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Inclusive Excellence Newsletter - May 2022
Dear SCU Community: As we approach the final weeks of this academic quarter, we realize that there is a lot going on both inside and outside of the classroom. Please take time to take care of yourselves and to reach out for help and assistance. The end of the academic term is also about recognizing those students that are graduating, as many of them have overcome tremendous odds to get to this point, especially amid the pandemic. As the Inclusive Excellence area, we are grateful for all of the students that have made a difference within our respective units.
A few of the graduating seniors involved within Inclusive Excellence HEED Award Celebration Thanks for joining us at the Diversity celebration that was held on Thursday, April 28th. The INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award recognizes colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. SCU was honored as a 2021 recipient and was among 100 other institutions that received this recognition. As mentioned during the ceremony, this is an acknowledgement of Santa Clara’s ongoing commitment to JEDI initiatives and continued efforts to advance the work that remains. The Inclusive Excellence Division thought it was fitting that SCU’s first HEED Award be housed in the Multicultural Center to recognize and honor the MCC staff and student organizations, past and present, and their contributions to building an inclusive SCU campus culture over the years.
Josh Raymundo & Evelyn Vazquez Urzua representing the MCC, with Acting President Kloppenberg and Vice President Duncan Smith JEDI Strategic Plan Update The Inclusive Excellence Liaisons are working on developing their drafts of potential implementation plans based on initial SWOT analysis. The Liaisons will be working within their respective areas. A SWOT analysis looks at strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats within an organization/unit. Each implementation plan framework consists of defining the strategic goal, key efforts, key indicators, metrics/basis for assessment and determining who is accountable for making the goal happen. UNIT UPDATESI. Division of Inclusive Excellence
II. LEAD Scholars
III. Office for Diversity and Inclusion (ODI)
IV. Office for Multicultural Learning (OML)
V. Ombuds Search Update
VI. Spark Seminar
Imagining the New University Spark Participants DIVERSITY HAPPENINGS ON THE CAMPUSThe Writing Forward Series: In Xochitl In At the Forge Garden, Thursday, May 5, 2022, 5 PM, with a poetry reading and buffet reception. The event is hosted by Professor Juan Velasco and features four renowned poets from the anthology he co-edited: In Xochitl In **** Part of the Beyond the Archive: Bay Area Indigenous Voices Speaker Series: Our Voices are Part of the Landscape: How Food, Landscape, and Ohlone Culture Connect at Cafe Ohlone May 6th from 2:00 - 3:30pm at the California Mission Room, Benson, Lower Level **** 2nd Women in Data Science Event The purpose is to promote diversity, inclusiveness, specifically women in data science and the STEM education programs. It is open to all students, faculty, and the public. This event is sponsored by the Leavey School of Business and the School of Engineering. Saturday, May 7th via Zoom, starting at 9:30am. More information available at: http://wids-santaclara.org/ **** Spring Residency of BD Wong – Sinatra Artist-in-Residence BD Wong's Residency begins on Monday, May 9th, with various events through May 16th. You can learn more and register for the different events sponsored by the Center for the Arts and Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences. **** Department of Anthropology presents Dr. Gabriela Kovats Sánchez Dr. Gabriela Kovats Sánchez is the Faculty Scholar for the Native Resource Center at San Diego State University and lecturer for the department of American Indian Studies. Her research examines how diasporic Indigeneity challenges essentialized notions of Latinidad, specifically for Mixtec/Ñuu Savi and Zapotec/Bene Xhon students in California. Dr. Kovats Sánchez (stage name Niayuku), is also a DJ, dancer, and activist. She loves getting folks to move their bodies in liberation on the dance floor, sabroso y sin acoso!
**** Reminder for those using the LiveWhale calendar system, please tag any diversity event with “DIVERSITY”, and if you want your event featured in future Inclusive Excellence newsletters, please contact rplaza@scu.edu.
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