ECU Diversity Events - March 2021

March 1 – “To Survive this Shore” Opening Reception with the Peel LGBTQ Center. Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults: A Project by Jess T. Dugan and Vanessa Fabbre. | 5:30pm-6:30pm, MCSC Student Center Gallery. Register on Engage.

March 2 – The Homage Exhibit. Hosted by the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center, the exhibit opens the door to the African American experience in the United States from the time of slavery to the election of Barack Obama, including original historical documents, artwork, newspapers, press photos, letters, books and more. Please wear a mask if attending in-person events. | 11am-2pm, MCSC Ballrooms. Register on Engage.

March 2, 9, 16, 23 – What’s the Tea? A weekly discussion group with the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center where the topics range based upon current events, news stories, or participant suggestions. Participants are encouraged to share their perspectives in a safe space for all Pirates. Masks are required. | 4pm-5pm. MCSC 253. Register on Engage.

March 3, 17 – Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC). QTPOC offers a virtual opportunity with the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center and PEEL LGBTQ Center to build community and explore the issues impacting students at the intersections of race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender. We welcome anyone who identifies as African American, Latino/a/x, Indigenous, Asian American, Native American, multiracial, and LGBTQ+ to attend our bi-weekly meetings. | 4pm-5pm, Register on Engage to receive Zoom link.

March 3 – COVID Vaccination Panel: Safety, Efficacy, & Equity. Join the ECU Intercultural Affairs Office and their distinguished panel of public health experts and researchers for an engaging discussion examining the COVID-19 vaccine. Speakers: Dr. Cedric Bright, Dr. Keith Keene, Dr. Pamela Reis, Dr. Rachel Roper. | 6pm-7:30pm. Register on Engage to receive Zoom link.

March 5, 17 – International Coffee Hour. Hosted by the Office of Global Affairs. | 3pm, WebEx.

March 9 – “The Privileged Poor” Faculty Virtual Book Club. Participants will discuss the book “The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students” by Anthony Abraham Jack in a 3-part discussion. This book reveals how–and why–disadvantaged students struggle at elite colleges and explains what schools can do differently if these students are to thrive. This event is sponsored by the Brody School of Medicine, Office of Faculty Development. | 12:30-1:30pm, Contact flowersa19@ecu.edu for more information.

March 9 – Women’s Herstory Month & International Women’s Day Keynote: Anti-Racist Feminism is the Medicine for Our Survival. In this keynote, Lutze Segu will talk about why, if we want to survive as a species, we must have an anti-racist feminist lens that is intersectional. There is no future on this planet without gender liberation. Hosted by Women & Gender Office, NSF ADVANCE THRIVE@ECU, Office for Equity and Diversity, Gender Studies Program. | 6pm-7pm.Register on Engage or Cornerstone to receive Zoom link.

March 9 – Grad PIRATE Talks: Building Supports for Undocumented Students. This graduate student presentation combines the information learned from interviews with undocumented students as well as recommendations from literature and organizations to promote access to college and multiple means of supporting this group of students. | 6pm-7pm. RSVP on Engage to receive WebEx link.

March 10 – A.L.A.N.A Workshop Series: Surviving vs Thriving. The A.L.A.N.A. Workshop Series provides academic and professional development initiatives and is geared towards helping students from underrepresented backgrounds and/or first-generation students get acclimated to the ECU campus and beyond. Workshops are designed to help students develop successful college habits with a direct focus on maintaining academic success. | 4pm-5pm. MCSC 337.Register on Engage.

March 15 – Diversity Dialogue Series: Who Gets to be an Immigrant? Join us for March’s installment of Diversity Dialogue Series as we explore the complicated identity of immigrant status in the US and who is seen as worthy to immigrate. | 3pm-4pm. Register on Engage to receive Zoom link.

March 15 – Queer Film Series: Becoming More Visible. This is the second film in the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center’s Spring 2021 Queer Film Series, presented as part of Transgender Visibility Month. Please wear a mask if attending in-person events.| 6pm-7:30pm. Register on Engage to receive Zoom link.

March 16 – Grad PIRATE Talks: On the Road toward Anti-Racist Multicultural Institution. Join us for this graduate student presentation about how 21st century educators create learning communities that construct a multicultural and anti-racist reality. | 6pm-7pm. RSVP on Engage to receive WebEx link.

March 17 – Reel Talk: Over the Moon. Join the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center for a discussion about the impact of film and television on society while exploring various social inequalities. | 6pm-8:30pm. MCSC Black Box Theater. Register on Engage.

March 18 – Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences’ Whichard Professorship in the Humanities presents A Reading with Choctaw Writer LeAnne Howe. Hosted by the Department of English and the Gender Studies Program. | 7pm. Register here to receive Zoom link.

March 19 – Feminist Friday Discussion Series. Join the Women and Gender Office for a monthly discussion on gender, current events, supporting one another, and more! | 6pm. Register on Engage. Join via Instagram Live at @ECU_WGO.

March 23 – “Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community in Mental Health & Suicide Prevention.” Join the Health Sciences Sexual and Gender Diversity Committee (SGDC) for a guest presentation with Dana Cea, PhD Candidate in Rehabilitation Counseling & Administration with the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies. Following the presentation, Dana and other providers with the College of Allied Health Sciences Navigate Counseling Clinic will offer a virtual mental health check-in with any participant who is interested. This event is part of the SGDC’s programming for LGBT Health Awareness Week. | Noon-1pm via WebEx: http://bit.ly/SGDC-March23.

March 24 – We Gather. Join others for an intimate three-part dialogue series that creates space for Black women, in the collegiate setting, to gather, grow, and heal. Hosted by Counselor Education graduate student Chanale Propst. | 6pm-7:30pm. Register here.

March 25 – Healing Space Support Group. Healing Space is a LWCC program created for students of color to discuss racial trauma and the effects of microaggressions. | 3pm-4pm, RSVP on Engage to receive a virtual meeting link.

March 26 – Gender This! The ECU Health Sciences Sexual and Gender Diversity Committee (SGDC) at the Brody School of Medicine cordially invite you to a National LGBT Health Awareness Week special event, featuring guest speaker Jessica Pettitt of GoodEnoughNow.com. Jessica is a diversity trainer who blends politics, humor, identity, and local flair with big city passion and energy through direct, individualized, and interactive conversations. Open to all of the ECU community. | Noon. Join Zoom meeting here.

March 26 – Diversity Grand Rounds. The Vice Chairs for Diversity and Inclusion (VCDI) at the Brody School of Medicine is hosting a diversity grand rounds featuring guest speaker Dr. Hess Icahn. | Noon. Contact bsomdiversity@ecu.edu for more information.

March 29 – Diversity & Inclusion Week Keynote. Purpose-Driven Action: The 21st Century Inclusion Principle. Every single one of us plays a role in shattering the barriers of the past and present. Join Dr. Sumun Pendakur for an interactive keynote designed to build your social justice literacy skills, add to your allyship toolboxes, and firmly fix your intentions on crafting a just and inclusive world. | 2pm. Register on Cornerstone to receive Zoom link.

March 29 – Cesar Chavez Day. Cesar Chavez Day is a U.S. federal commemorative holiday, proclaimed by President Barack Obama in 2014. The holiday celebrates the birth and legacy of the civil rights and labor movement activist Cesar Chavez. This year the LWCC will celebrate this U.S. hero with speaker and activist Dolores Huerta, who will virtually be speaking to campus. | 6pm. Contact the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center for more information.

March 30 – From Reconstruction to Reparations: Race, Inequality and Social Movements. This workshop will attempt to link the past to the present moment, specifically highlighting the parallels between the Reconstruction era and the present day to argue there is a need for deep, transformational structural changes in the United States to make racial equity a reality. | 11am. Register on Cornerstone to receive Zoom link.

March 31 – Women of Color Need Courageous Allies in the Academy: An Open Dialogue with White and Black Women. Hosted by the Office for Equity and Diversity and Women and Gender Office. Facilitated by Drs. Lynnsay Marsan and Kristen Myers. | 2pm. Register on Cornerstone to receive Zoom link.

March 31 – Transgender Day of Visibility. Join the Peel LGBTQ Center for a virtual lunch hour to honor transgender voices and experiences and celebrate the courage it takes to live openly and authentically in celebration of Trans Day of Visibility. Trans Pride swag including t-shirts, bracelets, stickers, and pronoun pins will be available for free at the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center. Please wear your masks if attending in-person events. | 6pm, MCSC, Room 249. Register on Engage.