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亚色影库 Receives Seventh Year of 鈥淚t鈥檚 On Us PA鈥 Funding

亚色影库 has received $40,000 through Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro鈥檚 It鈥檚 On Us PA initiative to continue the university鈥檚 work to combat campus sexual assault.

Social Equity and Title IX Fall 2024 Newsletter Now Available

The Social Equity and Title IX Office is pleased to share their latest newsletter, which highlights the important programming offered by campus colleagues this semester.

Two 亚色影库 Students Present During 2024 PASSHE Summit

亚色影库 students Erika Jackson and Monserrat Lopez Villagomez, president of the 亚色影库 Latino Student Organization, presented 鈥淯niting Through Culture: How Student-Led Programming Led to 200+ Attendees鈥 at the 2024 PASSHE Summit: Uniting for Inclusive Student Success.

亚色影库 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Selected for Keepers of the Flame

Kevin W. Bailey, an 亚色影库 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and vice chancellor for student affairs at UNC Charlotte, was honored by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education with the Keepers of the Flame Award for his longstanding contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts during the 2024 PASSHE Summit: Uniting for Inclusive Student Success.

President鈥檚 Commission on the Status of Women Second Annual Luncheon

The President's Commission on the Status of Women will hold its second annual luncheon on Thursday, October 31, from 11:45 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. in Sutton Hall's Blue Room.

亚色影库 Continuing Unity Ball Tradition With Global Met Gala Celebrating Cultural Identities and Intersectionality

亚色影库鈥檚 DEI Alliance will celebrate and embrace cultural identities and intersectionality at the 2024 Unity Ball Global Met Gala on April 11.聽聽The event is open to the 亚色影库 community and there is no admission charge, but reservations are recommended by March 29.

2024 Ramadan Awareness

Ramadan, observed by Muslims worldwide, will begin this year on March 10 and end on April 9. Increased awareness and further insight into student life is appreciated.

Outdoor Public Chanukah Menorah Lighting, Gathering, Planned at 亚色影库 Dec. 11

亚色影库鈥檚 Hillel 亚色影库 and the 亚色影库 Holocaust Remembrance Committee will partner with Rabbi Horowitz from the Altoona Chabad for an outdoor public Chanukah menorah lighting on December 11 at 6:00 p.m.

Social Equity and Title IX Fall 2023 Newsletter Now Available

The Social Equity and Title IX Office is pleased to present the latest issue of their newsletter, which highlights notable DEI groups and programming on our campus.

亚色影库 Holocaust Remembrance Committee Hosting Holocaust Survivor in Honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day

In honor of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), the Holocaust Remembrance Committee at 亚色影库 will host Holocaust Survivor Solange Lebovitz at 5:00 p.m. on April 18 at 亚色影库鈥檚 Eberly Auditorium.

Ramadan Awareness and Insight

Ramadan is observed March 22 to April 20 this year. Increased awareness and further insight into student life is appreciated.

Voices of Experience: Black Alumni Helping Black Students

Black alumni spanning several decades at 亚色影库 are working with the university to help current Black students succeed. See what the Black Experience Alumni Committee, known as BEAC, has planned.

OneSIS Information

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is in the process of implementing a common Student Information System across the State System schools. 亚色影库 is scheduled to begin implementing OneSIS in January 2024.

亚色影库 Hosting Author and Academic Mont谩s for Discussion on Importance of 鈥淕reat Books鈥

Author and academic Roosevelt Mont谩s will present 鈥淩escuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation鈥 at 亚色影库 on March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Sutton Hall鈥檚 Gorell Auditorium. The presentation is free and open to the community.

亚色影库 to Present 鈥淣ine Days in the Sun,鈥 Exploring Shifting the Racial Balance, Social Order

亚色影库鈥檚 Theater-By-The-Grove will present Mark Clayton Southers鈥 鈥淣ine Days in the Sun鈥 at 亚色影库. This initiative begins Theater-By-The-Grove鈥檚 association with Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, where Southers is the founding artistic director. The play explores a world where dark skin is the desired tone, so the racial balance is shifted and the social order in America is turned upside down.

亚色影库 Hosting Guest Artist Phillips for Program About 鈥淟ift Every Voice and Sing鈥擳he Black National Anthem鈥

Moses Phillips, who teaches ethnomusicology, music theory, and cultural studies in the Mass Communications Department at CUNY, will present 鈥淭he Brothers Johnson: 鈥楲ift Every Voice鈥 Social Justice Through Song" on February 8 at 3:30 p.m. in room 225 of Jane Leonard Hall.

Social Equity and Title IX Fall 2022 Newsletter Now Available

The Social Equity and Title IX Office is pleased to share the latest issue of their newsletter, published on November 1, 2022. The newsletter highlights the great diversity, equity, and inclusion work being done on campus.

Algerian Human Rights Activist to Visit Campus

Anouar Rahmani, writer and human rights activist from Algeria, will visit campus on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. He will hold an informal meet and greet during the Common Hour in the Folger Student Center and will present to the greater 亚色影库 community at 4:00 p.m. in Leonard Hall, room 225.

LGBTQIA+ and Supported at 亚色影库

In its efforts to be truly student centered, 亚色影库 aims to support every student. Key to that are services for the LGBTQIA+ community. Hear about the experiences of a gender-fluid student and about the support 亚色影库 provides.

Unity Ball Celebrates Latino Culture, Intersectionality

Celebrating Latino culture and intersectionality, 亚色影库鈥檚 Latino Student Organization (LaSO) will host the inaugural 亚色影库 Unity Ball on April 23 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the 亚色影库 Hadley Union Building Ohio Room. The event will include refreshments catered by Casa Jaliso and dancing. Formal attire is requested. It is free and open to the community.

Be Heard Anonymous Survey of Community Attitudes about Sexual Violence Launches on April 12

On April 12, 2022, the 亚色影库 Haven Project and Social Equity and Title IX Office will begin an anonymous survey of students to learn more about issues related to inappropriate sexual behavior.

Ramadan Awareness and Insight

The observation of Ramadan will take place from approximately April 2 to May 1, 2022. Increased awareness and further insight into student life, especially during exams, is appreciated.

Implicit Bias Workshops for Students and Employees

Justin Brown, dynamic speaker and 亚色影库 alumnus, will lead two virtual workshops on "Implicit Bias"鈥攐ne for students on April 7 and one for employees on April 14. Both will assist our campus community in becoming a more inclusive environment.

They Walked, They Spoke, and 亚色影库 Listened

In fall 2020, university officials joined diverse groups of students to walk the campus and see it through their eyes鈥攊ncluding an eye for change. A year later, key participants are taking a look at how well 亚色影库 listened.

Social Equity and Title IX Fall Newsletter Now Available

The latest issue of Social Equity and Title IX Newsletter (November 2, 2021) is now available to download, read, and share.