TerrapinSTRONG Symposium: Inclusive Leadership
Save the Date: October 24, 2024, 9am-4pm, STAMP
Second Annual TerrapinSTRONG Symposium
The TerrapinSTRONG Symposium is an opportunity for faculty and staff to learn from each other about diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and belonging (DEIJB) topics. The annual campus conference day provides space to bridge the work of scholars, researchers and practitioners to create greater collaboration and to provide insights from all sides that may inform our work.
Each year, the TerrapinSTRONG Symposium will select a theme and solicit presentation proposals from faculty and staff with expertise in the area.
Collaborative Initiative of the Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Office of Faculty Affairs and University Human Resources
2024 Theme: Inclusive Leadership
This year's theme is Inclusive Leadership.
Leadership happens at all levels of the university. As a leader, by position and/or by example, how do you ensure that everyone feels like a part of the institutional goals, large and small? But also, how do our identities shape our leadership experiences? What are the challenges and opportunities of leading in a way that respects and embraces your own identity and the identities of others?
Introducing our Opening Plenary Session
Dear Department Chair: Letters from Black Women Leaders to the Next Generation
Dr. Stephanie Shonekan and a team of co-authors (check back for the finalized list of speakers) will discuss takeaways from their book of the same title. This book offers insights applicable to all of us through their unique lens as Black women.
Practical and candid, this book offers actionable steps to help Black women leaders create meaningful success. The reflections and recommendations of the contributors forge a critical and transformative analysis of race, gender, and higher education leadership. With insights from humanities, social sciences, art, and STEM, this essential resource helps to redefine the academy to meet the challenges of the future. Dear Department Chair is comprised of personal letters from prominent Black women department chairs, deans, vice provosts, and university presidents, addressed to current and future Black women academic professionals, and offers a rich source of peer mentorship and professional development. These letters emerged from Chair at the Table, a research collective and peer-mentoring network of current and former Black women department chairs at colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada. The collective's works, including this volume, serve as tools for faculty interested in administration, current chairs seeking mentorship, and upper-level administrators working to diversify their ranks.
Dr. Stephanie Shonekan
Dean, College of Arts & Humanities
Professor, Ethnomusicology
Schedule At a Glance
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2023 TerrapinSTRONG Symposium Recap
Accessibility
The co-sponsoring units for the TerrapinSTRONG Symposium are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, and employment. To request accommodation, contact Leslie Krafft in advance of the event at lkrafft@umd.edu.
To view accessible pathways across campus, visit the campus map, click on Directions, and check the box that says Accessible Pathways.
Visit the Department of Transportation website for information about Accessible Parking and paratransit.