The Honors DEIJ Reflections & Connections Summit on March 11th, 2-8pm in the Rome Ballroom will feature an interactive event by Honors DEI, Honors for Diversity, Honors Council, and Honors Student Leadership Board-Stamford. We will break down what “DEI” really means and encourage audience members to reflect on their new understandings of the implications of DEI by evaluating the roles of these ideas in higher education, specifically in environments such as the university’s Honors Program.
International Night is an event where we bring together different cultural groups on campus to perform and promote diversity and awareness of other cultures. In an effort to celebrate our cultural differences and similarities, the Honors Community will be hosting a night full of food, interactive performances, and games from around the world. The ultimate goal of this event is to highlight the diversity of this campus and foster connections between groups in the Honors community, the UConn community, and beyond!
Attendees are welcome to attend for the whole afternoon/evening or just a single session. Here is a breakdown of the event timing:
· 2:00pm Welcome: Dr. Jennifer Lease Butts, Associate Vice Provost for Enrichment Programs and Director of the Honors Program
· 2:30-3:30pm Workshop: DEI 101, Rebecca Drouillard and Daniel Heumann, Honors DEI Student Specialists
· 3:30-4:30pm Presentation: Racial Microaggressions at UConn, Dr. Micah Heumann, Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research
· 4:30-5:30pm Workshop: The Seventh Generation Process: Exploring the Future through Our Interconnectedness in the Present, Timothy Beaucage, Honors Program Advisor and STEM Scholar Coordinator
· 6:00-8:00pm International Night celebration with student performances and buffet
RSVP for the event here!: s.uconn.edu/summit2025
Students, faculty, and staff from ALL campuses are encouraged to attend. This event is hosted by Honors, but open to all!
For more information, contact: Honors Council at uconnhc@gmail.com