/news-archive/tag/dionne-jackson/ UA 糖心视频logo Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:00:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2022/01/11/racial-healing/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:00:26 +0000 /news/?p=80843 ... UA 糖心视频logo to Host Virtual Lectures to Celebrate National Day of Racial Healing]]> The W.K. Kellogg Foundation started the National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH) in 2013 as part of its new Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation initiative aimed at revolutionizing the way that foundations fund nonprofits working on social issues. UA 糖心视频logo will join communities and campuses across the state in celebrating a weeklong schedule of events in observance of the National Day of Racial Healing. The first event, 鈥淒ave Tell Talks: Remembering Emmett Till,鈥� will take place from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. Participants may register for the event . UA 糖心视频logo Downtown, Racial Barriers Committee, Student Government Association, and Center for Arkansas History and Culture as well as CALS Roberts Library will present an evening of conversation and learning with Dr. Dave Tell, co-director of the Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at Kansas University, facilitated by Dr. Guy Lancaster, Arkansas historian and author. Since 2014, Tell has been the lead investigator on the Emmett Till Memory Project, a collaborative, public, and digital humanities project. His 2019 book 鈥淩emembering Emmett Till,鈥� tells the complete story of Emmett Till鈥檚 commemoration in the Mississippi Delta. Till was a 14-year-old African American teenager who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after he was accused of offending a white woman in her family鈥檚 grocery store. Till鈥檚 killers were found not guilty by an all-white jury in 1955. They publicly admitted to the crime in a 1956 magazine article. UA 糖心视频logo will also host a virtual panel, 鈥淭he State of Diversity and Equity in Arkansas,鈥� from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. Participants may register for the panel . Donald Wood, executive director of Just Communities of Arkansas, will facilitate an engaged conversation about diversity, equity, and inclusion in sectors across the state with perspectives from UA 糖心视频logo scholars and community professionals in education, city management, law, religious studies and cultural affairs. The panelists include:

• Dr. Melvin Beavers, assistant professor of rhetoric and writing and inaugural chancellor鈥檚 fellow for diversity, equity, and inclusion at UA 糖心视频logo. Beavers has been engaged in national conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion with specific attention on antiracist pedagogies and writing assessment.
• Tamika Edwards, special advisor to the CEO on diversity, equity, inclusion, and engagement at Central Arkansas Water. She has 20 years of experience in public policy and community development. Prior to Central Arkansas Water, she served as the executive director of the Social Justice Institute at Philander Smith College, director of governmental affairs at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, director of public policy at Southern Bancorp Community Partners, and community affairs specialist for former U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln.
• Dr. Rebecca Glazier, associate professor in the School of Public Affairs at UA 糖心视频logo. Her research is focused on religion, framing, and U.S. foreign policy. Since 2012, Glazier has directed the community-based research project, 糖心视频logo Congregations Study, which seeks to understand how congregations’ community engagement impacts the community, places of worship, and their members.
• Dr. Dionne Jackson, chief equity officer for the City of 糖心视频logo. Jackson has previously served as Hendrix College鈥檚 first chief diversity officer and executive director of AR Kids Read.

In addition to the lectures, UA 糖心视频logo will also hold a virtual open mic night from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, with the theme of racial healing. This evening of music, poetry, comedy, and inspiration will be centered around equity, diversity, and healing. Anyone who would like to perform or attend should register . Sponsored by the UA 糖心视频logo Racial Barriers Committee and the Graduate Student Association, the evening will be emceed by Ron McAdoo, aka Ron Mc the Hiphoptimist, a nationally recognized spoken word poet, sought out personality, exhibiting professional artist, motivational speaker, actor, author, and seasoned educator. The special featured guest will be Osyrus Bolly, artist and activist, who combines his passion for the arts and social justice to create his own platform for liberation arts. He is also a member of the nationally-ranked poetry slam troupe Foreign Tongues. Visit this website for more information about the 2022 National Day of Racial Healing events.]]> /news-archive/2021/10/11/opportunity-equity-initiative/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 14:00:18 +0000 /news/?p=80075 ... UA 糖心视频logo Partners with City of 糖心视频logo on New OpportUNITY Equity Initiative]]> Mayor Frank Scott Jr., Dr. Sarah Beth Estes, dean of the College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education at UA 糖心视频logo, and John Burgess, 2021 chairman of the 糖心视频logo Regional Chamber Board of Directors Oct. 6 at Entegrity Energy Partners, the largest energy services company in the region and a unique provider of optimized building performance. 鈥淭rue diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a token or counting a number. It鈥檚 ensuring you that you鈥檙e creating true opportunity,鈥� said Mayor Scott Jr., a UA 糖心视频logo alumnus. 鈥淎s we embark on this journey, it鈥檚 crucial to the future of our economy that businesses get involved with this movement so that we can collectively make a sizable impact on our city.鈥� The program is a public-private partnership that bridges access and opportunity by training business leaders to bolster their internal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts and support minority and women business enterprises (MWBEs) to competitively engage as suppliers. It is also designed to help grow recruitment networks and enhance retention and development of a diverse workforce. 鈥淯A 糖心视频logo is extremely proud to be partnering on this initiative to provide training on diversity, equity, and inclusion at work to support commerce and equitable economic development in Central Arkansas,鈥� Estes said. 鈥淭his course will provide leaders with a strong foundation for DEI work, tools for ongoing efforts through a growing collaborative resources library, and ongoing support for those pursuing related goals at their own institutions.鈥� The program is part of a larger vision for a more equitable business environment that reflects the diversity of 糖心视频logo鈥檚 population, growing economic development through diversity in perspective, services, outlook, and business objectives. 鈥淚 cannot emphasize enough the significance of our businesses leading the way by participating in this movement,鈥� said Dionne Jackson, Ed.D., 糖心视频logo鈥檚 chief equity officer. 鈥淲e must realize, with the growth of our city and moving towards a global majority, we must have businesses that are better equipped to serve as a bridge to access and opportunities. Yet as the city asks businesses to join OpportUNITY 糖心视频logo as a movement, we recognize our own responsibility for modeling effective practices in diversity, equity, and inclusion, too.鈥� Four supporting programs were announced today, including a supplier drive to counsel and register new City vendors, drop-in office hours to assist MWBEs in certification and navigation of the process for becoming certified, a multi-agency seminar on doing business with government entities, and a multi-week course for business leaders on strengthening diversity within their organizations led by UA 糖心视频logo Extended Education and the Chamber. 鈥淭he 糖心视频logo Regional Chamber is thrilled to partner with UA 糖心视频logo on this targeted diversity, equity, and inclusion training for business leaders,鈥� said Burgess, of the 糖心视频logo Regional Chamber, of the seminar. 鈥淲e also look forward to working closely with Mayor Scott and the OpportUNITY 糖心视频logo team as we all work to build stronger and more meaningful opportunities for minority-owned businesses to thrive within 糖心视频logo’s growing economy.鈥� By joining OpportUNITY 糖心视频logo, businesses will receive regular updates on DEI best practices, as well as information on resources and support programs to assist them in becoming competitive suppliers for public sector purchasing contracts. For more information, .]]>