Fall 2020 Calendar of Events
September 2020
Family Feud: Black Edition
Sponsored by the Black Cultural Programming Committee
Monday, September 28th, 7:00 p.m.
tiny.utk.edu/BFF
Diversity Dialogue Symposium
Tuesday, September 29 – Friday, October 2, 2020
Tuesday, September 29th: Historical Context for Symposium Theme & Ground Rules, MSL & the Diversity Educators
1:10 – 2:10 pm
https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/91974929088
Wednesday, September 30th: The Reality is…Racism is Ingrained in the History of the United States
Session 1: 2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
“Slavery Never Ended: Mass Incarceration in the United States”, Dr. Michelle Brown
Session 2: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
“We Live on Stolen Land & History Rewrote This”, Dr. Lisa King
https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/96011333937
Cooking Lesson with the Lambdas
Wednesday, September 30th, 6:30 p.m.
RSVP: tiny.utk.edu/MSLLAC
October 2020
Building Comunidad: Connecting with the Latino Alumni Council
Thursday, October 1st, 6:30 p.m.
RSVP: tiny.utk.edu/MSLLAC
Diversity Dialogue Symposium continued:
Thursday, October 1st: The Reality is…Public Health Does Not Measure Up in BIPOC Communities
Session 1: 1:10 – 2:10 p.m.
“Xenophobia, Asian Americans, & COVID-19”, Dr. Rachel Rui
Session 2: 2:50 – 3:50 p.m.
“Public Health in Marginalized Communities”, Dr. Jennifer Jabson Tree & Julie Grubagh
https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/91734012179
Friday, October 2nd: The Reality is…Your Vote Does Matter
Session 1: 2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
“The Role of Media in Forming Your Own Political Identity & Voter Information”, Dr. Michael Martinez, Ms. Tunisia Holley, & Ms. Alison Coe (WATE)
Session 2: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
“White Nationalism, Black Patriotism, and the Struggle to Reconstruct the Soul of America”, Dr. Robert Bland
https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/96173523462
Vol to Vol: Black Alumni Edition
Tuesday, October 6th, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Register for Vol to Vol: Black Alumni Mentor Edition on Handshake. Visit https://career.utk.edu/handshake/ and activate your Handshake Profile. After completing a Profile, go to Events and register. Registration closes on Thursday, October 1st. Limited number of spots, so reserve yours soon!
Student of Color Empowerment Group
Tuesday, October 6th, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Attribution: Understanding What Can and Cannot be Controlled
To Join: tiny.utk.edu/empowerment2020
Cocinando con LASO
Friday, October 9th, 6:00 p.m.
@laso_utknoxville
Talking with Tyvi
Wednesday, October 14th, 7:00 p.m.
RSVP @ tiny.utk.edu/MOC
November 2020
December 2020