Albright College Announces Spring 2023 Empowering Albright Voices Events
Reading, PA (02/22/2023) — Albright College will host its spring 2023 Empowering Albright Voices (EAV) day on March 3. All EAV events are free and open to the public.
By listening to panelists and taking part in activities that bring awareness to relevant social topics, Empowering Albright Voices day participants are able to voice challenges of discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity, gender and sexual identity, accessibility, religious practices, and more. Participants openly discuss difficult topics and learn about people who are different from themselves, in an effort to cultivate an inclusive, thriving community. Classes will not be held in order for the campus community to take part in the day's many offerings.
Spring 2023 #EmpoweringAlbrightVoices events include:
Thursday, March 2
4 p.m. - Title IX mock trial, McMillan Center south lounge
While its early charge targeted equal opportunity in athletics, in recent years Title IX protection has extended to cover bias on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. This mock hearing will be facilitated by attorneys at Kozloff & Stoudt.
Friday, March 3
8 a.m. - Community breakfast, McMillan Center dining hall
9 a.m. - Keynote: "What you say, and what I hear! Communication and sustainability in a diverse community," McMillan Center dining hall: In the quest to develop more inclusive and diverse communities on college campuses, how people communicate with one another impacts and shapes the environment around us. Speaker: Buffie Longmire-Avital, Ph.D. will discuss microaggression, a byproduct of latent bias (conscious or unconscious) which is often difficult to comprehend or even identify.
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. - Community lunch & "Engaging with the world," McMillan Center dining hall: Albright fashion students will share visual design work displays inspired by the traditional costumes from around the world highlighting commonalities and celebrating differences.
12:45 p.m. - "Invisible" movie screening and Q&A, McMillan Center south lounge: A filmmaker and the author of "Fish," TJ Parsell will screen his newest film on lesbian country singer/song writers, drilling down into the challenges they face. The new film has already claimed 11 festival awards.
2 p.m. - Afro-Ecuadorian author Yuliana Ortiz Ruano will discuss her musical novel, "Fiebre de Carnaval" and present a reading in Spanish. Simultaneous English translation will be available. (virtual)
3:15 p.m. - Panel: "When you're First: navigating college as a first-generation student," McMillan Center south lounge: Students from Albright's 1st Generation Club, will discuss their personal transitional challenges to college, motivations and being the first in their families to navigate college.
4:30 p.m. - Poetry salon, Freedman Gallery: Inspired by Lucille Clifton's poem, "won't you celebrate with me," this event will celebrate the power of poetry from many voices.
6:30 p.m. - "Paths after Albright: A panel discussion with Black alumni men," McMillan Center south lounge and virtual: Sponsored by Albright's Society of Black Alumni, Black alumni men will discuss their paths after graduating from Albright, the challenges and obstacles they encountered on their way to finding their voices in various careers.
7:30 p.m. - Chamber music concert, Memorial Chapel
8:30 p.m. - Student drag show, McMillan Center main lounge: This yearly, competitive event is meant to showcase the talents of students while bringing together the PRIDE+ community and all of its allies.
Saturday, March 4
7 p.m. - Choir concert, Memorial Chapel: Featuring female composers
Named a top national college by Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, Albright College (founded 1856) is home to a diverse community of learners who cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience. Through learning experiences that engage a student's creative and innovative capacities across all disciplines, both inside and outside of the classroom, an Albright College education guarantees that each student learns how to engage the world, understand the world, and is prepared to make an impact on a rapidly changing world. Located in Reading, Pa., Albright is home to undergraduate students, adult learners and graduate students.
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Empowering Albright Voices day participants are able to voice challenges of discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity, gender and sexual identity, accessibility, religious practices, and more.