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Juneteenth2024 SymposiumJune 13-14, 2024

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Agenda

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 B. 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 Franci​sco 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
Jack B. Clarke Jr. Esq., Chair of the Board of Trustees, California State University
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