Week of
April 18–23, 2022
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SOCIAL EQUITY & TITLE IX DIGEST
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WEEKLY WORDS TO PONDER:“The world needs different kinds of minds to work together.”
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IUP Values Me
Student Spotlight: Caio Gomes
Caio is pursuing an undergraduate degree in political science with a minor in Spanish. He is a member of the Cook Honors College and expects to graduate in 2024. Caio serves as the lead news writer and cultural highlights contributor for the Penn and as the Tradition Keepers chair for the IUP Ambassadors. He is both an IUP Promising Scholar and a Pittsburgh Promise Executive Scholar. Caio is president of the Latino Student Organization (LaSO), a role in which he promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion education and awareness, including through the LaSO Para la Cultura series. Through his leadership and that of his fellow officers, LaSO has reinvented the Unity Ball, a formal occasion open to the entire IUP community, previously held on an annual basis. (Please see this week’s highlighted event for Saturday!) We thank you, Caio!
Staff Spotlight: Lisa Price
Lisa is a professor in the Department of Communication Disorders, Special Education, and Disability Services and program director for the Speech-Language Pathology program. She is a past recipient of both the University Senate Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching and the Ray Coppler Disability Awareness Award. Lisa has been a long-term member of the College of Education and Communications Diversity and Inclusion Standing Committee (DISC). She helped identify a conceptual framework, write the guiding action plan, build a D2L repository of resources, and continue efforts to achieve the committee’s goals. Lisa’s work with DISC also equipped her to lead her program to increase its DEI efforts. The program has now written DEI statements, changed program-level student learning outcomes, updated curriculum, increased use of equity pedagogy, improved infusion of content across all courses, designed a Passport to Culture program requirement for all students, and designed a survey tool to measure change over time in student attitudes and beliefs. Lisa is now working to jump-start meaningful collaborations with other campus departments and offices. We thank you, Lisa!
A note about IUP Values Me: Each week, we will highlight one student and one faculty or staff member to shine a spotlight on their great work assisting our campus community with diversity, equity, and inclusion and civil rights awareness.
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EVENTS OF NOTE THIS WEEK
Please PARTICIPATE or SHARE as appropriate or INCLUDE in your classes.
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Overview
- Monday, April 18: Voter Registration Drive
- Monday, April 18: IUP Student Town Hall—Learn More
- Monday, April 18: Hispanic Heritage Council Presentation: Spanish in the USA
- Monday, April 18: Six O’Clock Series: Freedom of Expression
- Monday, April 18: Galan Piano Trio
- Tuesday, April 19: State of the University Address—Learn More
- Tuesday, April 19: Queer Conversations Workshop Series: Recognizing Harvey Milk
- Tuesday, April 19: UBORA Men of IUP Speaker Series: Donte Palmer, IUP Alumnus
- Wednesday, April 20: 42nd Annual Business Day
- Wednesday, April 20: Lunch and Learn: AAUW Start Smart Workshop
- Thursday, April 21: IUP Libraries Diversity Speaker Series: Taneka Washington
- Thursday, April 21: Annual Faculty Recognition Awards Dinner—Learn More
- Thursday, April 21: PUSH Physical Theatre
- Friday, April 22: Earth Day—Learn More
- Friday, April 22: Lavender Graduation
- Friday, April 22: 2022 Student and Organization Leadership Awards Ceremony
- Saturday, April 23: Unity Ball
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Details
- Monday, April 18: Voter Registration Drive
10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.—North Lawn
Members of the IUP community will have tables and provide voter registration and other voting information in anticipation of the upcoming primary election. #IUPVotes!
- Monday, April 18: Hispanic Heritage Council Presentation: Spanish in the USA
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.—via Zoom
Maria Carreira, professor emerita at California State University at Long Beach and cofounder/codirector of the UCLA National Heritage Language Resource Center, will give a presentation on the use of Spanish in teaching and curriculum development and on why learning Spanish is so important in the United States. Further information: Hispanicheritage-council@iup.edu
- Monday, April 18: Six O’Clock Series
6:00–7:30 p.m.—HUB Ohio Room
Tonight’s topic is “If Facebook Can Ban Haters, Why Can’t University Campuses?” Jeffrey Rosen, a noted constitutional expert, will explain why public universities can’t punish offensive speech—and why that’s actually a good thing. Join this conversation about the tension between the values of diversity, inclusion, and freedom of expression and why universities must create campuses in which these values coexist. This event is cohosted by the Department of Political Science, the IUP Free Speech Project, and the Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement. Further information: sixoclock-series@iup.edu
- Monday, April 18: Galan Piano Trio
8:00–9:00 p.m.—Gorell Recital Hall
The Galan Piano Trio from Athens, Greece, will perform a recital of commissioned works. Free admission. Further information: lively-arts@iup.edu
- Tuesday, April 19: Queer Conversations Workshop Series
5:00–6:00 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
This week’s topic is “Recognizing Harvey Milk,” California’s first openly gay elected official. Further information: lgbtqia-support@iup.edu
- Tuesday, April 19: UBORA Men of IUP Speaker Series: Donte Palmer, IUP Alumnus
7:00–8:30 p.m.—Folger Student Center
Donte Palmer ’09 will present “Squat for Change.” He will share his story, which includes starting a campaign to help fathers. Hosted by UBORA Men of IUP, this event is free and open to the entire IUP community. Further information: mmturn@iup.edu
- Wednesday, April 20: 42nd Annual Business Day
8:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.—Kovalchick Complex
Open to the entire IUP community, Business Day is Eberly College of Business’s premier annual professional development and networking event for students, faculty, staff, and administrators. Registration required. Further information: eberly-assistant-dean@iup.edu
- Wednesday, April 20: Lunch and Learn: AAUW Start Smart Workshop
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
Come enjoy a free lunch and participate in this interactive salary-negotiation workshop designed to give students the skills they need to earn fair compensation. Hosted by MCSLE and presented by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the IUP Women’s Commission. Further information: coates@iup.edu, 724-357-2598, MCSLE
- Thursday, April 21: IUP Libraries Diversity Speaker Series: Taneka Washington, IUP Alumna
6:00–7:00 p.m.—via Zoom
Guest speaker Taneka Washington ’99, M’01 will share her inspiring story and will discuss how April is Fair Housing Month. Washington has worked within community corrections, victim services, mental health, and social service industries. Her core passion is advocating for others through service and education. Further information: Carol Asamoah, carasam@iup.edu
- Thursday, April 21: PUSH Physical Theatre
8:00–9:30 p.m.—Fisher Auditorium
These talented performers “inspire awe with physical illusions and gravity-defying, dance-infused, acrobatic high jinks—the narratives of our lives played out with hope, strength, and optimism.” Tickets and further information: lively-arts@iup.edu
- Friday, April 22: Lavender Graduation
2:00–4:00 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
An IUP tradition since 2011, Lavender Graduation is an opportunity for students who identify as LGBTQIA and as allies to be recognized for their accomplishments at IUP. Graduates from bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs can also request lavender-colored cords to wear in the official university graduation ceremonies. Further information: lgbtqia-support@iup.edu
- Friday, April 22: 2022 Student and Organization Leadership Awards Ceremony
5:30 p.m.—Blue Room, Sutton Hall
This annual event honors students and organizations for their outstanding leadership, community service, and engagement in several categories. To RSVP or for further information, please contact MCSLE, 724-357-2598.
- Saturday, April 23: Unity Ball
6:00 p.m.—HUB Ohio Room
This exciting event from years past has been reinvented! All are invited to participate in this formal-attire evening open to the entire campus community. Hosted this year by the Latino Student Organization (LaSO), the event is cosponsored by the Office of Social Equity and Title IX, Students Against Racism (SAR), and MCSLE. The evening will include cultural food, music, dancing, and guest speaker Norman Bristol Colón. Free admission. Further information: Caio Gomes, LaSO president, hysbc@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. And, please be sure to enter your event in the CMS through 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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