Wednesday
9:00 - 10:15
10:30 - 10:55
Symposium Welcome & Land Acknowledgement
Robert Keith Collins, PhD, Mellon Project Manager, CSU Advancing and Expanding Ethnic Studies Awards (AEES) Program, Professor, American Indian Studies, SF State University.
Welcome from the CSU Board of Trustees
Wenda Fong, Former Chair, CSU Board of Trustees.
Darlene Yee-Melichar, Ed,D, Faculty Trustee Emerita (2023-2026).
11:00 - 11:30
Ethnic Studies Minors as Pathways to Advancing a Relevant Education
PI: Dr. Jenell Navarro, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Co-PI: Dr. Grace Yeh, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
11:35 - 12:05
Roots of Solidarity and Intersectionality: Program & Curriculum Development for Asian American, Black, Chicana/o, and Native American Indigenous Studies at CSUCI
PI: Dr. Jennie Luna, CSU Channel Islands
Co-PI: Dr. Eva Nicole Vines, CSU Channel Islands
Co-PI: Dr. Bridget Groat, CSU Channel Islands
Co-PI: Dr. Lily Tamai, CSU Channel Islands
Lunch 12:05 - 1:00
1:05 - 1:25
Welcome from the CSU
Junius J. Gonzales, Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Caron Inouye, Interim State University Dean
Memories of Ethnic Studies Impact: Marci Sanchez, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Transfer Programs.
1:30 - 2:00
Building Decolonized Internship Pipelines to Advance and Expand Ethnic Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at San Diego State University
PI: Dr. Alvin Henry, San Diego State University
Co-PI: Dr. Adisa Alkebulan, San Diego State University
Co-PI: Dr. Anne Donadey, San Diego State University
Co-PI: Dr. Maria Ibarra, San Diego State University
Co-PI: Dr. Esme G. Murdock, San Diego State University
2:05 - 2:35
Weaving Together: Ethnic Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at CSUB
PI: Dr. Tiffany Tsantoulas, CSU Bakersfield
Co-Presenter: Dr. Jeremiah Sataraka, CSU Bakersfield
2:40 - 3:40
Affirming and Expanding Ethnic Studies at Puvunga through Curriculum Development and Alignment
PI: Dr. Theresa Gregor, CSULB (Puvunga)
Co-PI: Dr. Maulana Karenga, CSULB (Puvunga)
Co-PI: Dr. Barbara Kim, CSULB (Puvunga)
Co-PI: Dr. Rigoberto Rodriguez, CSULB (Puvunga)
3:45 - 4:00
Closing Remarks: Advancing and Expanding Ethnic Studies in the 21st Century
Robert Keith Collins, PhD, Mellon Project Manager, CSU Advancing and Expanding Ethnic Studies Awards (AEES) Program, Professor, American Indian Studies, SF State University.