CMU Diversity Symposium
The Diversity Symposium is a chance to celebrate and make better known the research efforts conducted nationally that are centered around equity, inclusion, belonging, and social justice. It is a chance for members of the campus and the broader community to learn about how CMU faculty, staff, and students are dedicated and involved in research and activism for diverse populations.
2024 CMU Diversity Symposium
Join us for a series of presentations, speakers, and workshops around this year's theme of "Embracing the 'I' in DEIJB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Belonging)." The 9th Annual Campus Diversity Symposium will take place on April 24 and 25. This year features opening remarks from CMU President Bob Davies, keynote luncheon speaker Holiday Simmons, MSW, a Vice Presidential Signature Session, and research-based presentation tracks.
Day 1 - April 24, 2024
Session 1A: Implications for Student Learning from 18 Panels with Marginalized Identities (9:30 AM - Terrace Room A)
Session 1B: Consumers Energy Inclusion Champions: Inviting Everyone to the Table (9:30 AM - Terrace Room C)
Session 2A: Perceptions of Intercultural Competency and Understanding of Systems of Oppression Among Rural Social Work Agencies and Staff (10:40 AM - Terrace Room B)
Session 2B: Where does Bias Live in CMU's Department Bylaws? (10:40 AM - Terrace Room D)
Session 3A: Uncovering Minstrelsy in the Life of American Popular Culture (1:00 PM - Terrace Room A)
Session 3B: InSciTE: An equity-based approach to STEM education (1:00 PM - Terrace Room C)
Session 4A: Raising Awareness on Students Inclusive Classroom (2:10 PM - Terrace Room B)
Session 4B: Inclusivity Matters - Navigating Through Culturally Responsive Advising for International Student Success (2:10 PM - Terrace Room D)
Session 5A: Promoting Inclusion and Belonging in the Online Classroom (3:30 PM - Terrace Room A)
Session 5B: Making Space for DEI&B: Creating Inclusive Communities through Collaboration, Facilities Management, and Planning (3:30 PM - Terrace Room C)
Day 2 - April 25, 2024
Session 1A: Using Inclusive Teaching Practices to Model Equity, Inclusion, and Culturally Responsive Interpersonal and Leadership Practices (9:30 AM - Terrace Room A)
Session 1B: The Importance of Inclusion in Sustainability (9:30 AM - Terrace Room C)
Session 2A: Inclusion Imperative: Trans People and Research Studies (1:00 PM - Terrace Room A)
Session 2B: Indigenous Representation and Inclusion: CMU Libraries Critical Cataloging and Reparative Description project (1:00 PM - Terrace Room C)
Session 3A: A Rock and a Hard Place: How do "I" Look in American Pop Culture (2:15 pm - Terrace Room B)
Session 3B: Communications for Inclusion: Action for Change (2:15 pm - Terrace Room D)
Session 4A: Navigating to Justice: How Youth Programs Support the Positive Development of Black Youth (3:30 PM - Terrace Room A)
Session 4B: Listening for Inclusion and Equity (3:30 PM - Terrace Room C)
2023 CMU Diversity Symposium
Cost of Poverty Experience
- The virtual experience is a 90-minute interactive poverty simulation that provides a glimpse into the lives of income-challenged families and their communities. This presentation was facilitated by CMU professors Lissa Schwander, Social Work, and Mary Senter, Sociology.
Lunch Keynote Dr. Jonathan Metzl
- Dr. Metzl’s keynote speech discussed the research presented in his novel "Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland.
Breakfast with “Real Dialogue”
- Have you ever longed for more skillful ways to negotiate one-on-one dialogue over critical or relevant matters? Dr. Polly Young-Eisendrath, a psychologist and author, helped address that question during a presentation and demonstration of her “Real Dialogue” model. Polly uses her experiences to focus dialogue on a micro level.
2022 CMU Diversity Symposium
The 7th Annual Campus Diversity Symposium took place on April 27, 2022.
- The event was available via LIVESTREAM
- 2022 CMU Diversity Symposium program
