The TerrapinSTRONG Symposium is an opportunity for faculty and staff to learn from each other about diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and belonging (DEIJB) topics. The annual campus conference day provides space to bridge the work of scholars, researchers and practitioners to create greater collaboration and to provide insights from all sides that may inform our work.

Each year, the TerrapinSTRONG Symposium will select a theme and solicit presentation proposals from faculty and staff with expertise in the area.

This year, a number of University Honors-affiliated faculty will be presenting at the symposium:

• Jennifer Roberts (Affiliate Fellow, Freedom at Stake): “At the Intersection of Nature and Belonging” (Keynote, 9:00-10:00 a.m.)
• K. Frances Lieder (Collegiate Fellow, Health Matters) and Leigha McReynolds (Collegiate Fellow, Redesigning Life): “On Their Own Terms: Ungrading and Intimacy Choreography as Pedagogical Practices of Belonging” (10:15-11:30 a.m.)
• Robert Graham (Collegiate Fellow, Systemic Racism): “African Identity Formation & Autoethnography” (1:15-2:45 p.m.)
• Yu-Wei Wang (Affiliate Fellow, Health Matters): “Student Perceptions of Campus Climate” (10:15-11:30 a.m.)

Collaborative Initiative of the Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Office of Faculty Affairs and University Human Resources