Spring 2024

 

  • Monday, Feb 12 Faculty/Staff lunch discussion, 12:30 PM Branford House gallery: Discussion on the intersection of DEI policies, student sense of belonging and mattering, and academic freedom. Guest facilitators: Martina Rosenberg (CETL), Lara Chiaverini (Director of Inclusive Excellence), Laurie McCarty (UConn Regional campus coordinator), Ken Perez (DEI committee), Erin Scanlon (DEI committee). Lunch included, open to faculty and staff.

 

 

  • Thursday, March 21, 11 AM, Branford House: “The Resilience and Peril of American Politics” with Professor Frank Griggs and former UConn President Susan Herbst. Student leadership luncheon to follow. Co-sponsored with Campus Dean’s Office. Open to campus community.

 

 

  • Feb/Mar In preparation for the April 2nd Poetry Event, established writers visit 5 Classrooms to help generate student poetry: FY Writing, Women’s Lit, Philosophy, and Social Ethics. Co-sponsored with English Dept. and Campus Dean’s Office.

 

  • Tuesday, April 2, 6-7:30 PM, Branford House: “An Evening of Community Building with Poetry and Spoken Word” with writers Jessica Cerullo, Yexandra Diaz, Frederick Douglass Knowles, and selected students. Open to campus community and public; students are encouraged to invite friends and family, and the general public is invited.

 

  • Tuesday, April 4, 11-12:15 PM, ACD 303, talk with Suzie Flores of Stonington Kelp. Regenerative and sustainable solutions to problems facing our world – including aquaculture and kelp farming. Collaboration with Syma Ebbin environmental science class. Open to campus community.