GSEU hosts Anti-Racism Week of Action
The weeklong virtual event follows racist incident involving a student, TA, last month
May 13, 2021
The Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU) has invited students to Anti-Racism Week of Action, an event that demands Binghamton University take action against the promoted culture of racism and white supremacy on campus.
The weeklong series will be hosted from May 10 to 14, where students can participate in scheduled virtual events and tasks divided among the five days. The tasks consist of scripted emails, call-ins and daily social media posts addressed to BU administrators demanding change and recognition within the University. There will also be virtual teach-ins by members of the community where students and instructors can further discuss inequalities.
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Eric Mendoza ’21 is an economics major and a master’s student in finance. Mendoza was the Texas A&M University Student Body President from April 2020 to April 2021.
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Like most people last spring, Eric Mendoza ’21 had little idea what challenges lay ahead when he became Student Body President at Texas A&M in April 2020, leading more than 70,000 Aggies, one of the largest enrollments in the nation.
Classes moved online for lockdown, social unrest came during the summer and a winter storm crippled the state – Mendoza faced a presidential term unlike any other.
May 12, 2021
The Community Engagement Summit will highlight success stories from across the WSU system, including the Drive-in WiFi Hotspot Project initiated by WSU Extension.
By Steve Nakata, Division of Student Affairs
Community partnerships across the Washington State University system will take center stage during a virtual Community Engagement Summit on Friday, May 14, at 10 a.m.
Ryan Lazo, the community partnerships coordinator at the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE), said the summit has three main objectives: to share community engagement success stories; to facilitate networking and potential partnerships between WSU representatives, nonprofit organizations, and community leaders, including elected officials; and to educate participants on best practices for community engagement.
Northwestern Now
Q&A with TiShaunda McPherson of the Office of Equity
TiShaunda McPherson is senior associate VP for equity. Photo by Carden Katz
In the most recent update on the University’s social justice commitments, Northwestern leadership announced the creation of a cross-University program to develop organizational capability for restorative justice practices. The program will be housed in the Office of Equity and will be available to students, staff and faculty. Program development is underway with the program sponsors, and facilitator training will begin this month, with the program anticipated to launch in Fall 2021.
Restorative practices were introduced to the Northwestern community in August 2017 by Social Justice Education staff. Since then, Social Justice Education, Office of Community Standards, Office of Equity and Office of Human Resources have partnered to develop the practices into a University-wide program.
Spring commencement, a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, last took place in person in 2019.
“I’m so excited,” said Allison Beyta, a senior entrepreneurship and marketing major. “We get a closure ceremony.”
Members of the Class of 2021 started their college careers with Hurricane Irma, which hit South Florida in fall of 2017, and will now finish college during a pandemic.
“They’ve been a resilient and adaptable class and we’re really proud of them,” said Patricia Whitely, senior vice president for student affairs. “We’re really glad to be able to provide this experience for them at Hard Rock Stadium and in person.”