Joana Rivera Davis’s New Director Role at the Hartford Campus

Congrats to Joana Rivera Davis, who now serves as the Director of Student Success, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Connecticut at Hartford.

This inaugural position is housed in the Institute for Student Success under the Center for Access & Postsecondary Success (CAPS) office at the Hartford campus. The Director of Student Success, Equity & Inclusion will serve as a leading voice for advancing educational equity and promoting student enrollment, transition, and success for students traditionally underrepresented in higher education.

 

The Director provides leadership to guide the implementation of a new framework for promoting student engagement, coordinating existing support systems and resources, and collaborating with the campus and University community. In this role, Joanna is responsible for developing new initiatives that enhance underrepresented student access, academic performance, persistence, participation in life transformative and high-impact experiences, post-graduation preparation, and timely graduation.

 

Strategic Planning Listening Session

Message sent on behalf of the Office for Diversity and Inclusion:

Dear Colleagues,

 

Please join us on November 7th noon-1pm for the virtual Strategic Planning Listening Session for Faculty and Staff of Color.

 

RSVP here for the login information: https://forms.gle/ccqCMT4oSGSf49b78

 

As part of the university strategic planning process, we wanted to create a space for faculty and staff of color to share their input, as well as, learn more about the process with updates on where we are today. If you want more information on who is involved, visit here.

 

We value your feedback and look forward to seeing you there.

 

Best regards,

 

The Office for Diversity and Inclusion

Oct. 19 ALFAS Event: Please RSVP

ent on behalf of the ALFAS E-Board 

 

Dear ALFAS community: 

Please join us for our first all-member meeting at the Storrs campus on Oct. 19, from 12 pm- 1 pm in the Student Union, AsACC Program Room, 4th Floor, RM 428.  

 

This is a hybrid event and for those who prefer to join us online, the link is:  

 


https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m4e0e4f486870096e218f2ed5d0630e35 .

 

Our past presidents, Fany Hannon, and Susana Ulloa, will discuss the history of our organization and share how their leadership has contributed to the growth of our organization.  

Please RSVP to our event and we look forward to connecting with you soon!   

 

 

If you would like to be removed from this email list, please email Kathy Pais directly at katerine.pais@uconn.edu  

UConn Avery Point Advising Positions

There are two openings at UConn Avery Point for advising roles. Please see the details below:

For any questions, please email noemi.maldonado@uconn.edu

Women’s Center 50th Anniversary Celebration

Women’s Center 50th Anniversary Celebration with Melissa Harris Perry

Professor Melissa Harris-Perry is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University where she teaches courses on American politics and elections at the intersections of race, place, and gender. She is the founder and President of the Anna Julia Cooper Center, an independent organization with a mission to advance justice and alleviate harm for women and girls of color in American higher education.  Along with Dorian Warren, she is co-host of the podcast System Check, with The Nation.

For nearly two decades, Harris-Perry has contributed to American public life through her distinct combination of scholarly analysis and grounded wisdom applied to analysis of race, gender, politics, and power. She hosted the award winning television show “Melissa Harris-Perry” from 2012-2016 on weekend mornings on MSNBC and in 2016, won the Hillman Prize for broadcast journalism.

Co-sponsored by African American Cultural Center, Asian American Cultural Center, Puerto Rican Latin American Cultural Center, Rainbow Center, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Office of the Vice President for Research, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, School of Fine Arts, School of Social Work, Neag School of Education, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, Law School, School of Nursing, Homer Babbidge Library, Office of the Provost, the Human Rights Institute, and the UConn Foundation.

Friday, 7pm, Jorgensen Center for the Performing arts. 

Reception immediately following at the Alumni Center.

These and other anniversary events are free, but RSVP is required here.

10/12 SoN Fireside Chat Series

The UConn School of Nursing will be highlighting three Hispanic Pioneers who have made past and present contributions to improving health and education for our Hispanic communities during our Fireside Chat program. I was hoping you could distribute this email. 

The Fireside Chat is an hour program, virtual event, that is shared with all UConn Alumni, Faculty and Staff. The goal of this program is to share our research, projects, and work to our UConn Family.  This is an educational program, as well as a chance for alumni to interact and feel like they are a part of the UConn SoN community from all over the world.

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we are extending the invitation. 

Please join us in our celebration.

Please register on the following link: https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?e=__test_email__&u=b996df182dc5a81d77b00e160&id=4d8c0e9286

10/14 Landfall Documentary Screening