Join International Women’s Day keynote speech March 7

The keynote speech for the seventh annual Diverse Women’s Summit (DWS) will take place on International Women’s Day 7-8:30 p.m. via Zoom (Zoom ID is 978 0604 0268, Passcode is 417067). The event is free and open to the public.

DWS is a meeting of individuals and groups from different backgrounds on local, regional, national and global issues affecting women. The theme of the 2022 DWS will be Intersectionality at Wichita State University. The event is sponsored by the Center for Women’s Studies, Dr. Chinyere Okafor, professor and director, the Office of Diversity Inclusion (ODI), the League of Women Voters of Wichita, the  Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS). The planning committee for this event includes Okafor; Dr. Debbie Gordon; associate professor of Women’s Studies, Dr. Robin Henry; associate professor of Legal, Gender and Sexuality, American West, and Graduate Program coordinator.

The speech will include award-winning Wichita State professors who will speak about Intersectionality at the university. The following professors are scheduled to speak:

  • Dr.  Susan Castro, Fairmont College of Liberal Arts and Sciences associate professor of Philosophy and department chair, will speak on the topic of “Intersectional Ethics and Epistemology.”
  • Dr. Voncella McCleary-Jones, College of Health Professions associate dean for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs, will speak on the topic of “The Intersection of Health, Race and Gender: Standing on the Precipice.”
  • Dr. Edil Torres Rivera, Latinx Studies and Counseling and Interventions Service and Leadership in Education (ISLE) professor, will speak on the topic of “The intersectionality of the colonial matrix of power: Gender, race, ethnicity, and power in education.”

The keynote speech will be followed by comments, questions and answers. For more information, contact 316-978-6659 or joyce.dalporto-ward@wichita.edu

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Join the 2022 Diverse Women’s Summit March 7

The Center for Women’s Studies in sponsorship with Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and The League of Women Voters of Wichita will convene the seventh annual Diverse Women’s Summit (DWS) March 7 via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public.

DWS is a meeting of individuals and groups from different backgrounds on local, regional, national and global issues affecting women. The theme of the 2022 DWS will be Intersectionality at Wichita State University.

The summit is in three parts:

  • 9 a.m.-noon, Students Showcase: This will include a presentation of papers, art, posters, and other projects by students and other participants.
  • 1-4 p.m., Creative Concourse: This will be a presentation of poetry, skits, stories and other projects by students, community members and other participants.
  • 7-8:30 p.m., International Women’s Day Keynote Speech: This speech will discuss the 2022 theme  Intersectionality at Wichita State University–Prospects and Perspectives.
Different shapes and colors intersect in their representation of women & gender, race & ethnicity, class, disability, and sexuality.

Abstracts, proposals requested for 2022 Diverse Women’s Summit

Individual students, student groups, faculty, staff and innovation partners are invited to submit abstracts or proposals to present at the 2022 Diverse Women’s Summit (DWS) 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. March 7 via Zoom. DWS is a meeting of individuals and groups from different backgrounds on local, regional, national and global issues affecting women. The theme of the 2022 DWS will be Intersectionality at Wichita State University.

Proposals should include 100-200 words describing the presentation (type, subject, theme and purpose). Presentations that focus on the following topics will be given priority:

  • Intersectional research
  • Citizenship and special populations
  • Women, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality and ability
  • Social justice and the future

Proposals and abstracts will be accepted until Feb. 15 and should be submitted to chinyere.okafor@wichita.edu.

For more information, contact (316) 978-3358 or joyce.dalporto-ward@wichita.edu.

Save the Date: Diverse Women’s Summit March 7

Please save the date for the seventh annual Diverse Women’s Summit to be held March 7, 2022, at the Rhatigan Student Center (Beggs Ballroom) and via Zoom. More information will be available closer to the date of the event.

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Global Village Assembly to discuss Ethnic Studies

The next Global Village Assembly (GVA) will take place 7-9 p.m. Oct. 7 at Hubbard Hall (room 209) and via Zoom (meeting ID – 916 2168 2753, passcode – 072896). GVA is a yearly meeting of campus and Wichita communities to share views about common themes.

The 2021 theme is Ethnic Studies. During the event, attendants are invited to take the mic and voice an opinion using speech, poetry, song, dance or any medium of choice for two to four minutes.

GVA is organized by Wichita State’s Women’s Studies, the Office of the Vice President for Diversity and the Fairmount College of Arts and Sciences.

For more information, contact chinyere.okafor@wichita.edu, marche.fleming-randle@wichita.edu, robin.henry@wichita.edu or joyce.dalporto-ward@wichita.edu.