Symposium Schedule


Friday, May 5

10:30 - 11:15

Keynote by Kiana Kazemi

Barbara Walters Campus Center (BWCC) Rooms A+B 

11:30 - 12:30

Session 1, Panel 1: Art and the Environment 

Sarah (Soah) Blake

Egypt Amparo, Brandol Jorge, Gabriel Mboutou, Jose Gomez, and Tameria Romeo

Emma Jayne Smith 

Moderator: Dr. Grisel Y. Acosta 

BWCC Room A

11:30 - 12:30

Session 1, Panel 2: Migrations 

Kinza Siddiqui and Gabriella Nanna

Jenna Abu-Hassan

Freya Benson, Mikkie Garcia, and Freddie Sugiyama

Emily Orr, Ishika Joshi, and Leia Pfeffer

Moderator: Heather Cleary 

BWCC Room C

12:30 - 1

Lunch

(Provided for BCC students/faculty and Session 1 participants) 

BWCC Room C

1:00 - 2:00

Session 2, Panel 3: Indigeneity and Climate Justice 

Charlotte Reynolds

Naomi Dix

Kate Romanik

Emily Rouder and Leah Goodall


Moderator: Izzy Lockhart 

BWCC Room A 

1:00-2:00

Session 2, Panel 4: Water 

Isaiah Aguilar, Gabrielle Krieger, and Jenna Abu-Hassan

Juliana Worden 

Sophie Teachout

Issy Kagan, Vetaal Upadhyaya, and Olivia Keefe

Moderator: Michelle Hersh 

BWCC Room B

1:00-2:00

Session 2, Panel 5: Relationality

Joey Severson, Marcella Cincotta, and Marin Hanna 

Jessie Taveras and Darwin Monegro 

Joey Severson

Isabela De Jesus-Forero

Moderator: Sarah Hamill 

BWCC Room C

2:00 - 3:00

Session 3, Panel 6: Death and Healing 

Lukas Gates

Raquel da Silva, Evan Chiang, and Maya Blackmon

Emilie Stastny-Sulke and Emma Chally

Holly Gregory

Moderator: Melissa Frazier

BWCC Room A

2:00 - 3:00

Session 3, Panel 7: Food and Nurturing 

Leia Pfeffer

Stella Lindbergh and Abby Dixon

Juliana Ciccone

Emma McKibben

Moderator: Eric Leveau 

BWCC Room B

2:00 - 3:00 

Session 3, Panel 8: Justice and Activism

Bryce Carl

Cassandra Holcomb

Demi Chowen

Vivian Marko, Sydney Walter, and Michaela Pacheco-Berger

Moderator: Sarah DiMaggio 

BWCC Room C

3:00 - 4:00

Workshop with Kiana Kazemi

BWCC Room B

4:00 - 5:00

Reception 

BWCC Room C