HAPPENING NEXT WEEK!

7th Annual (1st Virtual) STEAM Education Workshop

PROGRAM

9:00 AM - Introduction and Welcoming Remarks

Dr. Youngmoo Kim, Director, ExCITe Center

9:15 AM - Spotlight Presentations  

1. Black Girls Virtually STEAMing Through Dance: Professors Ayanna Allen-Handy (School of Education), Raja Schaar (Westphal College-Product Design), Michelle Rogers (College of Computing & Informatics), and Valerie Ifill (Westphal College-Dance) with graduate students Monique Woodard, Kalila Dozier, Alicia Lipsey, and Destiny Bugg.

2. PHLConnectED: Ashley Pollard, Office of Innovation and Technology at the City of Philadelphia

3. The ILLEST Lab: Professor Kareem Edouard (School of Education)

10:10 AM - Coffee Break

10:30 AM - Keynote Presentation
Dr. Bettina Love, Athletic Association Endowed Professor - University of Georgia

We Gon’ Be Alright, But That Ain’t Alright: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

Dr. Love’s talk will discuss the struggles and the possibilities of committing ourselves to an abolitionist goal of educational freedom, as opposed to reform, and moving beyond what she calls the educational survival complex. Abolitionist Teaching is built on the creativity, imagination, boldness, ingenuity, and rebellious spirit and methods of abolitionists to demand and fight for an educational system where all students are thriving, not simply surviving.

11:00 AM - Panel Discussion
With Dr. Love and Drexel Professors Ayana Allen-Handy, Valerie Ifill, Michelle Rogers, Raja Schaar, and Christopher Wright. Moderated by Professor Kareem Edouard.

Dr. Love’s talk is brought to you through the generous support of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Center for Black Culture, the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Engineering, the College of Arts & Sciences, the Office of Research & Innovation, the Office of University & Community Partnerships, the School of Education, West Philadelphia Action for Early Learning, and the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.
 

NAVIGATING DREXEL 101 (CBC)

Thursday, Feb. 11, 6-7 p.m.

Are there resources for me? Where can I go to get help with classes? What is the cheat code for the 10 week term? Find the answers to this and more at the Center for Black Culture's Navigating Drexel 101 event. 
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ARTIST HOURS: TRADITIONAL TATREEZ EMBROIDERY (SCDI)

Friday, Feb. 12, 5 p.m.
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TUESDAY TOPIC: DIVERSITY IS UNDERSTOOD, INCLUSION IS POLITICAL (SCDI)

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 4-5 p.m.
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CHAI CHAT: BLACK HISTORY MONTH (SCDI)

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6 p.m.
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WEST AFRICAN DANCE CLASS (CBC)

Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2 p.m.

Come explore the aesthetic, movement, music, and rituals found in African Dance forms as we celebrate Black History Month!
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COPING WITH CREATIVE ARTS FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR: ART THERAPY (SCDI)

Thursday, Feb. 18, 6 p.m.
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BRIDGE BUILD LIKE A BOSS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (WESTPHAL)

Saturday, Feb. 20, 12-1:30 p.m.

Email westphalbridge@drexel.edu for details
 

BRIDGE ANNUAL SATURDAY SIT-IN (LEBOW)

Saturday, Feb. 20, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Email pj83@drexel.edu for details
 

NAVIGATING PREDOMINANTLY WHITE SPACES AS A BLACK SCHOLAR (PENNONI)

Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2-3 p.m.
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BFPSA LUNCHEON

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 12-1:15 p.m.

Drexel faculty and staff are invited to join President Fry and Keynote speaker Maurice Cottman, director of the Student Center of Diversity & Inclusion, for a luncheon celebrating Black History Month.
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VIRTUAL KICKBACK (CBC)

Thursday, Feb. 25, 6-7:15 p.m.

Join the Center for Black Culture's February Kickback for a Black History Month Quizzo, giveaways and more!
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HOW THE PANDEMIC MADE US LESS EQUAL (COAS)

Friday, Feb. 26, 12-1:15 p.m.

Two panelists, the Africa executive director at Human Rights Watch and a scholar of Central America and Latinxs in the United States, will discuss how COVID-19 has deepened inequality worldwide. Besides the additional challenges caused by the pandemic, our panelists will discuss new opportunities to address these inequalities.
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MENTORS VS. SPONSORS AND WHY YOU NEED BOTH (DUBAC)

Friday, Feb. 26, 12-1 p.m.

Mentor vs. Sponsor: How does it work? Join Angela V. Harris, '02, who will present and discuss the difference between a mentor and a sponsor and the importance of having one to advance your career.
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