Events
For information about events sponsored by CDSJ, please contact Armenta Hinton (hintona@susqu.edu).
Upcoming Events
OCTOBER
Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest
This year’s contest will focus on the state of America one year after President Barack Obama’s inauguration and ask students to consider the question: If he were alive today, what would the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. most want our president to be concerned about? Considering King’s general concern for humanity and his specific concerns for the poor and oppressed, we will ask students to advise the new president on how to advance King’s goals.
Alain Leroy Locke Lecture
The Civil Rights Movement in Claiborne County, Mississippi
Emilye Crosby, John Hope Franklin Fellow
Sept. 30–Oct. 1
Faylor Hall
7 p.m.
Emilye Crosby is associate professor of history at State University of New York, Geneseo, where she teaches African-American history with an emphasis on the modern Civil Rights Movement. She is the author of A Little Taste of Freedom: The Black Freedom Struggle in Claiborne County, Mississippi (University of North Carolina Press, 2005). She is currently working on an edited collection, Local Studies, a National Movement: Toward a New Synthesis of the Black Freedom Struggle, under contract with the University of Georgia Press. The Locke lecture honors Alain Leroy Locke, the first black Rhodes Scholar and esteemed member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
Diverse Matters Series Book Discussion
Mama, Ph.D.: Women Write About Motherhood and Academic Life
Elrena Evans and Caroline Grant, editors
Sponsored by the Theresa Palmer Society
Center for Diversity and Social Justice
Oct. 7
5 p.m.
Mama, Ph.D. is a literary anthology of deeply felt personal narratives by women in and out of the academy who write about their experiences, reconciling bodies with brains. This anthology speaks to any woman attempting to combine work and family, and offers recommendations on how to make the academy a more family-friendly workplace. To purchase a copy of the book, contact the campus bookstore at 570-372-4394 or go to http://www.susqu.bkstr.com/.
Religious Traditions and Sexuality Panel Discussion
The Rev. Mark Radecke, chaplain, Susquehanna University
Oct. 14, 2009
Isaacs Auditorium
7 p.m.
A panel representing various faith communities will discuss the diverse ways in which contemporary religious traditions address matters of human sexuality. The panel will be moderated by the Rev. Mark Wm. Radecke, Susquehanna University chaplain and associate professor of religion. After 18 years of parish ministry, Chaplain Radecke became Susquehanna’s chaplain in 1997. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (B.A. in theater and speech), the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (M.Div.), Trinity Lutheran Seminary (STM), and Princeton Theological Seminary (D.Min).
NOVEMBER
Native American Symposium
Sponsored by the Diversity Studies Program
John Bodinger de Uriarte, director
Date, Time and Location TBA
This symposium will feature lectures and a panel discussion on native peoples in Pennsylvania and the Eastern Delaware Nation, and their ongoing struggle for state and federal recognition. Associate Professor of Sociology John Bodinger de Uriarte is the director of diversity studies at Susquehanna University. He has conducted extensive research on issues of native cultural and political self-representation through native owned-and operated museums and cultural centers.
Terri Lyne Carrington
Sponsored by Joshua Davis, DMA
and the Carl Hitchner Social Justice Fellowship
Stretansky Hall
Nov. 9, 2009
3 p.m.
Terri Lyne Carrington is a Grammy-nominated Berklee College of Music-educated jazz drummer who has collaborated with numerous musical luminaries such as Max Roach, Herbie Hancock and Stan Getz over her more than 20-year career. She was a well-known face on the Arsenio Hall Show, as well as VIBE, serving as the house drummer for both talk shows. She will be giving a concert at Susquehanna University, as well as a lecture on black women in music.
Guest Artists Recital: Terri-Lyne Carrington and Tim Miller, with Joshua Davis
Weber Chapel Auditorium
Nov. 9
8 p.m.
JANUARY
Winter Convocation: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Derald Wing Sue, keynote speaker
Weber Chapel Auditorium
Jan. 18
11:30 a.m.
Derald Wing Sue is professor of psychology and education at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Sue, a former president of the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, was co-founder and the first president of the Asian American Psychological Association. He currently serves as president of the Society of Counseling Psychology. He is the author of the best-selling book Counseling the Culturally Diverse.
FEBRUARY
Diverse Matters Series Book Discussion
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Date, Time and Location TBA
The Power of Small
Sponsored by the Theresa Palmer Society
Scott Richardson, workshop leader
Center for Diversity and Social Justice
Feb. 10
11:30 a.m.
This workshop addresses the small, yet powerful, biases communicated in the workplace. Participants will learn to identify micro-messages, gain an understanding of the effects such messages have in the workplace, and develop critical skills for communicating master messages that drive rapid and beneficial behavior changes. These skills will help improve the quality and productivity of daily interactions with colleagues. Scott Richardson has worked in secondary and higher education for the past 15 years. He has served as an administrator, teacher, trainer, educator, counselor and advisor. His work experiences include serving as director of assessment at Reading Area Community College and director of educational opportunity at Pennsylvania State University, Berks. Richardson holds a Bachelor of Arts in music and an Master of Education in curriculum development and pedagogy from Kutztown University. He is a doctoral candidate in higher education leadership, organization and policy at Widener University.
Fabrics of Oppression and Liberation: Fashions of American Women from Slavery, the Sufferage and the Depression
Karen Gilmer
Center for Diversity and Social Justice
Feb. 18
11:30 a.m.
Karen Gilmer is assistant professor of theater and renowned freelance costume designer in American theatre. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Chester University and a Master of Fine Arts from Boston University.
MARCH
Women’s History Month
Cathy Bao Bean, guest speaker
Shearer Dining Room 1
March 2
11:30 a.m.
Cathy Bao Bean, author of The Chopsticks-Fork Principle: A Memoir and Manual and co-author of The Chopsticks-Fork Principle x 2: A Bilingual Reader for ESL (English as a Second Language) and CFL (Chinese as a First Language) learners. Bean’s varied career has included stints as a business manager and philosophy teacher. She has served as a board member of the Claremont Graduate University School of the Arts and Humanities, the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and the Society for Values in Higher Education. In addition, she was a founding member of the Ridge and Valley Conservancy. She is the co-host of The Balancing Act 4 Women on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/.
Mid-Atlantic Women’s Studies Association Essay Contest
The Mid-Atlantic Women’s Studies Association (MAWSA) will hold its Fourth Annual Student Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Women’s Studies. Two awards are given annually to one undergraduate student and one graduate student who submit the best previously unpublished essays on women’s studies scholarship. In addition to receiving cash prizes of $50, the winners are invited to deliver a presentation based on their essays at the 2010 conference of the association. For more information, contact Armenta Hinton, assistant director and coordinator of multicultural leadership, at 570-372-4696 or hintona@susqu.edu.
APRIL
Gender Identity and Expression – A panel discussion with a Q&A to follow
Date, Time and Location TBA
Susquehanna University has recently added “gender identity and expression” to its nondiscrimination clause, yet many community members lack the vocabulary, knowledge
or experience to discuss this topic. This panel will provide an opportunity to hear stories and experiences as well as question experts in the fields of biology, gender studies and religion.
Past Events
AUGUST
Open House at the Center for Diversity and Social Justice
Degenstein Campus Center
Aug. 29
7–8:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER
The Miseducation of the Black Greek Imitative: All We Do is Step, Stomp, Stroll and Hop! (Misconception #1)
Ali Rasheed Cromwell
Stretansky Hall
Sept. 9
7 p.m.
What is a black Greek-lettered organization? These fraternities and sororities were formed more than 100 years ago for brotherhood and sisterhood, academic excellence and community service. This presentation dispels the myth that all we do is step, stomp, stroll and hop by examining three defining points in the evolution of these organizations and focusing on their significance in today’s society.
