diversity, equity, and inclusion
The Diversity Awareness Program details diversity related topics such as unconscious bias, stereotype threat, microaggressions, and advocacy.
Previous Programming
2022: Guest Lecture, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as a Strategy for Success, CLAS Psychology Advisory Board, University of Florida 2022: Moderator, Let’s Talk: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of Florida (3 sessions) 2021:Guest Lecture, Envisioning DEI: From “Nice to Have’ to Mission Imperative, Dean’s Leadership Council, University of Florida 2021: Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Students: We should be More than Revolving Doors, Where Do We Go from Here: Social Justice Conference, Indiana University 2021:Moderator, Diversity Dialogues: Imposter Syndrome, Indiana University 2021: Coffee & Conversations, Women Scientists Share Obstacles, Overcoming, and Advice, Indiana University 2021: Coffee & Conversations, Diversity Representation in Graduate Education, Indiana University 2021: Diversity Dialogues: Creating Intentional Space for BIPOC Students to Connect, Reflect, Heal, and Thrive, Indiana University 2018: Safety on Campus as a Person of Color, Indiana University 2018: Mental Health as a PhD Student, Indiana University 2016: Diversity and Inclusion in University Systems Panel, Black Doctoral Network, Atlanta, GA 2014: The Need for Diverse Students in STEM, American Business Women’s Association, Birmingham, AL
Diversity Awareness Spotlight
Saturday Science Academy
In the summers of 2013-2015, Education is my Destiny, Inc. partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lee County to coordinate the Saturday Science Academy. The Saturday Science Academy hosted four sessions each summer in the month of June. This academy provides hands-on activities and laboratory experiences for middle and high school students by challenging participants to think beyond the traditional boundaries of the classroom to see what doors a degree in a STEM discipline can unlock. The academy was designed to increase the number of underrepresented students that matriculate to local universities with to study in a STEM discipline. The academy focused on developing diversity awareness, STEM identity, and self-efficacy. With three years of participation, several students were accepted to college at Auburn University (5), Tuskegee University (6), and Auburn University at Montgomery (5).
