Saturday, September 7, 2024
Worcester Pride
Time: 3:00 PM
Event Description
UMass Chan Medical School & The Office of Diversity & Inclusion is a proud sponsor of Pride Worcester Festival 2024. The festival welcomes a variety of LGBTQ+ and ally artists, makers, crafters, food vendors, live performers and speakers, and features a youth & family zone, as well as health services provided by AIDS Project Worcester and other community health partners. All are welcome.
Location: Downtown Worcester
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
12th Annual Convocation Celebration
Time: 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Event Description
The LGBTA Convocation Celebration is an opportunity for our entire academic and clinical community to come together to welcome and celebrate our LGBT community while exploring issues important for building an inclusive academic health sciences center. Featured Speakers: Judy Hanlon, Pastor, Hadwen Park Congregational Church Co-founder of LGBT Asylum Task Force, and member of SNEC Immigration, Refugee & Asylum Task Team & Al Green, Ministry Director of the LGBT Asylum Task Force
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Meeting Registration - Zoom
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
DEI and Health Equity Grand Rounds
Time: 7:00 a.m.
Event Description
The Diversity and Inclusion Office and the Division of Nephrology present Dinee Collings Simpson; associate professor of surgery; vice chair, faculty development and diversity; medical director, abdominal transplant Inpatient Unit; director, african american transplant access program, comprehensive transplant center, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine who will speak on the topic Transplant Health Equity in Action: Moving Disparities Research from "the Bench to the Bedside"
Sept. 11, 7 a.m.
In-person- Hiatt Auditorium
Virtual link
Password - 225430
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Join Us for the Advancing Belonging Together Exhibit Kick-Off Reception
Time: 4:00 P.M. - 6:00
Event Description
You are cordially invited to the kick-off reception for our inaugural Advancing Belonging Together art exhibit – hosted by the CEOD Advocacy Subcommittee. This event celebrates the incredible talent and diversity of the UMass Chan community.
Come together with fellow artists from across our campus, colleagues, and friends to experience the power of art as a catalyst for connection and understanding. Meet the artists whose work embodies the multifaceted experiences of belonging and share your own experiences of belonging.
Enjoy an evening of inspiration, conversation, and community as we unveil the exhibition and explore how art can foster a deeper sense of belonging within our campus.
Light refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Managing Power and Privilege in the Classroom: A Model for Considering Stuck Moments
Time: 12:00 P.M.