Day of Collective Action 2024
Join us to learn about the U's HBCU partnerships initiative and how these strategic partnerships can build bridges of talent and excellence.
MARCH 27, 2024
Day of Collective Action
March 27, 2024
The University of Utah's third annual Day of Collective Action is happening Wednesday, March 27, 2024, and we are excited to have you join us!
The University of Utah Day of Collective Action
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Theme: Building Bridges of Talent and Excellence
OVERVIEW
The “Day of Collective Action” (DoCA) was designed to offer the University of Utah’s campus community an opportunity to learn, reflect and find ways that each of us can work to end and dismantle all forms of discrimination at the U. The DoCA is a Presidential initiative, launched in 2022 by the Presidential Commission on Equity and Belonging.
This year, the DoCA will be rooted in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) partnerships initiative at the U, exploring how strategic partnerships can build bridges of talent and excellence and provide insight into the unique position of the University of Utah in the area of HBCU/Predominantly White Institutions (PWI) bridge building.
One of this year’s keynote speakers will be Marybeth Gasman. She is the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education and the associate dean for research in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. A distinguished professor, she also serves as the executive director of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity & Justice and the executive director of the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions.
In addition to exploring the role and impact of HBCUs in American higher education, industry and community, this year’s DoCA will also engage conversations in learning sessions targeting health equity (health disparities, social determinants of health, implicit bias while bridging main campus with health sciences in the community), along with social responsibility and excellence through bridge building and strategic partnerships.
Registration information will be updated soon
Schedule for Day of Collective Action 2024 Events
The University of Utah Day of Collective Action
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
“Building Bridges of Talent and Excellence”
9:00 am – 10:00 am / Presidential Welcome & Occasion
Location: Gould Auditorium, JW Marriott Library
Registration link (breakfast)
10:30 am – 11:45 am / Panel Discussion on Health
Location: Gould Auditorium, JW Marriott Library
Topic: A panel discussing the state of health disparities, social determinants of health and implicit bias
Moderator: Donna Rae Eldridge
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm / Keynote Address and Luncheon
Location: Gould Auditorium, JW Marriott Library
Speaker: Marybeth Gasman, Rutgers University
Registration link (luncheon)
2:00 pm – 2:40 pm / PART I: Impact of HBCUs (and TCUs) in America; as a model.
A discussion around partnerships and social responsibility in the community and beyond
Moderator: Samantha Eldridge
Location: JW Marriott Gould auditorium
2:40 pm – 3:15 pm / PART II:The HBCU Experience and Why
A roundtable discussion with HBCU alums
Facilitator: Ms Emma Houston
Co-facilitator: Simone Lawrence
3:45 pm – 4:50 pm / Closing Talk & 1 on 1 Q&A with author Marybeth Gasman
Location: Law School Moot Court Room
Facilitators: Rodney Cohen/Mary Ann Villareal
5:00 pm / Presidential Closing Reception
Location: Law School, 6th floor Moot Court common area
Other Campus Events
Committee Members Rodney T. Cohen (chair), senior manager, HBCU Partnership & Initiatives Emma E. Houston, AVP for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Tricia Sugiyama, director, EDI Projects, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Tiffany Baffour, associate dean for Graduate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Allyson Mower, librarian, Academic Senate policy liaison Samantha Eldridge, director, American Indian Resource Center, University of Utah Tribal Liaison Amy Fulton, director, New Leadership Academy Lindsay Browning, administrative coordinator, Department of Pediatrics Megan Medina, associate director, Curricular Development, Bennion Community Engagement Center Pamela Bishop, senior director, marketing and communications, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Miko Nielson, marketing and communications coordinator, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Portia Anderson, assistant dean, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, College of Architecture + Planning Paméla Cappas-Toro, operations director, Higher Education in Prison Donna Rae Eldridge, associate director, University Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Jasen Lee, public relations and communications manager, University Marketing and Communications Alexis Matthews, senior events coordinator, U of U President’s Office Azra Helm, presidential intern, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion