91短视频

• February 12, 2016

91短视频 will host its annual Week of Inclusive Excellence Feb. 22-26, presenting a variety of activities to promote inclusive excellence, diversity, equity and social justice.

“91短视频 developed the Week of Inclusive Excellence to help create and maintain an environment of justice, tolerance, equity and nondiscrimination for all students, faculty and staff,” said CSUEB Diversity Officer Dr. Dianne Rush Woods. “The week serves as an opportunity for professional development for our faculty, staff and administrators. It helps them develop their level of ‘cultural competence,’ cultural understanding, and perspective that values cultural factors contributing to the ‘grit’ and robustness of our diverse student population.” 

All events require an RSVP. .

The week kicks off with a breakfast presentation by Interim Provost and Academic Affairs Vice President Carolyn Nelson, who will discuss the . Cal State East Bay serves as the lead agency for the initiative, working in partnership with a wide range of local educators, government agencies, businesses and non-profit organizations to fully support the children and residents of the Jackson Triangle Neighborhood — one of the poorest areas in Hayward. This presentation takes place from 9-10:15 a.m. on Feb. 22 in the New University Union’s Multi-Purpose Room.

Following the breakfast, six teams comprised of faculty and staff recipients of the 2015 Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Awards will discuss the outcomes of their project or conferences. The University Diversity Office and the Office of Academic Affairs annually invites proposals for innovative programs and/or research initiatives that strengthen and promote diversity and inclusive excellence at CSUEB. (Requirements for the 2016-17 awards will be announced at the meeting.)

Also on Feb. 22, Markese W. Bryant will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon. Bryant is the founder and managing partner of Fight for Light, a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to transforming Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) into hubs for innovation. Bryant will discuss the connection of the environmental movement to the new civil rights movement. (Noon in the UU’s Multi-Purpose Room.)  

The East Bay Singers will perform award-winning composer William Bolcom’s musical production “The Mask” in Room 1055 in the Music Building on Feb. 22 from 4-5 p.m. CSUEB Department of Music Chair Buddy James will conduct, and faculty member Jeffrey Sykes will accompany on piano. “The Mask” is a cycle of five poems drawn from the Harlem Renaissance and other periods of African-American literature.

Tuesday, Feb. 23, is dubbed “Dreamer Day,” which is dedicated to building awareness of undocumented students. A “Dreamer” is an undocumented immigrant who was brought to the United States as a child and is now part of the college community. Activities include an ally training, student panel presentation and screening of the documentary film “Underwater Dreams.” All events will be in the Multi-Purpose Room of the New University Union.

The day’s events begin at 10 a.m. with “Dreamer Ally Training” for staff, faculty and others who work with undocumented students at CSU East Bay. Advance registration to this invitation-only event is required to attend. That event will be followed by the student panel presentation “In Our Own Words: The Lived Experience of Dreamers.” Five CSUEB “Dreamers” will discuss their experience at the university, and the strengths and challenges that their status brings into play. “Underwater Dreams” will be shown from 2-4 p.m., and Lorenzo Santillan — one of the students from the film — will speak following the screening. Melissa Cervantes of 91短视频’s will facilitate the discussion. The day’s activities will conclude at 6 p.m. with a performance of “The Fannie Lou Hamer Story: I'm Sick & Tired of Being Sick & Tired” performed by award-winning actress Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye. The play, set to run in the University Theatre, is a one-woman production about the struggle for human dignity and freedom.

On Wednesday, Feb. 24, the university hosts an invitation-only, First-Generation College Student Winter Mixer from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room. This mixer is presented to offer first-generation students support from faculty, staff, and administrators.  

On Thursday, Feb. 25, urban ethnographer and author Alice Goffman will give a presentation focusing on the problems of mass incarceration and hidden systems of policing, a topic she explores in her book “On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City.” Goffman, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, will speak at 5 p.m. in the University Theatre. The event is free and open to the public.

The Week of Inclusive Excellence closes at noon on Friday, Feb. 26, with a talk by Albert Gonzalez on “Whiskey, Wood, and Worldview: An Archaeology of Industry and Rebellion in the Old West.” Gonzalez, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, will speak in Room 102 in the University Union. He will present his view of a profoundly destructive industry and the overuse of resources from an archaeological perspective.  

The Week of Inclusive Excellence activities are sponsored by 91短视频’s Office of the President, Division of Academic Affairs, Office of University Diversity, Diversity and Equity Liaison Officer, University Diversity Council, Office of Sustainability and the Office of General Studies.

For more information, contact the University Diversity Office at 510-885-2809 or diversity@csueastbay.edu.