The Black, Indigenous, Latinx and people of color (BILPOC) Faculty Advancement Initiative will host its second annual “Lifting, Climbing, and Thriving Conference.” This year’s theme is “Making the Invisible Visible.” The day will include a series of speakers and panel discussions covering topics such as how to harness research and community engagement to create change and overcoming challenges of invisible labor. Additionally, students in the Graduate Pathway and President Health Disparity Fellowship programs will present their research. Registration required.

Conference Schedule

• 8:30 a.m. to 8:55 a.m. - Registration and Coffee

• 9 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. - Welcome

• 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. - Panel 1: Rising Together: The Power of Research, Practice, and Community Engagement to Create Change

• 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. - Break

• 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. - Panel 2: Empowering Black Women

• 11:50 to 12:25 p.m. - Break and transition to Lunch

• 12:30 p.m. to 1:05 p.m. - Working lunch with Keynote Address featuring Dr. Gayle Morse, Russell Sage College and UAlbany Alum

• 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. - World Café: Overcoming the Challenges of Invisible Labor

• 2 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. - Break

• 2:15 p.m. to 3:05 p.m. - Panel 3: Graduate Pathway and President Health Disparity Fellow scholars

• 3:15 to 4:15 p.m - Panel 4: Making the Invisible Visible Through CAS Research

• 4:20 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Closing Remarks by School of Education Director of Equity & Inclusion, Tammy Ellis-Robinson

Co-Sponsored by: University Auxiliary Services (UAS), Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (LLC), Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD), Extreme Events, Social Equity, and Technology Lab, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department (WGSS) and Institute for Research on Women (IROW)