Apr
4

Thursday April 4, 2024

3:00pm - 9:00pm

DEI Week: Disability and Global Awareness

Colby Fane-Cushing '25, second from right, poses with fellow student researchers and Saint Michael's College professors at the Eastern Psychological Association's annual meeting in 2023. The team attended the meeting in Boston to present their findings related to a study on how VR meditation can affect stress levels. (Photo courtesy of Melissa VanderKaay Tomasulo)
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DEI Week: Disability and Global Awareness

Disability and Global Awareness

Thursday, April 4th
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
All Campus

3 p.m. – Adaptive Sport Event with Professor Standen (TARRANT)
4 p.m. – Book Talk I’m Able: A Woman’s Advice for Disability Change Agents by Professor Sefakor G.M.A. Komabu-Pomeyie (Ph.D.) (ROY ROOM)
5:30 p.m. – The 23rd Annual Study Abroad Photography Competition: Global Eyes Awards Ceremony & Reception (DURICK LIBRARY)
7 p.m. Amy Hepburn, Globally Recognized Expert on Social Impact and Sustainable Finance, 2nd Annual CGE Global Issues Lecture Series (ROY ROOM)

Presented by Student Government Association & Institute for Equity and Justice

WHY DEI WEEK?

In order to create more inclusive welcoming spaces, we must urge our community to become equity practitioners. Through this week of programming, we hope to begin that journey of growth and collective action by learning and listening to those who are already doing this work in our beloved community.