The Council of Graduate Students' Buckeye Diversity Dialogue Series provides opportunities for Ohio State graduate students to have intentional conversations about relevant issues of equity, diversity, inclusion, social justice, and much more.
These conversations are designed to be an informal gathering, over lunch, to allow participants to learn from and educate one another. Although each event has a theme, the goal is to encourage participants to determine where the conversation goes. The Buckeye Diversity Dialogue Series is meant to be a catalyst for discussion on difficult topics, as it relates to diversity and social justice.
All autumn 2020 sessions will be held in a virtual format. Spring 2021 sessions are scheduled to be held in-person in the Ohio Union. In the event COVID-19 requires the university to close all sessions will be moved to a virtual format, via Zoom. The spring 2021 schedule will be released in November 2020.
DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE | COLLEGE/UNIT | TOPIC |
9/17 | Kimberly Spears-McNatt | Chief of Police | Ohio State University Police | Community Policing with Diverse Populations |
9/24 | Tom Gregoire, PhD | Dean | College of Social Work | Supporting Students in Recovery |
9/30 | Mo-Yee Lee, PhD, MSW | Professor and Doctoral Program Director | College of Social Work | Being An International Scholar in America's Academia |
10/6 | Kris Devine | Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer | Office of Business & Finance | Leadership and Disability in the Workplace |
10/15 | James Prysock III | Director, Office of Social Justice & Activism | Otterbein University | Racial and Social Activism |
10/21 | Nicole Nieto, PhD | Assistant Vice Provost | Office of Outreach and Engagement | Food Identities: Migrant and Immigrant Communities |
10/27 | Shawnté Elbert, EdD, MCHES, CHWC | Associate Dean of Health & Wellness | Central Washington University, Division of Student Success | Empowering Black Women |
11/10 | Ramona Denby-Brinson, PhD | Professor and Associate Dean | College of Social Work | Importance of Diverse Perspectives and Populations in Research |
11/12 | Rustin Moore, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS | Dean | College of Veterinary Medicine | Appalachian in 2020: Who We Are, What It Means, and Where We're Going |
11/12 | Elizabeth C. Brown | President Pro Tempore Executive Director |
Columbus City Council Ohio Women's Public Policy Network |
Being a Woman in Politics |
11/17 | Hasan Jeffries, PhD | Professor | College of Arts and Sciences | Unpacking a History of Whiteness |