (BA in Criminology, 1981) will share her career experiences, challenges, and highlights and the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Smith is a retired deputy assistant director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where she received the Attorney General Award for Intelligence and the National Intelligence Community Certificate of Distinction. She returned to the FBI after her retirement to serve in its Office of Diversity and Inclusion. She is a member of the IUP Alumni Association Board of Directors and the Black Experience Alumni Committee (BEAC) and a former member of the President’s Commission on Diversity and Inclusion. Further information: Dr. Kim Anderson, kanderso@iup.edu
- Tuesday, November 1: Day of the Dead Celebration
2:00–3:30 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
Join MCSLE for this special event, Día de los Muertos! Further information: MCSLE, 724-357-2598, tturn@iup.edu
- Tuesday, November 1: Queer Conversations Workshop Series
5:00–6:00 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
This week’s topic is “Transgender Awareness.” Further information: lgbtqia-support@iup.edu
- Wednesday, November 2: Lunch and Learn with Foreign Languages for Diversity and Inclusion Series (FOLDIS): Inclusion or Exclusion of Cultures Portrayed in Movies
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
In this next FOLDIS event, explore the connections and subjective reactions between cultural identity and world views via stereotypes. Further information: MCSLE, 724-357-2598, tturn@iup.edu
- Wednesday, November 2: Executive Leader Workshop Series
3:00–4:00 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
This next workshop of the series, “Communication vs. Confrontation,” is an explanation of passive, aggressive, and assertive communication styles. Further information: kfoster@iup.edu
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Hosting an event you’d like us to mention in an upcoming issue?
Digest issues are emailed every Monday morning. Send all information concerning your event to social-equity@iup.edu, and we will include it in the appropriate weekly issue. Also, please be sure to enter your event in the CMS on the DIVERSITY, STUDENT, and CENTRAL CALENDARS so that it will receive wider marketing, appear in IUP Now, and achieve greater attendance.
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