Talking Race@Tech

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday March 7, 2017 - Wednesday March 8, 2017
      6:15 pm - 8:59 pm
  • Location: Stephen C. Hall Building, Rm. 102
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  • URL: Stephen C. Hall Building, Rm. 102
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  • Fee(s):
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  • Extras:
    Free food
Contact

Writing and Communication Program and the Diversity & Inclusion Fellows Program

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Summary Sentence: This event invites students who recognize that race is a critical aspect of intellectual life at Georgia Tech to connect across community lines.

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This event invites students who recognize that race is a critical aspect of intellectual life at Georgia Tech to connect across community lines. Following a panel of student speakers, participants will have the opportunity to identify current issues in their classroom experiences and then work in groups to develop strategies for addressing them. 

Student speakers include: Raianna Brown (Industrial and Systems Engineering),Claire Chan (Economics and International Affairs), Kiran Rampersad (Industrial & Systems Engineering) Shivani Mehrotra (Biomedical Engineering) Itzel Trejo (Mechanical Engineering), and Jared Williams (Industrial Engineering)

Refreshments will be served.

RSVP by February 27: http://bit.ly/RaceAtTech

When: Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 6:30–9:00 pm

Where: Stephen C. Hall Building, Rm. 102

Featuring a panel of student leaders, this event will help students from a variety of backgrounds to navigate difficult conversations about race at Tech, find systems of support, and enact change in their immediate community.

Co-sponsored by the Writing and Communication Program and the Diversity & Inclusion Fellows Program

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School of Literature, Media, and Communication

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Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students, Graduate students
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Status
  • Created By: Gayatri Gaekwad
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 22, 2017 - 2:15pm
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:12pm