[{"id":280,"date":"2022-03-22T14:08:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T18:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2022-10-31T12:31:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T16:31:14","slug":"foster-ed-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/foster-ed-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster Ed Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fostering Independence Tuition Waiver Program was established to remove obstacles in accessing postsecondary education for Pennsylvania youth who are or have been in foster care. Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.state.pa.us\/cfdocs\/legis\/li\/uconsCheck.cfm?yr=2019&amp;sessInd=0&amp;act=16\">Act 16 of 2019<\/a> was created, all Pennsylvania colleges and universities will award waivers that cover tuition and required fees for qualified Pennsylvania students from the foster care system.<\/p>\n<p>Eligible students must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a Pennsylvania resident<\/li>\n<li>Be under age 26<\/li>\n<li>Received a high school diploma or equivalent approved credential<\/li>\n<li>Be eligible for services under Pennsylvania\u2019s John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood<\/li>\n<li>Be identified as a youth in foster care or a youth discharged from foster care at age 16 or older<\/li>\n<li>Exited foster care on or after age 16 to adoption or permanent legal custodianship<\/li>\n<li>Be enrolled as an undergraduate, at least half time in a postsecondary institution that is approved by the U.S. Department of Education for Title IV student assistance programs<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate financial need for the PA Chafee Education and Training Grant (Chafee ETG), as determined by the postsecondary institution<\/li>\n<li>Maintain satisfactory academic progress, as determined by the postsecondary institution<\/li>\n<li>Not be in default on a federal student loan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eligible youth must follow the below steps to Participate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>File a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)<\/li>\n<li>Submit a Chafee ETG Application (available at PHEAA.org)<\/li>\n<li>Enroll in an eligible Pennsylvania postsecondary institution (visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ips.pa.gov\">www.ips.pa.gov<\/a> for a list of schools)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will serve as a point of contact for this program. Heather Moore Roberson is currently serving as the point of contact for the Fostering Independence Tuition Waiver Program. She may be contacted at <a href=\"mailto:hroberson@allegheny.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hroberson@allegheny.edu<\/a> or (814) 332-2396.<\/p>\n<p>The point of contact can assist with the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completing admissions and financial aid applications<\/li>\n<li>Obtaining verification of eligibility<\/li>\n<li>Providing referrals for on- and off- campus resources and support services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fostering Independence Tuition Waiver Program was established to remove obstacles in accessing postsecondary education for Pennsylvania youth who are or have been in foster care. Since Act 16 of 2019 was created, all Pennsylvania colleges and universities will award waivers that cover tuition and required fees for qualified Pennsylvania students from the foster care [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mt-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/foster-ed-program\/\">Continue Reading &#8220;Foster Ed Program&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":546,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-280","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/546"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":271,"date":"2021-03-01T10:25:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T15:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/?page_id=271"},"modified":"2021-09-15T16:15:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T20:15:15","slug":"intercultural-advocates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/programs\/intercultural-advocates\/","title":{"rendered":"Intercultural Advocates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Intercultural Advocates<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mission of Intercultural Advocates is to create an environment that encourages open dialogue surrounding inclusion, equity, and relevant social justice topics amongst students in the Allegheny community. Advocates seek to assess current challenges that students in our community face and provide opportunities for students to connect with those of different backgrounds to gain an understanding of cultural awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Program Goals<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promote cultural awareness amongst students in the Allegheny community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide personal and professional leadership development to students who participate in the program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a safe space for students to participate in open dialogue regarding issues of inclusion, equity, and social justice.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intercultural Advocates The mission of Intercultural Advocates is to create an environment that encourages open dialogue surrounding inclusion, equity, and relevant social justice topics amongst students in the Allegheny community. Advocates seek to assess current challenges that students in our community face and provide opportunities for students to connect with those of different backgrounds to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mt-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/programs\/intercultural-advocates\/\">Continue Reading &#8220;Intercultural Advocates&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":546,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-271","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/546"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/271\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":47,"date":"2017-09-19T13:26:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T17:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2017-11-04T09:01:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T13:01:37","slug":"glca-student-of-color-leadership-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/glca-student-of-color-leadership-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"GLCA Student of Color Leadership Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesmedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/ideas\/files\/2017\/09\/20622332_1757141707691414_9107040571670151781_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"large\">Allegheny is so excited to host the GLCA Student of Color Leadership Conference\u00a0November 3-4, 2017.<\/p>\n<a target=\"_self\" class=\"button icon button-medium normal  yellow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/461867170848334\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook  pull-left\"><\/i>View Facebook Event<\/a>\n<div><h3 class=\"alt\">Parking<\/h3><\/div>\n<div>There will be parking off North Main Street and Park Ave right by\u00a0Schultz Banquet Hall and Pelletier Library. More info to come and signage will be on campus as you come up N. Main Street.<\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/map.allegheny.edu\/\">Campus Map with accessibility information\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BUSSES<\/strong> &#8211; If you are bringing a Bus, please email me. Your bus will need to drop you off on Highland Ave. (by lot 9 https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=1057&amp;mrkIid=204402) and then go park up\u00a0at\u00a0the football field (directions here:\u00a0https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=1057&amp;mrkIid=204655)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vans<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; there will be &#8220;Conference Parking&#8221; signs.\n<ul>\n<li>Lot 27\u00a0https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=1057&amp;mrkIid=204392<\/li>\n<li>Lot 13\u00a0https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=1057&amp;mrkIid=204389<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"alt\">Keynotes<\/h3>\n<h4>Donna Murch<\/h4>\n<p>Donna Murch is associate professor of history at Rutgers University. She is currently<br \/>\ncompleting a new trade press book entitled Crack in Los Angeles: Policing the Crisis and<br \/>\nthe War on Drugs. She also has a forthcoming book\u00a0of essays that will be published later<br \/>\nthis year entitled, Assata Taught Me: State Violence, Mass Incarceration and the<br \/>\nMovement for Black Lives. In October 2010, Murch published the award-winning<br \/>\nmonograph Living for the City: Migration, Education and the Rise of the Black Panther<br \/>\nParty in Oakland, California with the University of North Carolina Press, which won the<br \/>\nPhillis Wheatley prize in December 2011. She has written for the Sunday Washington<br \/>\nPost, New Republic, Nation, Boston Review, Jacobin, Black Scholar, Souls, the Journal<br \/>\nof Urban History, Journal of American History, Perspectives and New Politics and<br \/>\nappeared on BBC, CNN, Democracy Now and in Stanley Nelson\u2019s documentary, Black<br \/>\nPanthers: Vanguard of the Revolution.<\/p>\n<h4>Bilal Ansari<\/h4>\n<p>Bilal Ansari is an Imam and community organizer. He is also a College and Prison chaplain. Bilal is the former Dean of Students at Zaytuna College and a doctoral student at the Pacific School of Religion. He has studied with numerous Muslim scholars in America. He is a former prison chaplain and has been an urban and rural community organizer for the past two decades.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/video\/independent-lens-the-calling-clip-4\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-play-circle\"><\/i> Video<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Jason Hernandez<\/h4>\n<p>Jason Hernandez, at the age of 21, was sentenced to life without parole for a non-violent drug offense in 1998. While incarcerated Jason began a grass-roots sentencing advocacy organization called Crack Open The Door. In 2013 Jason became one of the first individuals to receive clemency from President Barack Obama, known as &#8220;The Obama 8.&#8221; Since his release he has been a leading advocate for criminal justice reform. He has been featured in Time Magazine, Huffington Post, MSNBC, and CNN.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"alt\">Band<\/h3>\n<h4>Gravas Beat<\/h4>\n<p>Gavas Beat is a fusion of Latin rhythms and cultures, composed by young musicians with various musical backgrounds from different countries in Latin America including Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Venezuela. Gavas&#8217; style blends latin pop, salsa, merengue, cumbia, vallenato and reggae, introducing its unique style to classic songs and current hits trending in radio stations across the continent. The band originated as a gathering of friends in the streets of Pittsburgh in 2010, and has progressively grown into a full size crossover orchestra. Today, the essence is preserved and Gavas continues to maintain their irreverent style and young fusion of sabor and tumbao.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"alt\">Schedule<\/h3>\n<div><strong>Friday (Nov 3):<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>4-6pm: Registration (Schultz East Alcove) &#8211; Write postcards to LGBTQ people living in prison<\/div>\n<div>6pm:\u00a0Dinner: \u00a0Keynote: Bilal Ansari (Schultz Banquet Hall)<\/div>\n<div>8:30pm:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.numusigmas.org\">Noble Nu Mu Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.<\/a> Stroll Competition (Shaffer Auditorium)<\/div>\n<div>9pm:\u00a0Jason Hernandez (Quigley Auditorium)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Saturday (Nov 4):<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>7:30am Morning Walk on the trails (Meet at Schultz)<\/div>\n<div>8-9:30am: Breakfast (Schultz Banquet Hall)<\/div>\n<div>9:30-10:30am: Workshop 1 sessions (Pelletier Library and Carnegie Hall)<\/div>\n<div>10:45am-12pm:\u00a0Campus Issue Roundtables\u00a0(Pelletier Library and Carnegie Hall)<\/div>\n<div>12-1:30pm: Lunch (Schultz Banquet Hall)<\/div>\n<div>1:30-2:30pm:\u00a0Workshop 2\u00a0sessions\u00a0(Pelletier Library and Carnegie Hall)<\/div>\n<div>2:30-3:15pm: Self-care break\u00a0(with some outdoor games and indoor art\/games)<\/div>\n<div>3:15-4:15pm: Professor Valerie Prince&#8217;s Waterbearer (Arter Auditorium)<\/div>\n<div>4:15-5:30pm:\u00a0Self-care break (with some outdoor games)<\/div>\n<div>5:30-7pm: Dinner Keynote: Donna Murch (Schultz Banquet Hall)<\/div>\n<div>7-9pm: Free time and chill activities<\/div>\n<div>9pm-12am: Dance Party with Gravas Beat (Schultz Banquet Hall)<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"alt\">Workshops<\/h3>\n<p><b>WORKSHOP SESSION 1: 9:30-10:30AM<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Lenses of Our Lives<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 227<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alejandra Gomez Limon<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Do it for the Culture: <\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Media, Appearance and Cultural Appropriation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 225<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cashmiere Jones<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Yellow Peril Supports Black Power:<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 112<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elise Tran<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Is Martin Luther King &#8220;America&#8217;s Dream&#8221;?:<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 101<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allen Baugh, Jr.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Restructuring Identity: Harnessing your Roots<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 228<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deirdre Debrah<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Returning Home: <\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>(Re)Connecting with your Cultural Identity<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 226<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arish Mudra Rakshasa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>My Roots vs. Today: Shaping Our Views<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 110<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tariq Longsworth<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Impacts of Cultural Issues on Self-Identity and Social Interactions<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 100<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gabriela Perez<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>What is Career Capital and why don&#8217;t I have it?<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 223<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neelam Lal<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Do it for the Culture: Home Living Edition<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 107<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jasmine Maddox<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Jason Hernandez<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library Collaboratory<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jason Hernandez<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Lenses of Our Lives<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 227<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alejandra Gomez Limon<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the course of our lives, we have each gained lenses intentionally and unintentionally. Those we have taken on intentionally may be our field of study, religion, or political affiliation, while unintentional lens include our country of birth, gender, age, and ethnicity. Every day we determine the extent to which we will allow these lenses to guide our thoughts and actions. Similar to an oculist who uses trial-and-error to determine the correct magnification for your eyes, you use these lenses to identify, understand and tackle the issues of today\u2019s society. But, how do we identify these lenses? By Going Back to Our Roots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This workshop will help students analyze their roots, the circumstances that have shaped their lives, and identify the lenses they use as students, young adults, and will eventually use as professionals. Additionally, we will discuss the common weakness of every lens: lenses are unique to the individual. Others do not see the issues through our eyes. Therefore, we must be intentional about taking into consideration others\u2019 lens in order to understand differing viewpoints and solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Do it for the Culture: <\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Media, Appearance and Cultural Appropriation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 225<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cashmiere Jones<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media and our communities play an active role in our perception of ourselves, identities, and how others view us but what we have factors that give us the power to define ourselves in the way that we perceive ourselves. What we aim to discuss is appearance and cultural appropriation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Yellow Peril Supports Black Power:<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 112<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elise Tran<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This workshop will examine the historical relationship between Black and Asian Americans from racial pitting (e.x. the Moynihan Report &amp; the Model Minority Myth, the L.A. Riots) to racial solidarity (e.x. Malcolm X &amp; Yuri Kochiyama, &#8220;Yellow Peril Supports Black Power&#8221;). The examples given will be from historical and academic sources as well as from pop culture, and will ask for Audience participation in discussing recent events such as Jeremy Lin&#8217;s dreadlocks and Kendrick Lamar&#8217;s use of Oriental motifs in his newest album DAMN.. The key ideas attendees will engage with include: the historic racial pitting and racial solidarity between Black and Asian Americans; racial triangulation between blackness, yellowness, and whiteness; the difference between Black and Asian American relationships to the American dream, etc.. Ultimately, this workshop will stress that racial solidarity and partnership between the two demographics is necessary in establishing racial equality on a national level. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Is Martin Luther King &#8220;America&#8217;s Dream&#8221;?:<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 101<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allen Baugh, Jr.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feelings of hope and true equality of all races were felt across the nation on November 4th, 2008 as Barack Obama became the first Black President of the United States of America. Through Obama&#8217;s terms; however, the Black Lives Matter Movement became the main mark of his presidency. From 2012 through the present day, a fierce media debate has asked if the Black Lives Matter Movement is a continuation of Martin Luther King, Jr.\u2019s dram or a divisive radical movement. To further the point, many politicians and news hosts argue that the Martin Luther King would not participate in the demonstrations of the Black Lives Matter group. This presentation will investigate the use of the Civil Rights Movement narrative in the current \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d era and how that narrative, Martin Luther King\u2019s image, and the election of Barack Obama has been used to usher in a \u201cpost-racial\u201d society while simultaneously ignoring systemic issues of police brutality and mass incarceration towards Blacks Americans. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Restructuring Identity: Harnessing your Roots<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 228<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deirdre Debrah<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This presentation aims to inspire individuals with multiple identities to investigate their roots for the purpose of identifying their local. According to Taiye Selasi, a \u2018local\u2019 refers to the place where an individual can find their rituals, restrictions, and relationships. This concept shatters the idea of multinationalism and geographic identities. Often immigrants are forced to identify with the country they were born in, the country they have lived in, or even the country their parents consider home. Students often restructure their identities in college, and students with multiple identities oftentimes find their identities in question as they flounder to not only \u2018pick\u2019 where they\u2019re from but also be a representative of said identity. This affects how students with multiple identities socialize. In many instances, students fail to integrate into their campus culture as a result. The goal of this presentation is to generate a discourse that will break students with multiple identities and nationalities out of the practice of privileging one identity over another, as well as the concept of geographic identity. I will then have a roundtable discussion to identify how people select the identity they want to project, followed by a viewing of Taiye Selasi\u2019s talk. Finally, we will break into smaller groups to discuss our locals and our roots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Returning Home: <\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>(Re)Connecting with your Cultural Identity<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 226<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arish Mudra Rakshasa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students of colour \u2013 and especially those of us who are immigrants \u2013 can struggle to stay in touch with our cultures while on a predominantly white American campus. The pressure to assimilate can be subtle but powerful. Our food, our words, our attire, our prayers \u2026 all of it can begin to resemble those around us instead of our own. This workshop is an hour to be unapologetically you, to reconnect with your culture (however you may define it), and to practice some radical self-love. We will draw, write, sing, dance, speak, and listen. We will remember where we come from, and where we\u2019re going. We will remind each other how we can reconcile our roots with our destinations, and how we can support each other\u2019s cultural expression. Come to celebrate yourself, your culture, and the diversity of cultures our gathering offers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Especially recommended for international students \u2013 our struggle is too real, and we need time to reconnect with whatever \u2018home\u2019 is for each of us.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>My Roots vs. Today: Shaping Our Views<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 110<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tariq Longsworth<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are our Roots? Is it the history of a group of people? The traditions shared within a culture? The day-to-day? Is \u201cheritage\u201d and \u201croots\u201d interchangeable? What can we and should we consider to be \u201cour Roots\u201d? Our objective is to narrow down what \u201cour Roots\u201d actually are, and what effect it has on the present day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living in a society where one does not identify with the dominant culture, one can easily lose one\u2019s sense of identity in an attempt to avoid disrupting the ideal Eurocentric world. Individuals with marginalized identities may be born with one consciousness and develop a second one through societal expectations. They have to carry this notion of double consciousness between Eurocentrism and The Other. They tend to struggle in finding balance with the duality, and consequently allow fear to be the driving force behind their decisions. With the white supremacist dogma of the presidency in 2017, diversity, equity, and justice need to be cultivated, championed, and celebrated. Individuals need to take initiative and be willing to celebrate the history and traditions of marginalized identities without fearing ostracization from the dominant culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The presentation focuses on the fear that society has placed upon individuals with marginalized identities to embrace their heritage, roots and ancestry. The takeaway of this presentation is to help people embody their roots: to help them realize that their roots are what give them their purpose, what guides them, and what defines them today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Impacts of Cultural Issues on Self-Identity and Social Interactions<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 100<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gabriela Perez<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United States is composed of numerous cultures that influence the dynamic of social interactions and how individuals view themselves. At the same time, the United States has a long history of oppression towards cultures that do not fit the dominant norms. Current events have brought attention to immigrants who bring new cultures. We will place an emphasis on some specific Latin American subcultures and Muslim subcultures in the United States to describe the influences of various identities, using research studies and our own experiences. Recently, the media has attached the Latin American culture with an anti-immigrant stance. Muslims in the United States have been denoted as \u201cterrorists\u201d throughout the history of United States, which causes many people to turn away from traditional religious clothing, and even practicing the religion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When one\u2019s culture is suppressed, it has a significant impact on one\u2019s self-identity. People feel more comfortable with those who they can identify with. However, misunderstandings occur when people do not consider different perspectives. The dominant narrative and stereotypes surrounding various groups across the United States negatively impact social interactions between group identities, and in some cases, negatively impact a person\u2019s self-identity (e.g. suppression of one\u2019s cultural practices). Cultural differences influence how we view each other thus it is imperative to have a conversation to move forward and solve issues. This workshop strives to help people understand how culture shapes perspectives. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>What is Career Capital and why don&#8217;t I have it?<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 223<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neelam Lal<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students need to understand what career capital is and how to maximize the opportunities presented to them through diverse environments. Unfortunately, most students of color aren&#8217;t presented with the same opportunities within white dominated fields such as politics, medicine, business, etc. When coming from a background where you aren&#8217;t able to find easy ways into fields you want to pursue, what do you do? Many students might save this question for later, but there are so many opportunities that you can take advantage of and make you a better candidate for that dream job!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Do it for the Culture: Home Living Edition<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 107<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jasmine Maddox<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This workshop details how students of color maintain their cultural and environmental roots on predominantly white institutions and campuses. This workshop will generate conversation about self care, food, and family environments from the perspectives of Puerto Rican and African American Students. Students will discuss their personal experiences about transitioning to Albion from different cities and how they have struggled and have learned to find comfort on their campus. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Jason Hernandez<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library Collaboratory<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jason Hernandez<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jason Hernandez, at the age of 21, was sentenced to life without parole for a non-violent drug offense in 1998. While incarcerated Jason began a grass-roots sentencing advocacy organization called Crack Open The Door. In 2013 Jason became one of the first individuals to receive clemency from President Barack Obama, known as \u201cThe Obama 8.\u201d Since his release he has been a leading advocate for criminal justice reform. He has been featured in Time Magazine, Huffington Post, MSNBC, and CNN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\f<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WORKSHOP SESSION 2: 1:30-2:30PM<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jason Hernandez<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library Collaboratory<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jason Hernandez<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reinvention or Rediscovery: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journaling Yourself Into Being<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 226<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meli Osanya<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Wassup my&#8230;&#8221; (Understanding the Root and Impact of Racial Slurs)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 101<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mary Salguero Palma<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting To The Roots of Your Faith: Relationships and Friendships<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 223<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andrea Ramirez<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women of Color: The Struggle of Finding One&#8217;s Identity at a PWI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 112<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katherine Umana<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detangling Our Roots: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colorism &amp; Texture Discrimination<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 110<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nia Burnett &amp; Izoduwa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palestine: An Issue of Displaced Roots<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 225<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Layali Awwad<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cultural Decline in American Society<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 228<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edgar Garcia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individualism or Collectivism: The Silent Struggle<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 100<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elsie Bunyan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Nurturing and Cultivating our identities within International Settings<\/strike><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Library 227<\/strike><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Eduardo Luis Herrera<\/strike><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do It For the Culture: Media Edition<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 107<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zeralys Correa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Staying grounded and true to yourself in a Primarily White Institution<\/strike><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Schultz East Alcove<\/strike><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Alejandro Alaniz<\/strike><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Jason Hernandez<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library Collaboratory<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jason Hernandez<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jason Hernandez, at the age of 21, was sentenced to life without parole for a non-violent drug offense in 1998. While incarcerated Jason began a grass-roots sentencing advocacy organization called Crack Open The Door. In 2013 Jason became one of the first individuals to receive clemency from President Barack Obama, known as \u201cThe Obama 8.\u201d Since his release he has been a leading advocate for criminal justice reform. He has been featured in Time Magazine, Huffington Post, MSNBC, and CNN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reinvention or Rediscovery: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journaling Yourself Into Being<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 226<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meli Osanya<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When beginning my college career, I felt an intense need to re-invent myself. However, by doing so, I lost of my passions and the person I wanted to be. I fell into unusual habits and became the person that others wanted me to be, such as my mentor, my professors, my peers, etc. As I began to witness everything I&#8217;d worked my entire college career to accomplish crumble, I began to journal. I found that by asking myself key questions about how I&#8217;ve changed, who I wanted to be, and what I was doing, I was able to get back on track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would like this workshop to be one of inspiration. Attendees would be given several lens to examine their college career thus far, asked questions about the future, and be given tips and trades on how to make journaling and meditation an easy and accessible practice. They will also be taught tips on storytelling and shown how storytelling and the act of shared personal narrative can motivate not only themselves but the people they mentor and share community with. Finally, the attendees would be asked to find and share one pivotal moment of their college career that they hadn\u2019t considered as anything other than normal. Finding this moment and describing who were in that moment is the ultimate goal of the workshop. Because in that moment, one either recognizes an old self or meets an entirely new one and understands whether college helped reinvent or rediscover you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Wassup my&#8230;&#8221; (Understanding the Root and Impact of Racial Slurs)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 101<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mary Salguero Palma<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During our presentation we would like to see if using cultural colloquialisms retract from cultural growth. Through this, we would explore different racial slurs used for various different ethnicities and races, We will be using different sources that explain opinions and outcomes of using these racial slurs from various counterparts. We want the attendees to walk out of our workshop knowing that it is important to refrain from using racial slurs that were birthed from racial inequality to be able to one day be able to reach racial equality. We also want out attendees to not support the use of these racial slurs because mainstream media has convinced us that it is okay too, but if we don&#8217;t buy it, then they can&#8217;t sell it. We want them to know their crowds, if using any of the words makes anyone uncomfortable, then in no way should those words be used. If we are to keep certain words in our language, then we must decide as a collective that everyone is allowed to use them. We either allow everyone to practice freedom of speech or no one can. All in all, we would like the attendees to acknowledge and learn the impact that these slurs have through a presentation, discussion, and hands on activity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting To The Roots of Your Faith: Relationships and Friendships<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 223<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andrea Ramirez<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main purpose of this session is to explore the roots of our faith and how such is either positive influenced or hindered by other relationships. First, the terms \u201crelationship\u201d and \u201cfriendship\u201d will be defined and the differences will be briefly discussed. Secondly, the roles and expectations of relationships will be discussed. This will be done by conducting a small exercise where attendees will list five topics of conversation that they would feel comfortable having with friends but not any other individual. Reasons as to why these topics are difficult to have with people other than friends will be considered; shame, fear of being judged, fear of being disciplined, or just simply hard to say out loud. The session will then proceed into the roots of our faith as we reflect on the different roles God may play in our lives. So, who is God and what kind of relationship do you have with Him? If you have God, how are you living up to that relationship? These are the kind of questions that will be discussed throughout this session. Lastly, the root of our friendship with God will be discussed and attendees will have an opportunity to express the ways in which they have felt that their friendship with God has proclaimed itself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women of Color: The Struggle of Finding One&#8217;s Identity at a PWI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 112<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katherine Umana<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this presentation we will examine the struggles of being a woman of color at a predominantly white campus. We will compare the historical struggles that women of color have gone through to the experiences of 3 women of color at DePauw. The hope is that students will walk away with the understanding of how they can either overcome similar struggles or how they can help provide support to women of color as we continue to find our place and use our voice at a PWI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detangling Our Roots: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colorism &amp; Texture Discrimination<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 110<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nia Burnett &amp; Izoduwa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Men and women of Black communities around the globe have suffered due to the inflicted consequences of European colonization for hundreds of years. Some of those consequences are the internalized oppression of colorism and texture discrimination within Black communities. We explore the historical roots of these forms of discrimination, how they affected Black people over the decades, and how they still heavily affect us today.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palestine: An Issue of Displaced Roots<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 225<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Layali Awwad<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Palestinians one of the largest refugee population in the world. Even after a 70 year occupation of Palestinian land by Israeli forces, there continues to be a remarkable silence on this issue in the West. In recent years, social justice groups like Black Lives Matter have supported the Palestinian struggle to freedom and have highlighted the commonality struggles faced by people of color around the world.<\/p>\n<p>This workshop will discuss the issue of Palestine with a focus on how the issue is perceived through an American lens and handled on the college campus. Keeping with the theme of the conference, we will also be discussing the question of Palestinian roots, their illegal displacement, and exile from home.<\/p>\n<p>The question of roots in the Palestinian context is of utmost importance because despite having millions of Palestinians living in the diaspora, many of them continue to yearn for the chance their right of return to live in a free and independent Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>The deafening silence that continues to occupy most mainstream Western media about this issue not only dehumanizes but also de-legitimizes the claims of these people for a chance to return home.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cultural Decline in American Society<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library 228<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edgar Garcia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As members of marginalized groups in American society, we often face pressure to conform to the social norms. Resistance has led individuals to being ostracized and our continuous adherence to the Eurocentric ideal has resulted in a loss of heritage. This cultural decline is only furthered by the lack of representation in important platforms that\u2019s accessible to everyone. As more children have grown up viewing the media convey only white Caucasian characters, it gives a misleading example of what they should strive to become. Furthermore, this type of upbringing conditions the youth that altering themselves is the only way to fully integrate themselves to our society. Notably, the pressure has reached the point where individuals have renounced their ethnic background to only identify with the term \u2018American\u2019. Although the term \u2018American\u2019 may be perceived as collective title for the different cultures that exists within our country, it\u2019s also detrimental to nurturing a stronger sense of identity as minorities. Moreover, to identify as \u2018American\u2019 relinquishes our cultural roots and dims the connection to who we are based on our cultural history. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individualism or Collectivism: The Silent Struggle<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 100<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elsie Bunyan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the concepts of individualist cultures and collective cultures in association with going back to our roots. The world has increasingly become a global village and the cross-links between our practices and other cultures\u2019 practices is even more apparent. This raises a couple of significant questions: Being immersed in a culture different from your own (or a culture similar to yours but filled with a variety of other cultures), how does your current environment affect your identity of individualism or collectivism? How does one become globally minded, yet maintain their marks of individualism?In search of a better education, a better lifestyle in a different country from home, it is easy to forget the crucial marks that define you. Yet it is challenging to embrace the concept of global perception. The silent struggle is real. The silent struggle is apparent and that is why we need to go back to our roots. Drawing from my personal experiences, as well as others\u2019 personal experiences, this presentation will focus on how the concept of individualism and collectivism may work or perhaps not work to broach the difficulties students face when having to put themselves in the shoes of another culture. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Nurturing and Cultivating our identities within International Settings<\/strike><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Library 227<\/strike><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Eduardo Luis Herrera<\/strike><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Across the Globe, the United States has prominent influence on other nations. Whether it be cultural, artistic, cinematic, or even political. People from different countries acknowledge that the U.S has a strong presence in the world. However, this perception of the United States, tends to be a very white one. That is because, educational barriers have prevented the nation-states from understanding the U.S\u2019 diversity and how it has progressively developed domestically in the past five decades. Essentially, being a person of color and going abroad representing the United States poses different sorts of identity challenges. That doesn\u2019t make it impossible to be a POC abroad representing the U.S, but it does mean that we must challenge preconceived notions about what it means to be an American. This presentation and workshop will encourage participants to speak on their experiences abroad in hopes of cultivating productive and memorable experiences abroad.<\/strike><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do It For the Culture: Media Edition<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 107<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zeralys Correa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Media is important because it involves music, movies, and celebrities.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music is a strong part of keeping our culture because it is something that you grow up with it. Music is a constant reminder of where you come from as well as crafting new ideologies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrities are a major impact on keeping your culture because there are people who forget where they came from. There are others that use what they have to bring awareness to their home in need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movies bring cultures to those who aren&#8217;t like them. Certain movies give information about important people or events. In addition to the various films, the discussion will cover the positive and negative effects of these films. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Staying grounded and true to yourself in a Primarily White Institution<\/strike><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Schultz East Alcove<\/strike><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Alejandro Alaniz<\/strike><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strike>Reflecting on my previous years at Kalamazoo College, I have had these little moments that I have often asked myself one very important question that to this day, I\u2019m still trying to figure out and that question is\u2026 \u201chow in the world did I survive these past years in this PWI?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a question that many first year students ask and try to figure out by themselves but it\u2019s not something that they, although they think otherwise, go through alone. In this workshop, I am to collaborate with a friend or two and talk about various methods that students of color can do in order to \u201csurvive\u201d these institutions that are not made for us. This includes navigating through resources, building relationships, and getting involved with your people. When students leave this workshop, I hope to accomplish that the attendees feel motivated to find their own groundings to their PWI and make sure that they KNOW that they belong.<\/strike> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Self Care Breaks<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>2:30-3:15pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Self-care break 1<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A service for your soul: Meditation as an inter-body experience<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 100<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raphaela Varella<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helen Zughaib exhibit<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art Gallery<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baneen Al-Akashi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canvas Painting<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library Collaboratory<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rosa Orduno<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>4:15-5:30pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Self-care break 2<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Getting Back to Our Roots: Natural Hair and Skin Products<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library Collaboratory<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nia Burnett &amp; SEA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Card Revoked Card Game<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 101<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABC &amp; ACS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Queer People of Color Chill Break<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie 110<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jahlia Finney &amp; Dai&#8217;Quan Day<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"alt\">Hotels<\/h3>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-info-circle blue\"><\/i> <small>There are no hotels in walking distance from the college. We do have a deal with the local bus service, called &#8220;The Loop.&#8221; All GLCA students will have free access to The Loop\u00a0November 3-4\u00a0&#8211; just show your student ID<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"large\">We have reserved rooms at the following hotels:<\/p>\n<div class=\"column-short column-one-half   \">\n<h4>Holiday Inn Express<\/h4>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-dollar blue\"><\/i> <small>$89<\/small><br \/>\n<i class=\"fa fa-info-circle blue\"><\/i> <small><b>Must call<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Code:<\/b> GLCA Students of Color Leadership Conference<br \/>\nMust book by\u00a0October 20, 2017<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"column-short column-one-half column-last   \">\n<h4>Hampton Inn<\/h4>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-dollar blue\"><\/i> <small>$139<\/small><br \/>\n<i class=\"fa fa-info-circle blue\"><\/i> <small>Can book online or call<br \/>\n<b>Code:<\/b> GLCA<br \/>\nMust book by\u00a0October 20, 2017<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"clearcolumnfloats\"><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allegheny is so excited to host the GLCA Student of Color Leadership Conference\u00a0November 3-4, 2017. There will be parking off North Main Street and Park Ave right by\u00a0Schultz Banquet Hall and Pelletier Library. More info to come and signage will be on campus as you come up N. Main Street. Campus Map with accessibility information\u00a0 [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mt-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/glca-student-of-color-leadership-conference\/\">Continue Reading &#8220;GLCA Student of Color Leadership Conference&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":546,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/546"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":9,"date":"2016-07-21T18:12:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T18:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2024-07-02T09:41:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:41:24","slug":"organizations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture, Identity, &#038; Leadership Coalition (CILC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-135 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/files\/2019\/06\/CILC-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/files\/2019\/06\/CILC-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/files\/2019\/06\/CILC-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/files\/2019\/06\/CILC-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/files\/2019\/06\/CILC.jpg 1073w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>CommUNITY&#8230;. unity among our community. That is the driving force of the Culture, Identity, &amp; Leadership Coalition.\u00a0 Comprised of over twelve of our diverse student organizations of under-represented student populations, CILC provides space for organizations to collaborate, share experiences and maintain\/develop the sense of unity within the diverse student community.<\/p>\n<p>Presidents and Vice Presidents of each organization participate in a leadership retreat at the beginning of the fall semester where students attend workshops to develop leadership skills, team building exercises as well as lessons on effective organizational management.\u00a0 CILC members are advised or co-advised by the IDEAS Center and collaborate on cultural\/heritage month celebrations throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>As a part of our mission as a center, we provide leadership development, support and advisement to the following organizations in collaboration with the Office of Student Involvement:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"column-short column-one-half   \">\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>African Students Association (ASA)<\/h4>\n<p>The African Students Association is a group that brings together students from all over the world to focus on a common interest. The group brings culture and food that are indigenous to the African continent while promoting inclusiveness, and healthy discussions on the news and issues of the continent.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>All Gender Equity Society (AGES)<\/h4>\n<p>AGES purpose is to create a welcoming, safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for gender non-conforming or gender questioning students and those who identify as allies to gender non-conforming folxs. We want to create a space where gender nonconformity can be discussed and explored safely and securely by any student on or off campus, as well a create an atmosphere where we can strive for full gender equality both on campus and in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Association for the Advancement of Black Culture (ABC)<\/h4>\n<p>ABC is a group dedicated to the advancement of Black Culture on this campus, including both the struggles and the accomplishments. We provide spaces where every member of the community can learn and grow in the academic setting and community-building environment. We strive to include fun and educational activities throughout the year that are related to Black culture.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Association for Asian and Asian American Awareness (A5)<\/h4>\n<p>The purpose of the Association for Asian and Asian American Awareness (A5) is to enrich cultural and ethnic diversity at Allegheny by promoting awareness of Asian cultures. We address the needs of Asian and Asian American students by acting as a liaison between these students and the college community. A5 appreciates the tradition, honor, beauty, and wisdom of all Asian cultures in an effort to educate and dispel stereotypes.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Association of Caribbean Students (ACS)<\/h4>\n<p>The Association of Caribbean Students (ACS) will strive to raise awareness of the rich and diverse cultures of the Caribbean through educational and recreational activities. The ACS will also ensure that members have a good understanding of the cultural background of the West Indies, and that there is a sense of unity felt across the Allegheny community. We want to ensure that Caribbean students on campus can celebrate the traditions that they practice at home in order to bring them to life, showcase them, and educate those who are interested in their culture.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Latinas on the Rise (LR)<\/h4>\n<p>Dedicated to the entrancement of women self-empowerment; a safe space where Latinas can come together and embrace their culture and identity.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Men of Color Advancement Association (M.O.C.A.A.)<\/h4>\n<p>The sole purpose of M.O.C.A.A. is to seek various ways to retain the men of color population at Allegheny college. M.O.C.A.A. strives to increase the retention rate of men of color at Allegheny College through intervention processes of peer mentoring, philanthropy, and community service by providing meaningful experiences inside and outside of the classroom.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Brother to Brother (B2B)<\/h4>\n<p>Brother to Brother is a network of staff, faculty and community members who come together to support male students of color studying at Allegheny. The goal is to build intentional community in order to improve the overall Allegheny experience for men of color.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Minority Association Pre-Medical Students (MAPS)<\/h4>\n<p>The Minority Association of Pre-Health Students aims to\u00a0increase the pipeline of minorities into all health professions, inclusive of medicine, nursing, public health, health care administration, and entrepreneurship.\u00a0The goal of MAPS is to offer support and guidance to students on the Pre-Health\/Medical track.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Green Students of Color Society (Green SOCS)<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Students of Color Society seeks to engage and empower students of color in a creative and fresh way. We hope to inspire participation in the vital collaboration of the environmental science field by addressing the climate crisis our planet faces through interdisciplinary coordination. We recognize that the possibilities for change are vast, expansive, and often unimaginable until it\u2019s done. The legacy we plan to forge has the potential to leave a lasting, impressionable impact on our present and future lives<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"column-short column-one-half column-last   \">\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Black Girl Magic (BGM)<\/h4>\n<p>BGM will engage in the holistic development of Women of Color and will connect its ideals to support, grow, and bond together through four principle tenets: Civic, Academic, Personal, and Social (CAPS).\u00a0 To build a long lasting sisterhood, to celebrate the achievements of Women of Color both on and off Allegheny\u2019s Campus, and to mentor young women of color in our Meadville community as well as the underclassmen on Allegheny campus.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA)<\/h4>\n<p>The goal of Gender and Sexuality Alliance is to create a safe, supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer students, (LGBTQ+) and allies. Our mission is to involve and educate the members of Allegheny College on LGBTQ+ issues and promote understanding and tolerance for diversity through activism. It is our intention to build a sense of community for diversity through activism. It is our intention to build a sense of community for LGBTQ+ students.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>International Club<\/h4>\n<p>To help integrate the International Community at Allegheny College. We strive to make all Gators global through exposure to different cultures and cuisines!<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>South Asian Student Society<\/h4>\n<p>The South Asian Club will strive to promote Indian, Pakistani, and other South Asian culture and heritage at Allegheny College. The main focus is to carry on a strong tradition of spreading South Asian awareness and traditions. This is accomplished through social and cultural activities. It will help unite South Asian students at Allegheny and act as a gateway to connect the South Asian and Allegheny community.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Union LatinX<\/h4>\n<p>The purpose of Union Latinx (UL) is to increase intellectual, cultural and social interaction between Latino students and the rest of the Allegheny community in order to promote the identity, unity and development of the Latino students and its culture at Allegheny College as well as to actively work to recruit and retain Latino students at Allegheny College.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Hillel<\/h4>\n<p>Hillel is a community-centered pluralistic space where students can connect with each other and with the Jewish community in Meadville. Our dynamic and diverse community gathers regularly to explore and celebrate Jewish culture and religion.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Islamic Cultural Association (ICA)<\/h4>\n<p>The ICA is a student led club that works with Muslim and non-Muslim students to provide awareness about Islam and Muslim people.\u00a0 The club achieves this through discussion and events that bring education to the Allegheny campus about Islamic holidays and religious traditions in order to combat stereotypes. \u00a0Muslim students should find this to be a safe space to have their needs met and the campus community can find this to be an informative and welcoming space.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>A Ladies Place<\/h4>\n<p><span id=\"m_-7078047025233786826gmail-docs-internal-guid-3b79d601-7fff-78e1-7150-3eba8bdc0ebd\">A lot of sensitive topics are disregarded when it comes to women. From a personal perspective, we find there are commonalities with the treatment of women which, without a doubt, negatively affects self-confidence and hope within communities and society in general. <\/span>\u00a0The purpose of\u00a0<i>A Ladies Place<\/i>\u00a0is\u00a0<span id=\"m_-7078047025233786826gmail-docs-internal-guid-065e81b3-7fff-773d-b1b5-7fd8bc606797\">to build a stable and healthy system that provides empowerment for the ladies at Allegheny College. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Queer People of Color (QPOC)<\/h4>\n<p><span id=\"m_-7078047025233786826gmail-docs-internal-guid-3b79d601-7fff-78e1-7150-3eba8bdc0ebd\">QPOC&#8217;s mission is to involve and educate the members of Allegheny College on what it means to be a queer person of color and part of the LGBTQ community while promoting an understanding and tolerance for diversity through activism.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\"><h4>Newman<\/h4>\n<p>The\u00a0Newman\u00a0Association provides faith and fellowship events for Alleghenians who are interested in the Catholic Christian faith. The group provides opportunities to practice and learn about Catholic Christianity, to build fellowship with others of the faith, and to share the Catholic Christian faith and culture with the Allegheny community.<\/p>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clearcolumnfloats\"><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"box box-default box-align-\"><p>\n<small><i class=\"fa fa-info-circle\"><\/i> For a complete listing of all student organizations, please <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/studentinvolvement\/student-organizations\/\">visit Student Involvement<\/a>.<\/small><br \/>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CommUNITY&#8230;. unity among our community. That is the driving force of the Culture, Identity, &amp; Leadership Coalition.\u00a0 Comprised of over twelve of our diverse student organizations of under-represented student populations, CILC provides space for organizations to collaborate, share experiences and maintain\/develop the sense of unity within the diverse student community. Presidents and Vice Presidents of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mt-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/organizations\/\">Continue Reading &#8220;Culture, Identity, &#038; Leadership Coalition (CILC)&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":162,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/162"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":6,"date":"2016-07-21T17:41:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T17:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2022-02-23T13:37:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T18:37:41","slug":"ideas-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, &#038; Social Justice) Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"column-short column-one-third    \"><a target=\"_self\" class=\"button button-md block lightblue yellow \" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/organizations\/\">Organizations<\/a><\/div><div class=\"column-short column-one-third    \"><a target=\"_self\" class=\"button button-md block lightblue yellow \" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/programs\/\">Featured Initiatives<\/a><\/div><div class=\"column-short column-one-third   column-last  \"><a target=\"_self\" class=\"button button-md block lightblue yellow \" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/div><div class=\"clearcolumnfloats\"><\/div><\/p>\n<h3>Creating a Shift in Campus Culture<\/h3>\n<p><b>What we recognize and convey<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Black lives matter.<\/li>\n<li>BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, &amp; People of Color) deserve equity in the classroom and throughout the campus community.<\/li>\n<li>We recognize the performative, the substantive, and the differences between. Being performative is short term and well-intended, but being substantive creates real and lasting change. We are focused on substantive change.<\/li>\n<li>Creating change takes time, now is a crucial time in continuing to work on the needed change to create a more accepting campus community. The work that we have done, will continue to do and commit to moving forward will have a lasting and monumental impact on our campus community.<\/li>\n<li>IDEAS Center and other spaces designed to be intentional in support of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, &amp; People of Color) and other historically marginalized students are also spaces for our white student body to learn about and engage in conversations around issues of social justice and anti-racist work.<\/li>\n<li>Creating an inclusive campus is not the sole responsibility of BIPOC students. It is the work of an entire campus community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What we have done <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facilitated educational programs in collaboration with athletic departments to bring awareness of the harm inflicted through microaggressions, unawareness of white supremacy, and privilege through raising cultural humility, and how to be a better ally.<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration with the Student Life Coordinator for Leadership and Involvement and students to develop training for fraternity and sorority life on privilege and racism to create a more inclusive environment for all fraternity and sorority life members.<\/li>\n<li>Began instruction of module courses (LS 190 Fall &#8211; Student Success as a Student of Color, LS 190 Spring &#8211; Cultural Competency) intentionally designed for BIPOC to engage in conversation in a brave environment where they can discuss the challenges of attending a predominantly white institution.<\/li>\n<li>Provided opportunities for students to have an influence on how the IDEAS center functions and how to continue to improve the work the center does through student employment, leadership development of our Culture, Identity, &amp; Leadership Coalition (CILC) organizations, and engagement with students that frequent the space.<\/li>\n<li>Created a monthly newsletter highlighting our Culture, Identity and Leadership Coalition organizations as well as the workshops, etc. that are being sponsored by the center to share with faculty and staff to increase the awareness of our under-resourced student populations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What we will continue to do<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advocate for BIPOC and other under-resourced student populations at Allegheny College, and continue to provide comprehensive support, guidance, and a space in which students feel they can come to share.<\/li>\n<li>Educate students who do not understand white supremacy, microaggressions, unconscious bias, and provide the information to become better allies within the Allegheny College community.<\/li>\n<li>Be an open resource during tabling events across campus.<\/li>\n<li>Keep under-resourced students at the center of our thinking and convey their needs in intentional ways when working directly with\/alongside campus partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What we will do moving forward <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase awareness for the campus community on anti-racist work, social activism, allyship, and cultural awareness.<\/li>\n<li>Have available spaces for students to share in conversation regarding anti-racism, social justice, and activism. Encourage students to utilize these spaces.<\/li>\n<li>Create interactive and engaging opportunities for students to think critically about identity, social movements and how historically marginalized people have been impacted by systemic racism both within our campus community and globally.<\/li>\n<li>Cultural Heritage Month Events in collaboration with student organizations to increase awareness of the diversity on campus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Call to action\/Ways to get involved <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/MqUwfzedJ9cD6NRS6\">Student Advisory Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/VautiXdqsyGfzntT8\">Share your idea, suggestion, feedback with the IDEAS Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/iFY1vFJEakAAW4AXA\">Become an IDEAS Center Volunteer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/oRRyWXM4M26qkEs7A\">Facilitate\/Co-facilitate a Talkback Tuesday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/ideas\/organizations\/\">Join a CILC Organization<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Join a Meadville community organization (check out bulletin board in center for contact info)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Identity<\/h3>\n<p>IDEAS Center is the social\/emotional brave space providing support and validation of the experiences of under-resourced student populations. The center also provides a gathering place for dialogue and support surrounding the concerns of inclusion, diversity, equity, access and social justice.<\/p>\n<h3>Mission<\/h3>\n<p>The IDEAS Center strives to engage students in meaningful opportunities and conversation recognizing the importance of the impact of personal culture and how culture can influence our community. As a student-driven advocacy center, we provide educational opportunities to students through collaboration with campus partners and student organizations on issues of inclusion, diversity, equity, access and social justice and support the ideals of unity and community within the campus and the greater Meadville community. We support, provide mentorship, and encourage students to expand their cultural experiences through engagement with the center. Our center is a welcoming and inclusivntspace for our campus community.<\/p>\n<h3>Vision Statement<\/h3>\n<p>Through authentic interactions that promote self-awareness, the IDEAS Center provides a space that encourages, educates, and empowers under-resourced student populations. With intentional outreach, we strive to achieve a greater sense of community by increasing support, providing mentorship and encouraging all students to expand their cultural experiences through engagement with the center. We consistently prioritize the work of encouraging, educating and empowering under-resourced students while diversifying our center to be a welcoming and inclusive space for our campus community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating a Shift in Campus Culture What we recognize and convey Black lives matter. BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, &amp; People of Color) deserve equity in the classroom and throughout the campus community. 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