Week of
September 6–10, 2022
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SOCIAL EQUITY & TITLE IX DIGEST
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| WEEKLY WORDS TO PONDER
“And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that have never been.”
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IUP Values Me
Started last semester, this section of the Digest highlights one student and one staff member to “shine a spotlight” on their great work assisting our campus community with diversity, equity, and inclusion and civil rights awareness. We will begin this year’s highlights in next week’s issue. If you have a suggestion for an IUP community member to name in this section, please email social-equity@iup.edu.
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| Mark your calendars!
The 2022 PASSHE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit will be held virtually November 2–4. This year’s theme is “What does it mean to belong?” Register now and read more.
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EVENTS OF NOTE THIS WEEK
PLEASE PARTICIPATE, SHARE AS APPROPRIATE, OR INCLUDE IN YOUR CLASSES
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Overview
- Tuesday, September 6: Queer Conversations Workshop Series
- Wednesday, September 7: Goal in the Grove
- Wednesday, September 7: Emerging Leader Workshop Series
- Thursday, September 8: IUP Day
- Thursday, September 8: Black in Latin America Series, Part 1
- Saturday, September 10: Opening Reception for University Museum Exhibition: Soul of a Region
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Coming Up Next Week
- Monday, September 12: Asian Studies and Chinese Language and Culture Club Event: Mid-Autumn Festival
- Monday, September 12: Six O’Clock Series: Constitution Day—“What Would Our Founding Fathers Say?”
- Wednesday, September 14: Lunch and Learn with Elise Glenn: “Just, Equitable, and Diverse—How Do We Get There?”
- September 15–18: Theater-by-the-Grove: Dangerous Taboos and Reversed Racial Order
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| Details
- Tuesday, September 6: Queer Conversations Workshop Series
5:00–6:00 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
This week’s topic is healthy choices—how to make healthy choices while making the most of your college experience. Further information: lgbtqia-support@iup.edu
- Wednesday, September 7: Goal in the Grove
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.—Oak Grove
Meet the Career and Professional Development Center team, learn about available programs and services, and enjoy food and giveaways! Further information: career-development@iup.edu
- Wednesday, September 7: Emerging Leader Workshop Series
3:00–4:00 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
This first workshop of the semester will present “A Student’s Guide to Leadership: Where Do I Begin?” an exploration of leadership and values. Further information: kfoster@iup.edu
- Thursday, September 8: IUP Day
3:00–6:00 p.m.—Kovalchick Complex
This annual tradition brings together student organizations, campus and community partners, and department representatives as students learn more about their campus community and how to get involved. There will also be performances and giveaways. Further information: Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement, 724-357-2598, bfhdc@iup.edu
- Thursday, September 8: Black in Latin America, Part 1
6:00–7:00 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
Join the Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement as it opens this series with “Haiti and the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided.” Further information: MCSLE, 724-357-2598, tturn@iup.edu
- Saturday, September 10: Opening Reception for University Museum Exhibition: Soul of a Region
6:00–8:00 p.m.—University Museum, Sutton Hall
The opening reception will feature a performance by Jasiri X at 7:00 p.m. This exhibit runs from September 10 through November 19. According to the museum, “Soul of a Region brings together dynamic and culturally diverse artists of color who collectively work in a broad range of media mirroring the distinct experiences of the artists themselves. Their art shares life stories through expressions of frustration, pride, racism, joy, and pain.” Further information: 724-357-2787 or museum-info@iup.edu
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Weekly Department-Led Meetings of Note
- Mondays, Biweekly: Support Zone (MCSLE), 4:00–5:00 p.m., Elkin Hall Great Room
- Tuesdays: The Charging Station (MCSLE), 3:30–4:30 p.m., Elkin Hall Conference Room
- Wednesdays: Study Abroad Wednesday Workshops (Office of International Education), 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m., B-25 Delaney Hall
- Wednesdays, Biweekly: Conversation Corner (Office of International Education), 6:00–8:00 p.m., B-25 Delaney Hall
- Fridays: The Meetup (MCSLE), 8:00–11:00 p.m., Folger Student Center
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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. And, 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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