THURSDAY, JUNE 13
8:30 – 10:30 a.m. OPENING SESSION
Symposium Welcome
Judith Millsap, Interim Systemwide Director, Student Equity and Strategic Initiatives, California State University
Land
& Labor Acknowledgment and Libations
Mellonie Richardson, Director of Talent Acquisition, Sacramento State
Black National Anthem
Opening Remarks
Sabrina Charleston, Black Student Union Vice President, Sacramento State
Jack Clarke Jr. Esq., Chair of the Board of Trustees, California State University
Mildred García, Ed.D., Chancellor, California State University
CSU Black Student Success Efforts
Dilcie Perez, Ed.D., Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs, California State University
Symposium Theme
Let Freedom Ring: Breaking Chains and Elevating to New Heights
Luke Wood, Ph.D., President, Sacramento State
Keynote Speaker
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering racial injustice for the New York Times Magazine, and Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at Howard University
Noon – 1:30 p.m. AFTERNOON PRESENTATION
Award Ceremony & Artistic Expression
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION & CLOSING
Keynote Speaker
Yaba Blay, Ph.D., Scholar-activist, cultural worker focusing on global Black lived experiences
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Moderated by William Franklin, Ph.D., Vice President, Student Affairs, CSU Dominguez Hills
Panelists
Yaba Blay, Ph.D., Scholar-Activist, Cultural Worker, Ethnographer and Writer
Kirk Kirkwood, Ed.D., Cal State Teach, Lecturer; Village Life Education, Principal Consultant
Dilcie Perez, Ed.D., Deputy Vice Chancellor, California State University
Closing Remarks
Luke Wood, Ph.D., President, Sacramento State
FRIDAY, JUNE 14
8:30 – 11:00 a.m. OPENING SESSION
Day Two Symposium Welcome
Nadine Kelley, Ed.D., Senior Director for University Housing Services, Sacramento State
Welcome Remarks
Khalil Ferguson, President of Black Alumni Association, Sacramento State
Introduction of Student Reflection Speaker
Frederick
Smith, Ed.D., Associate Vice President, Equity & Community Inclusion, San Francisco State
Student Reflection
Nedric Miller, 2024 Alum, Sacramento State
Artistic Expression
Introduction of Keynote and Moderator
Leila Cormier, 2024 Alum, Sacramento State
Conversation and Q&A with
Ibram X. Kendi, Ph.D.
Moderated by Martin L. Boston, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies, Sacramento State
Noon – 1:10 p.m. AFTERNOON SESSION
Black Student Success Scholarship Award Presentations
Artistic Expression
2:20 – 3:20 p.m. "WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?"
“Where Do We Go From Here?" Panel Discussion
Moderated by Michael Wiafe, Education Policy Associate, Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom
Panelists
Mildred García, Ed.D., Chancellor, California State University
Luke Wood, Ph.D., President, Sacramento State
Berenecea Johnson Eanes, Ph.D., President, Cal State LA
Melvin Ridley III, 2024 Alum, San Diego State University
3:20 – 3:30 p.m. CLOSING
Closing Remarks
Luke Wood, Ph.D., President, Sacramento State