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2018 Gender Read-In, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Cultural Read-Ins

This event was co-sponsored by Peer Multicultural Educators (PME), Spectrum, the History Social/Science team, the IRC, and the English team.

Poetry Month Series: Michael Reyes, Michael Reyes

Speaker Series

As a poet, artist and organizer, Reyes performs internationally and facilitates educational performances and workshops by merging creative expression and critical thought. His mission is to provide a participatory educational environment through poetry and hip-hop to address issues of social justice and cultural identity.

His work has been featured on HBO, CNN, PBS, The Chicago Tribunes Hoy Noticias, Latin Nation, Chicago Public Radio, National Public Radio, Pacifica, WBAI, and Democracy Now.

As an interdisciplinary artist he has worked with national activist, organizers, educators and artists such as: Dr. Cornel West, Lolita Lebron, Dolores Huerta, Oliver Stone, Minster Louis Farrakhan, and …

2nd Annual Diversifying Stem Think Tank, Adrienne Coleman

Diversifying STEM Think Tank

Goal: To understand from the perspective of STEM professionals, educators, and diversity/inclusion officers strategies to diversify and strengthen the STEM education to career pipeline.

Diverse Women In Stem, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Educational Panels

Panelists:

• Dr. Amber Stitziel Pareja, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Diane Hinterlong, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Betty Hart, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Brooke Schmidt, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Dr. Cheryl Heinz, Benedictine University

Diversity Speaker Series: Dr. Adrienne Coleman And Dr. Amber Pareja, Adrienne Coleman, Amber Stitziel Pareja

Speaker Series

Come hear more about the progress of IMSA’s board approved Diversity Plan

• Held a Diversifying STEM Think Tank in which 75 STEM Professionals/Educators, Community Organizers, Diversity Officers and students discussed strategies to address the racial and gender inequities that exist in the STEM education to career pipeline
• Implemented Diversity Speaker Series that consisted of four trainings on the following topics: LGBTQIA+ Allyship, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Gifted Students, Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Environment, and Gender Bias Under the Microscope
• Conducted a Student Diversity Climate Assessment in the Residence Halls examining the issues of race, sexual orientation, sex and gender/gender …

2017 Hispanic Heritage Month: Latinx Read-In, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Cultural Read-Ins

This event was co-sponsored by the IRC, English Department, History Department, World Languages, Alma Latina and Peer Multicultural Educators.

State Of Education In America, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Educational Panels

Held by the IMSA History/Social Science and English Department in partnership with PME and SEED

1st Annual Diversifying Stem Think Tank, Adrienne Coleman

Diversifying STEM Think Tank

Goal: To understand from the perspectives of STEM professionals, Educators, and Diversity/Inclusion Officers strategies to diversify and strengthen the STEM education to career pipeline.

Diversity Speaker Series: Dr. Anna Kaatz, Anna Kaatz

Speaker Series

Dr. Anna Kaatz is the Director of Computational Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Her research focuses on broadening the diversity of the science and medical workforce, which is an evidence-based approach to promote research innovation and to address human health disparities. Dr. Kaatz's current projects seek to understand reasons why highly qualified women and racial/ethnic minorities tend to fare worse in peer review processes, such as for NIH grants and journal manuscripts, which limits their participation in research careers. This work applies research from social psychology and techniques from data and text mining, computational linguistics, and machine learning to mine …

Poetry Month Series: Michael Reyes, Michael Reyes

Speaker Series

As a poet, artist and organizer, Reyes performs internationally and facilitates educational performances and workshops by merging creative expression and critical thought. His mission is to provide a participatory educational environment through poetry and hip-hop to address issues of social justice and cultural identity.

His work has been featured on HBO, CNN, PBS, The Chicago Tribunes Hoy Noticias, Latin Nation, Chicago Public Radio, National Public Radio, Pacifica, WBAI, and Democracy Now.

As an interdisciplinary artist he has worked with national activist, organizers, educators and artists such as: Dr. Cornel West, Lolita Lebron, Dolores Huerta, Oliver Stone, Minster Louis Farrakhan, and …

Diversity Speaker Series: Dr. David Stovall, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Speaker Series

Dr. Stovall studies the influence of race in urban education, community development, and housing. His work investigates the significance of race in the quality of schools located in communities that are changing both racially and economically. From a practical and theoretical perspective, his research draws from Critical Race Theory, educational policy analysis, sociology, urban planning, political science, community organizing, and youth culture.

In 2006, he published the book chapter "From Hunger Strike to High School: Youth Development, Social Justice and School Formation" in Beyond Resistance: Youth and community change-New democratic possibilities for practice and policy for America’s youth.

Diversity Speaker Series: April Wells, April Wells

Speaker Series

April Wells is the Coordinator for Gifted, Advanced Placement, Academies, and World Languages in Illinois School District U-46, where she redesigned District U-46’s gifted programming in 2012-2013. April serves on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Association for Gifted Children and has presented at conferences including IAGC, National Association for Gifted Children, the Statewide Conference for Teachers Serving Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students, and the College of William and Mary Center for Gifted Education. Interests focus on equity pedagogy, underrepresented learners, developing a gifted continuum of services,and providing instructional supports that allow students to maximize their pursuits. April has …

What Is American Culture?, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Educational Panels

Facilitated by: Dr. Eric Smith and Dr. Adam Kotlarczyk

Panelists:

• Dr. Robert Kiely, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Dr. Robert Hernandez, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Dr. Traci Ellis, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Dr. Kitty Lam, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Dr. Claiborne A. Skinner Jr., Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Quintin Backstrom, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

History Makers Series: Glennette Tilley Turner, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Speaker Series

Turner lectures widely on the history of the Underground Railroad, and she has been honored numerous times both as an educator and historian. She is the recipient of the Studs Turkel Humanities Award, the Alice Browning Award from the International Black Writers Conference, and she is a member of numerous historical associations.

2016 African American Read-In, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Cultural Read-Ins

This event was co-sponsored by the Black Student Union (BSU), Peer Multicultural Educators (PME), the IRC, and the English team.

Special Guest: Tiffany Gholar, class of '97

2016 Asian Literature Read-In, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Cultural Read-Ins

This event was co-sponsored by ASIA, Peer Multicultural Educators (PME), the IRC, and the English team.

2015 Indian American Read-In, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Cultural Read-Ins

This event was co-sponsored by the Indian Student Association, Peer Multicultural Educators (PME), the IRC, the English team, and the History/Social Science team.

Performance by: Indian Student Association

2015 Lgbtqa Read-In, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Cultural Read-Ins

This event was co-sponsored by Spectrum, Peer Multicultural Educators (PME), the IRC, and the English team.

2015 Cinco De Mayo Read-In, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Cultural Read-Ins

This event was co-sponsored by Alma Latina, Peer Multicultural Educators (PME), the IRC, and the English team.

Special Guest: Spoken Word Artist, Michael Reyes

2015 Women's History Month Literature Read-In, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Cultural Read-Ins

This event was co-sponsored by Peer Multicultural Educators (PME), BELLAS, FELLAS, the IRC, and the English team.

2015 African American Read-In, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Cultural Read-Ins

This event was co-sponsored by the Black Student Union (BSU), Peer Multicultural Educators (PME), the IRC, and the English team.

Special Guests: Mama SheShe and Walkin Contradition

History Makers Series: Herman Brenner White, Herman Brenner White

Speaker Series

Physicist Herman Brenner White was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on September 28, 1948. He attended Macon County public schools and developed a great interest in science at an early age. Growing up so close to the Tuskegee Institute, White was able to talk to the professors there about science. In 1966, he graduated from the Tuskegee Institute High School. He decided to attend Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana for his undergraduate studies where he obtained his B.A. degree in physics in 1970. During graduate school at Michigan State University. White split his time at Michigan State's Cyclotron Laboratory in East …

College Latino Students: Cultural Integration, Retention, And Successful Completion, Robert Hernandez

Staff Publications & Research

The purpose of this study was to examine and gain a deeper understanding of Latino College students' sub-cultures and how their cultural integration can affect their retention and completion of a baccalaureate degree. Also, this study sought to understand the cultural factors that influenced student retention. The participants were given a survey to complete for demographic information, and then were interviewed to capture each of their stories and experiences.

Twenty participants were involved in the study. All of the participants were self-identified as Latinos and came from several different, four-year, residential universities. There were nine men and eleven women. Of …