Conference and Events
Events
FEATURED
Intercontinental Soul: Women in Doo-Wop Across the Globe
May 22|6:00-7:30 p.m.|Virtual Webinar
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Inspired by the upcoming documentary of the same name, "Intercontinental Soul: Women in Doo-Wop Across the Globe" highlights the sounds of Japan's only female doo-wop group, Oh!Sharels, and features Deborah DuCre, a music historian and former Communications Director for Motown. Come out and hear about the art of documentary filmmaking, the history of some of the greatest music artists alive and the ins and outs of the music business, and of course, the words and sounds of Oh!Sharels. For additional information, don't hesitate to contact Dr. Denise Davis-Cotton (PAInT Program Director) via email at ddaviscotton@usf.edu or phone at 1-941-359-4346.
Sustain-A-Bull Series: SDG 4: Innovation in Higher Education: Promoting Student Success
& Lifelong Learning
May 23|11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.|Virtual
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This workshop explores innovative approaches to promote quality and relevance in postsecondary education. It will include discussions on the role of innovation in addressing challenges and barriers to quality education, such as poverty, gender inequality, and lack of access to resources. We will explore how innovation can enhance access, equity, and inclusivity in postsecondary education, and highlight best practices from diverse higher education contexts around the world.
Sustain-A-Bull Series: SDG 4: Innovation in Higher Education: Promoting Student Success
& Lifelong Learning
May 23|11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.|Virtual
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This workshop explores innovative approaches to promote quality and relevance in postsecondary education. It will include discussions on the role of innovation in addressing challenges and barriers to quality education, such as poverty, gender inequal
Rico Gatson: Visible time Exhibition Walkthrough + Opening Reception
June 2|6:30-9:00 p.m.|USF Contemporary Art Museum
The 6:30pm walkthrough features artist Rico Gatson in conversation with curator Christian Viveros-Fauné, and a short live musical performance by the band Soul Therapy. Opening reception follows until 9pm. Free public event. Rico Gatson is a multimedia visual artist whose work explores themes of history, identity, popular culture, and spirituality, through sculpture, painting, video, and public projects. Gatson will transform the walls of the museum with a kaleidoscopic mural featuring Zora Neale Hurston—author, anthropologist, filmmaker, and Florida resident—while exhibiting important paintings, works on paper, and a mini-survey of videos from 2001 to the present.
Office of Multicultural Affairs Multicultural Mixer
June 26|11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.|MSC 3300
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Join the Office of Multicultural Affairs this summer for a chance to meet other students and connect with the campus!
CONFERENCES and Awards
RISE Caribbean Educational Research Conference
May 30- June 1|Starting at 6:00p.m|USF College of Education, Patel College of Global
Sustainability
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Join the upcoming RISE Caribbean Educational Research Conference, Building Solidarity Across Educational Communities: Cultivating Spaces Where Students Thrive. This conference is part of the larger Caribbean Educational Research Initiative (CERI), officially referred to as "The Research Initiative for Supporting Education in the Caribbean" or RISE Caribbean. The initiative is a partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), The University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus, The University of South Florida (USF), and the Eastern Caribbean Joint Board of Teacher Education (ECJBTE). The conference will bring together researchers, practitioners, and graduate students from across the U.S. and the Caribbean. Conference participants will gather for an opening reception and conference launch in the College of Education on the Tampa campus on Tuesday, May 30th, and then transition to the Patel Center for Global Solutions for the full conference program on Wednesday, May 31st and Thursday, June 1st. We would be honored to have you join us!
To learn more about the conference, we invite you to visit the conference website: www.risecaribbean.org. Using the menus at the top of the website, you can peruse the full conference schedule, read about the conference keynote and featured plenary sessions, and view the wide variety of scholars who will be presenting at the conference.
To learn more about the RISE Caribbean project, please see the news articles about the project’s launch and its one year anniversary.
If you have any questions about the conference, please feel free to email the project facilitator, Dr. Rachel Hatten.
Inclusive Excellence Awards
Date, time, and location: TBA
The Inclusive Excellence Awards recognize those across One USF – including the Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee campuses – who make outstanding contributions in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Last year, the event drew 300 participants who celebrated awardees selected from more than 100 nominations. Nominees represented students, faculty, staff and community leaders for consistently advancing diversity, equity and inclusion to transform the lives of others, their organizations or the broader USF community.