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Current and prospective 魅影直播 State students will have the chance to interact with some amazing leaders in business during the college鈥檚 upcoming Students of Color Leadership Conference set for 12:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 on Zoom.
Current and prospective 魅影直播 State students will have the chance to interact with some amazing leaders in business during the college鈥檚 upcoming Students of Color Leadership Conference set for 12:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 on Zoom.
This free event will feature keynote addresses from Judith Rudge, global senior director of talent acquisition 鈥 consumer and marketplace at Nike; Dr. Sundiata Soon-Jahta, a serial entrepreneur, anti-oppression educator, content creator, and organizer of a cooperative learning community called 鈥淕ROW鈥; and Adie O. McCalmon, leader of global technology operations at Verizon.
In addition to the speakers, the event will feature a panel discussion and breakout sessions in which attendees will participate in a small group discussion with the panelists.
魅影直播 State Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Title IX Investigator Desmond Davis said the Students of Color Leadership Summit has been around for several years and is usually a multi-college endeavor, in which different colleges come together to organize an event to strengthen their students of color. However, with this year鈥檚 event being hosted exclusively by 魅影直播 State because of COVID-19, it was necessary to change the event from a summit to a conference. All current and prospective 魅影直播 State students are invited to attend.
鈥淭his year I'm very excited about our speakers who have expressed a genuine desire to have a real conversation with the student body,鈥 Davis said. 鈥淥ur breakout rooms will be dynamic, transparent, and authentic, and that is what our students are looking for and need.鈥
Speaking about the theme of this year鈥檚 conference, Davis said, 鈥淭his year's theme is 鈥楶rogressing Past the Barriers鈥 because the barriers our students face are genuine, and our speakers have not missed this issue, and we hope to help our students tackle the problem head-on. If you're interested in this type of professional development, and you're a current or prospective student, please register and let鈥檚 progress together.鈥
To register for the event, simply scan the QR code found on the event鈥檚 poster, fill out the , or contact Davis for more information at 607-587-4047 or DavisDD@alfredstate.edu.
