JMU 2024 Diversity Conference
The Time is NOW:
Boldly Demonstrating Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Festival Student and Conference Center
View available presentations by session:
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| Presentation Title (with description link) | Presenter and Department |
|---|---|
| Alternative Programs: Promoting Professional Success of Diverse Learners and the Teaching Profession |
Sharon Blatz, Sara Snyder, Lauren Heberling & Christy McKeeEducational Foundations & Exceptions Dept. |
| Towards an Inclusive Community in the College of Business: From Strategy to Action |
Demetria Henderson & Elham TorabiCoB Council for Inclusive Excellence |
| Transcending Boundaries: An Intersectional Approach to Peer-Education |
Cassidy Angelo & Rebeca BargeSOGIE & CMSS |
| Modeling High-Leverage Practices Through Universal Design for Learning in Teacher Preparation Courses |
Diana MezaEducational Foundations and Exceptionalities |
| Understanding the Experiences of JMU Students with Disabilities |
Jill Lassiter, Cathy McKay & Lori HostetlerHealth Sciences, Kniesiology, & Education |
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Session Full |
Tammy D Gilligan, Tiffany Hornsby & Debi Kipps-VaughanDept. of Graduate Psychology |
| Overcoming Democratic Barriers: How to establish voter education for all |
Gabriela Leija-Hernandez, Kara Dillard, Emma Sellers, Caroline Woodson & David KirkpatrickThe Madison Center for Civic Engagement |
| The Radical Pedagogical Imagination of Collapse: Refusing education as prestige property |
Hannah Sions & Courtnie WolfgangSADAH & Rhode Island School of Design |
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The Alternative Hiring Process: Recruiting and Retaining Individuals with Disabilities Session Full |
Sandra Phipps & Donna GrummiauxDARS |
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Untapped: The Disability Minority Session Full |
Tish Harris, Jessica Collette & Brennan MaupinDBVI & ODS |
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Native American and Indigenous at JMU: Growing our Programs Session Full |
Carole Nash & Members of the Native American and Indigenous Awareness, Relations, and Action Working Group |
| Presentation Title (with description link) | |
|---|---|
| The CHBS LEAD Fellows Program: Building and Supporting Early Career Leadership Development |
BJ Bryson, Kevin Apple, Christine Argenbright, Ben Blankenship, Tiffany Hornsby, Raihan Khan, Christina Kuo & Ayasakanta RoutCHBS Deasn's Office, Nursing, Psychology, Health Sciences & Communication Sciences and Disorders |
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Shaping Awareness into Action: The Lived Experiences of Madison International Students at JMU Session Full |
Vesna Hart & Jennifer Nelson-FaulconerGraduate Psychology & IIHHS |
| Learnings from Adaptive Leadership Undergraduate Class at JMU |
Rebeca Barge & Josh OrndorffCMSS & School of Strategic Leadership Studies |
| Beyond Visual Limits: AI-Driven Inclusivity in STEM Education for the Visually Impaired |
Raafat ZainiSchool of Integrated Sciences |
| Making PDFs Accessible for Everyone: A Guide to the Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Checker |
Heather HolsingerCISR |
| Madison Hispanic Caucus: Sense of Belonging, Well-being, and Comunidad. |
Diana Meza, Yenisei Montes de Oca & Felix WangEFEX, FLLC & Honors College |
| The Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Program: Innovative Contribution to Inclusive Excellence |
David Owusu-Ansah, Ojo Afolabi, Constance Pruitt & Tiajuana TillmanAccess Educational Outreach, Dept. of History, Morgan State Univ. & Howard Univ. |
| Reclaiming and Reframing: Storytelling for a Change |
Kim Davidson, Brooke Arthur & Joi JohnsonCEVC |
| Engaging the Community: The Societal Impacts of Research |
Tiffany Brutus & Brenna MatlockResearch Development |
| Learning for a Lifetime |
Nick Swartz, Daniel Robinson, Sarah MacDonald, Barbara Hetzel, Rae Vaughn & Amanda KelloggSPCE |
| Understanding Neurodiversity in the Workplace: How employers can support and retain employees with neurodiversity. |
Jennifer Kester, Katie Webster & Travis MessickJMU HR & DARS |
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