Beginning in Spring 2023, it has been an honor to celebrate those SACSW students, faculty, and alumni who have demonstrated outstanding engagement with diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, antiracism, and social justice at our annual JOY & JUSTICE event.
L-R: Dr. LaMar Coleman (VP Equity & Diversity); Lexi Valentine (Student Leader, '25), Alicia McKenzie (Honoree, '11), Dr. Emily Todd (Dean, Arts & Sciences), Dr. Cara Bergstrom-Lynch (Faculty honoree), Dr. Megan Stanton (Committee member), Dr. Theresa Severance (SACSW Department Chair), Dr. Sarah Nightingale (Committee member), Eric McKenzie ('10)
Honorees not pictured: Perla Garcia Higuera, Emma Tagg, Jennifer Croughwell, Nyla Graham, Frida Nieto Gonzalez
The title of this event was inspired by the poem "Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves" by J. Drew Lanham.
L-R: Daniela Iniestra Varelas (’20), Muneeb Butt (’24), Alicia Abrahams (’24), Dr. Sarah Nightingale, Tiana Brathwaite (’24), Dr. Kemesha Wilmot (’05)
Photo credit: Kim Dugan
L-R: Sophia Gonzalez - Outstanding on-campus engagement, Dr. Catina Caban-Owen - Off-campus engagement recognition, Mariana Serrano ('18) - Alumni recognition, Safa Danesh - Outstanding research paper , Prof. Brenda Westberry - Faculty recognition