Program
SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE
Friday, February 19, 2:00-5:30 pm and Friday, February 26, 2:00-5:30 pm, via Zoom
Friday, February 19, 2021
2:00-2:05pm
Welcome
Dr. Danielle Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law*
Session 1 (2:05-3:30pm)
2:05-2:45pm
Keynote Address: Intersectionality and Leadership: Toward an Inclusive and Dignity Affirming Approach
Dr. LaWanda Ward, Assistant Professor of Education, Research Associate, Center for the Study of Higher Education
Moderator: Dr. Danielle Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law*
2:45-3:25pm
Panel Discussion: Introduction to Intersectionality
In this session, we explore the concept of intersectionality from a variety of perspectives and disciplines, including education and equity pedagogy, dance and the arts, social informatics, feminist geographies, law and policy, and black feminism.
Panel Moderator: Dr. Jill Engle, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Clinical Law, Penn State Law in University Park*
Panel Members:
Prof. Aquila Kikora Franklin, Associate Professor of Theatre/Dance and Associate Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Associate Professor of Theatre/Dance, Penn State School of Theatre, College of Arts and Architecture
Dr. Francesca López, Waterbury Chair of Equity Pedagogy, Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education
Dr. LaWanda Ward, Assistant Professor of Education, Research Associate, Center forthe Study of Higher Education
Dr. Lynette Yarger, Assistant Dean for Equity and Inclusion, Schreyer Honors College and Associate Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
3:25-3:30pm
Break
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Session 2 (3:30-5:30 pm)
3:30-4:10 pm
Keynote Address: Intersectionality, Gender Equity, and Systemic Change
Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho, National Science Foundation ADVANCE and HSI Program Officer
Dr. Jessie DeAro, National Science Foundation ADVANCE and ECR Program Officer
Moderator: Dr. Kristin Finch, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Eberly College of Science
4:10-4:55 pm
Panel Discussion: Relationship to Community/Relationship Building
Many of our campuses are located in rural communities that do not mirror the diversity of the faculty, staff, and students that we hope to make welcome in our university community. Likewise, our campus communities and leadership don’t reflect our aspirations. We will discuss institutional, geographic, political, and cultural issues and structures that prevent community and relationship building needed for personal fulfilment which also impact recruitment and retention. We will focus our questions on how to address intersectionality within these issues to build sustaining relationships and communities.
Panel Moderator: Dr. Leland Glenna, Professor of Rural Sociology and Science, Technology, and Society
Panel Members:
Dr. Claire Thomas, Associate Professor of Biology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dr. Seria Chatters, Adjunct Associate Professor and Director of Equity and Inclusivity of State College Area School District
Mr. John Sanchez, Associate Professor, News Media Ethics
Dr. Lisette M. Garcia, Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
5:00-5:30pm
Wrap up: Dr. Alina Wong, Assistant Vice Provost for Educational Equity
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Friday, February 26, 2021
2:00-2:05pm
Welcome: Coach James Franklin, Head Coach Football, Penn State University
Session 1 (2:05-3:30pm)
2:05-2:45 pm
Keynote Address: The pitfalls and promise of intersectional practice in higher education
Dr. Sonia DeLuca Fernández, Associate Vice Provost for Educational Equity
Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Hamer, Professor of African American Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Senior Faculty Mentor, Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity
2:45-3:25pm
Panel Discussion: Intersectionality and Advancement in Faculty Ranks
The Penn State Strategic Plan is to advance inclusion, equity and diversity, specifically by “evaluating and rectifying organizational structures, policies, and practices that cause differential impact and limit access and opportunities for faculty, staff, and students at Penn State”. At this panel discussion, we will focus on policies and practices surrounding faculty evaluation that affect advancement of faculty who hold identities, including intersectional identities, that are underrepresented at the Full Professor ranks and in academic leadership positions.
Panel Moderator: Dr. Ann Clements, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs - Faculty Development
Panel Members:
Dr. Jennifer Hamer, Professor of African American Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Senior Faculty Mentor, Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity
Dr. Doug Cavener, Professor of Biology
Dr. Marie Hardin, Dean Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Dr. Tonya Peeples, Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion and Professor of Chemical Engineering
3:25-3:30pm
Break
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Session 2 (3:30-5:30 pm)
3:30-4:10pm
Keynote address: Creating Critical Vocabularies: Contextualizing Interlocking Oppressions, Identity Politics, and Intersectionality
Dr. Kathryn Belle, Associate Professor of Philosophy and African American Studies
Moderator: Dr. Ruth Mendum, Associate Director for Gender Initiatives and Assistant Research Professor, Office of International Programs, College of Agricultural Sciences
4:10-4:55 pm
Panel Discussion: Institutional Care - Including COVID Response
There is a great deal of research on how to create classroom spaces as caring places. However, there has been far less discussion of the university as a caring institution. In this session, we will explore the university and academic leadership through the lens of “care” focusing on human interconnections, a sense of responsibility to one another, and intersectional impacts on care.
Panel Moderator: Dr. Beth Seymour, Associate Teaching Professor, Anthropology, Communications, History, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Panel Members:
Dr. Tonya Peeples, Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion and Professor of Chemical Engineering
Dr. Alicia Grandey, Liberal Arts Professor and Professor of Psychology
Dr. Aparna Joshi, Arnold Family Professor of Management
5:00-5:30pm
Wrap up: Dr. Alina Wong, Assistant Vice Provost for Educational Equity
* Penn State has two, separately accredited law schools—Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law-University Park. While the law schools are separate institutions, their students, staff, faculty, and administrators are frequent collaborators.