We cordially invite you to participate in a virtual Diversity Retreat on Saturday, September 26, 2020 from 10AM – 12PM EST via zoom, https://bit.ly/2020DIVERSITYRETREAT, Meeting I.D. 957 9045 8674, Password 258807. The theme for the retreat is "In Times of Injustice...." The general session will begin with a keynote followed by four, concurrent 40-minute workshop sessions that are engaging and interactive in the areas of medical justice, social justice, educational justice, and economic justice. Participants will return to the general session to conclude the retreat with a closing session on Mental Health and Well-being, and a guest performance by Dr. A.D. Carson. Please arrive early to the general session, and know that all participants will be muted upon entry to avoid background noise. In order that we create a safe space for transparency and intimate dialog among attendees, the concurrent workshops will not be recorded. Only the content of the general session, which will feature the opening keynote, mental health workshop, and closing performance will be recorded for accessibility purposes. To view a copy of the Diversity Retreat agenda, click here.
Listed below are links to the keynote speaker and the workshop presenters.
- Presenter: Ebony J. Hilton, M.D. | Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine
- View Bio of Dr. Hilton
- Presenters: Christie Julien | Assistant Dean for Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, University Darden School of Business; Vidya Mani | Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
- View Bio of Christie Julien
- View Bio of Vidya Mani
- Presider: Christian L. Steinmetz | Assistant Professor of Higher Education, University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development
- Presenter: Eugene Williams, Jr. | Principal, Cumberland High School
- View Bio of Eugene Williams, Jr.
- Presider: Dr. Janet Cross | Associate Dean for Graduate and Medical Scientist Programs, University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Presenters: Kimberly Butler Willis & Kellye A. McKenzie | Managing Directors, GOODSTOCK Consulting LLC.
- View Bio of Kimberly Butler Willis
- View Bio of Kellye A. McKenzie
- Presider: Dr. Jennifer Rubenstein | Associate Professor of Politics, University of Virginia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Presenter: A.J. Ali | Hollywood F.A.M.E. Award winning producer, writer, TV host, and filmmaker of Walking While Black: L.O.V.E. is the Answer
- View Bio of A.J. Ali
- Link to view the documentary, Walking While Black: L.O.V.E. is the Answer
- Link to view the book, L.O.V.E. Is The Answer: How You Can Put Principles Of Love Into Action To Build A Stronger Police-Community Marriage
- Presenter: Elizabeth Ramirez-Weaver | Staff Psychotherapist Embedded, University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
- View Bio of Elizabeth Ramirez-Weaver
- Presenter: A.D. Carson | Assistant Professor of Hip Hop and the Global South, University of Virginia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- View Bio of A.D. Carson
- Link to view latest project, "i use to love to dream."