Join the UC San Diego Library on Monday, Feb. 22 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for an event planned in honor of Black History Month: Connecting Communities to Improve Educational Equity: A Conversation between Campus Resources and the Library.
The Coronavirus pandemic places new challenges on communities of color. In order to improve educational equity, how do we best help connect our community with vital resources? Our discussion with our campus leaders will serve as a call to action as we navigate new ways to work and live together safely. The event will kick off with a dedication to U.S. Army Sergeant Henry Johnson, whose heroism is discussed in this article from Smithsonian Magazine.
This free event will feature the following speakers:
- Beverly Ward, co-chair of UC San Diego’s Black Staff Association
- Gerardo Arellano, director of UC San Diego’s Raza Resource Centro
- LaWana Richmond, organizational development manager at UC San Diego
- Jeanine Santacruz Hernandez, social justice intern at UC San Diego
This event is presented by the Library’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and will conclude with questions from the audience.
For general information or to request an accommodation, contact Jenn Dandle at JDandle@ucsd.edu.
Gerardo Arellano
Gerardo N. Arellano received his PhD from UC Berkeley and his BA from UC San Diego in the departments of comparative ethnic studies. Arellano is the inaugural director of the Raza Resource Centro at UC San Diego. His research interests include trans-border culture and migrations, de-colonial pedagogies, Latinx post secondary educational achievement and retention. Arellano has extensive experience working with underserved students of color at the community, high school, and university levels. He loves to work with students and he enjoys advising graduate and undergraduate students, strategic planning, curriculum design, program development and assessment. He is passionate about coaching students to obtain scholarships, internships, research and conference experience.
LaWana Richmond
President of the Democratic Woman’s Club of San Diego County and the Organizational Development Manager at UC San Diego’s Transportation Department.
“The love LaWana Richmond has for the Black San Diegans, Black youth and San Diego in general is evident the moment you speak with her.
Richmond holds a Bachelors in Business Administration from SDSU, a Masters in Information Systems from National University, and a Doctorate in Education Leadership from UC San Diego/CSU San Marcos. Richmond has 15 years of experience in financial/business systems planning and organizational management at UC San Diego. She is a certified Project Manager and is trained and certified by various operational excellence and change management programs. In addition, Richmond has a deep reservoir of public/community service experience, including having served on the boards of DETOUR Empowers, the “Cay” Montgomery Technology Fund for Malcolm X Library and her current role as a member of the Equitable Distance Learning Task Force, San Diego for Every Child.
If you are seeing a pattern in Richmond’s service and professional experience, good eye! Richmond is dedicated to ensuring our young people have every opportunity for equitable learning, opportunity to learn of our communal past and opportunity to embrace who they are as individuals.
Beverly W. Ward
Beverly W. Ward, MBA is a business manager in UC San Diego’s Student Life Business Office and has worked on campus for 20 years. She provides financial analysis support for clients on policies related to UC San Diego’s financial system. During her tenure on campus, Ward has served as chair of the Black Staff Association and on the boards of the UJIMA Network, the Staff Association and the Black History Month Scholarship Brunch committee. She is a first-generation graduate who has hired, trained, and still provides letter of recommendation to more than 200 UC San Diego students.
Contact:
Jenn Dandle
jdandle@ucsd.edu
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecting-communities-to-improve-educational-equity-tickets-140305803435