8:30 AM – Breakfast & Networking
9:15 AM – FLAG SONG
Spirit Boy (Manidoo Gwiizizens)*
9:20 AM – WELCOME FROM ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP & PROGRAM
Dr. Malinda Lindquist
Office for Equity & Diversity Faculty Fellow; Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, College of Liberal Arts; Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
Dr. Edgar Arriaga
Office for Equity & Diversity Faculty Fellow; Northey Professor of Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering
Dr. Tabitha Grier-Reed
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Development, College of Education and Human Development; Professor of Family Social Science, College of Education and Human Development
Dr. Mercedes Ramírez Fernández
Vice President for Equity & Diversity
Jeff Ettinger, JD
University of Minnesota Interim President
Dr. Keisha Varma
Deputy to the Vice President for Equity & Diversity; Associate Vice President for Equity & Diversity; Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development
10:00 AM – COMMUNITY BUILDING & HEADSHOTS
Presented by the Office for Equity & Diversity (OED) and the Institute for Diversity, Equity and Advocacy (IDEA).
*The Spirit Boy “Manido Gwiiwizens” Drum Group is a collaboration of lead singers from the Twin Cities and surrounding areas composed of singers from the Ojibwe, Ho-Chunk, Hidatsa, Dakota, and Lakota Nations. They are also parents and working professionals composed of college graduates, educators, language speakers, cultural leaders, teachers, and advocates.
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