Explore how the influence our own identity and perspectives play in the way we perceive others and how others perceive us.

Join our very own Kathy Whitlock and Effie Triol to expand your understanding about why diverse perspectives are important.

Tuesday April 26, 2022, 12-1pm
Zoom (you will receive an invite after you’ve registered)

Register now on pdEnroller! (required for attendance): Perspectives and Self
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ON DECK: May 18 (new date)

Combating Imposter Syndrome, Wed, May 18, 12-1pm Registration through pdEnroller is required for attendance. Follow a personal journey on the path to sciences and learn how bias can prevent students from historically excluded groups from being encouraged in certain fields of study. Presented by Dr. Andre Walcott.

Registration is now open for Juneteenth presentation!

What Happened on June 19? A History of Juneteenth, Wed, June 15, 12-1pm, Registration through pdEnroller is required for attendance. Join historian Melissa Williams in celebrating Juneteenth with a discussion of the holiday’s roots, significance, and the role of “Black joy” in African American life. Juneteenth commemorates the liberation of the last enslaved people in Confederate territory on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas and is also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day. For over a century, the 19th of June had been unofficially celebrated nationwide with family gatherings, cookouts, dances, church activities, and historical programs. As of 2021, it is an official federal holiday. Come learn more about this intriguing element of America’s past and its importance today. Presented by Melissa E.E. Williams, Historian and DEI Professional.

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