Week of
October 26–28, 2022
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SOCIAL EQUITY & TITLE IX DIGEST
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| NATIONAL DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH: October 1–31, Learn More
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| WEEKLY WORDS TO PONDER
“Be yourself; everyone else is taken.”
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IUP Values Me
Bennett is completing his second year in the Student Affairs in Higher Education master’s program and will graduate in May. He is a graduate assistant in the Career and Professional Development Center, where he conducts career coaching and coordinates mock interviews and etiquette dinners. Bennett is a graduate intern with the Department for Disability Access and Advising (D2A2) and supports the advising of students with disabilities. He previously served as a graduate intern with the University College and helped with new-student orientation programs as well as the creation of interactive diversity, equity, and inclusion activities to train student success leaders. Bennett served as a facilitator for the Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement’s Self to Society Leadership Conference, is an active member of the Associates for Student Development, and is on the planning committee for SAHE’s 50th anniversary celebration. Next semester, he will assist with initiatives of the President’s Commission on Diversity and Inclusion. We thank you, Bennett!
Ali is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Disorders, Special Education, and Disability Services in the College of Education and Communications. Her teaching areas include collaboration between professionals and families, service delivery models, typical and atypical development, creativity, and technology. She is the faculty advisor to the Best Buddies and Special Olympics clubs at IUP. In her work with Best Buddies, Ali helps create opportunities for one-to-one friendships between members of the IUP community and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the greater community. The chapter holds monthly social events, including trips to a pumpkin patch, game nights, and an annual bingo fundraising event. The IUP Best Buddies chapter was named the 2020 Pennsylvania College Chapter of the Year (Follow @bestbuddiesiup). We thank you, Ali!
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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| Save the Date and Make Your Reservation!
The 35th annual Indiana County NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet will be held Saturday, November 12, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Fraternal Order of Eagles #1468, 420 Philadelphia St., Indiana. This year’s guest speaker is Tia Jones-Etu, owner of Whatever Comes to Mind art studio. This is a ticketed event. Further information: naacp.indiana.county@gmail.com, 724-464-9152, or NAACP of Indiana County on Facebook.
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| Mark your calendar:
East Asia Night is Tuesday, November 8 (HUB Ohio Room, 7:00–10:00 p.m.). Join in this annual celebration of various cultures, including music, performances, and delicious food! Hosted by the IUP Asian Studies Club, Chinese Language and Culture Club, Japanese Student Association, Association of Korean-Cultural Interests, South Asian Student Association, and the Taiwanese Student Association.
India Day is Friday, November 11 (HUB Ohio Room, 4:30 p.m.). Enjoy this festive celebration of all things Indian—food, music, and dancing! For tickets, please contact kmiller@iup.edu or call 724-467-6128 or 724-712-1556. Hosted by the India Students Association.
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| Upcoming Special Presentation: Holocaust Survivor Oscar Singer
Thursday, November 10, at 6:00 p.m. in the HUB Ohio Room. Hosted by the IUP Holocaust Remembrance Committee, this event is free and open to the IUP and Indiana communities. Attendance vouchers will be available. Further information: Shannon Phillips-Shyrock, sshyrock@iup.edu
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| Next Week! Wednesday, November 2, to Friday, November 4:
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EVENTS OF NOTE THIS WEEK
PLEASE PARTICIPATE, SHARE AS APPROPRIATE, OR INCLUDE IN YOUR CLASSES
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Overview
- Now through Monday, October 31: Silent Witness Display for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Wednesday, October 26: Lunch and Learn: Foreign Languages for Diversity and Inclusion Series (FOLDIS) Event: A Diverse and Inclusive Way of Eating and Thinking
- Wednesday, October 26: Executive Leader Workshop Series
- Wednesday, October 26: Haven Project Volunteer Training: Together We Can Make a Difference!
- Thursday, October 27: Student Organization Assembly
- Friday, October 28: IUP Night of Networking
- Friday, October 28: Department of Music Recital: Indivisible with Liberty and Justice for All: A Soirée
- Sunday, October 30: Sound Choices: Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem
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Coming Up Next Week:
- Wednesday, November 2: Lunch and Learn: Foreign Languages for Diversity and Inclusion Series (FOLDIS) Event. The next session will examine inclusion or exclusion of cultures as portrayed in movies.
- Friday, November 4, to Sunday, November 6: IUP Marching Band 100-Year Celebration
- Friday, November 4, to Sunday, November 6: Student Affairs in Higher Education (SAHE) 50th Anniversary Reunion Events
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| Details
- Wednesday, October 26: Lunch and Learn with Foreign Languages for Diversity and Inclusion Series (FOLDIS): A Diverse and Inclusive Way of Eating and Thinking
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
In this next FOLDIS event, learn and experience how we can include or exclude people’s history and identity by means of food. Further information: MCSLE, 724-357-2598, tturn@iup.edu
- Wednesday, October 26: Executive Leader Workshop Series
3:00–4:00 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
This next workshop of the series will include Gallup’s StrengthsFinder Inventory. This information will help students better understand themselves and the ways they can positively influence others. Further information: kfoster@iup.edu
- Wednesday, October 26: Haven Project Volunteer Training: Together We Can Make a Difference!
5:00–6:00 p.m.—Suites on Maple East, Room G-18
Learn about the It’s On Us campaign and get qualified to volunteer for November events. Together, we can change the campus culture surrounding sexual assault. Further information: 724-357-3947 or haven-project@iup.edu (Follow @IUPHaven and @iup_greendot)
- Friday, October 28: Department of Music Recital: Indivisible with Liberty and Justice for All: A Soirée
7:00–8:30 p.m.—Cogswell Hall, Room 126 (Sarah Mantel Recital Hall)
Enjoy a free recital sponsored by the IUP Department of Music and the Indiana branch of the American Association of University Women. Further information: lively-arts@iup.edu
- Sunday, October 30: Sound Choices: Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem
7:00 p.m.—Fisher Auditorium
This concert features Fauré’s masterpiece, performed by the University Chorale, Symphony Orchestra, and University Chorus. Other selections will also be performed at this ticketed event. Further information: lively-arts@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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