Tuesday Talks With Tatum
Today
Noon
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All Metropolitan State University of Denver faculty members, staff members and administrators are invited to attend Tuesday Talks With Tatum. The weekly open forum provides employees with the opportunity to ask questions and share ideas with Provost Alfred W. Tatum, Ph.D. The informal events will be held virtually, and employees can drop in and out as needed.
39th Annual Black World Conference: “Afrofuturism: A Daily Lived Experience” with Ayana A.H. Jamieson, Ph.D.
Tomorrow
9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
This year’s Black World Conference theme, “Afrofuturism: A Daily Lived Experience,” includes visual and interdisciplinary arts as well as the groundbreaking work of renowned science-fiction writer Octavia Butler. The latter will be explored in depth by keynote speaker Ayana A.H. Jamieson, Ph.D., of CSU Pomona and founder of the Octavia Butler Legacy Network. Read more about the history and impact of this highly esteemed event in the Early Bird.
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Thursday
5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
Email [email protected] to RSVP for the panel discussion and receive your free tickets.
Kelly McAndrew, John Hudson Odom. Photo by Adams VisCom.
Metropolitan State University of Denver’s faculty experts will help analyze Edward Albee’s masterpiece “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” in a panel discussion organized by the Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry. The panel will be followed by a Denver Center for Performing Arts performance of the 1960’s masterpiece to which all faculty, staff and students will receive free tickets if they RSVP to the panel discussion.
Panel:
5:30 p.m.
1101 13th Street, Denver in Studio 1 on the third floor.
Performance:
7 p.m.
DCPA, Singleton Theater
Body Sculpt Thems/Fems/Mens: A Gender Affirming Workout Series
Feb. 21-March 18
Please use this link to register via Microsoft Forms. If you have any questions, please contact McCoy at [email protected].
Body Sculpt Thems/Fems/Mens is a 60-minute, gender-affirming, full-body workout series. The series includes four classes per week, each offering two workouts: one targeted at developing a more feminine physique and one more targeted at building a masculine frame. Participants can choose which workout suits them best. All fitness levels are welcome. Each workout can be modified to fit anyone. Come get your sweat on in a comfortable, safe space with Bailey McCoy (they/them) as your instructor.
Mondays 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Tuesdays 8-9 a.m.
Wednesdays 2-3 p.m.
Thursdays 8-9 a.m.
Rates:
MSU Denver students – free
Community College of Denver/University of Colorado Denver students – $20
Faculty/staff – $30
Single class – $5
33rd Annual Bridge Speaker Event
Feb. 24
Cajetan’s Event Center
11 a.m.
The Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy’s annual Bridge Speaker event serves as a bridge between Black History Month in February and Women’s History Month in March.
This year’s speaker is Patrisse Cullors, co-founder and former executive director of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. Cullors has been on the front lines of abolitionist organizing for 20 years and is the author of the New York Times bestseller “When They Call You a Terrorist” and the soon-to-be-released “12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World: An Abolitionist’s Handbook.” Cullors is an established community leader, social activist and performance artist who raises awareness through a unique blend of activism and politically expressive theatre. A queer Black woman, she delivers perspective on the adversities inflicted by social injustice, discrimination and the lack of accountability in law enforcement. And she discusses her commitment to being the voice for those who can’t be heard, educating and inspiring audiences to organize and stand together to transform society into a world where the lives and contributions of all individuals are recognized equally.
This event is co-sponsored by friends and collaborators across campus, including the Office of Diversity and Inclusion; the Center for Equity and Student Achievement; the Center for Multicultural Engagement and Inclusion; the Department of Gender, Women and Sexualities Studies; the Department of Africana Studies; the Department of Chicana/o Studies; the Department of Political Science; the Department of Social Work; and the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology.
Office of Education Solutions Conference: Tapping Into the Power of Our Students
Feb. 25
8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Tivoli Turnhalle
Students, faculty and staff are invited to learn about “Tapping into the Power of our Students” is this year’s Office of Education Solutions conference. Presentations will dive into the equity and asset-building work happening in the education field through university and school district advocates culminating in a Student and Teacher Panel Discussion. Helping participants tap into the power of students is Tera Helmon, Ed.D., executive director, Learning and Development at Courageous Conversation and Rebecca Covarrubias, Ph.D., associate professor, Psychology at UC Davis.
Rachel Noel Distinguished Visiting Professorship welcomes Calvin Mackie Community Lecture and Awards
March 8
6-7:30 p.m.
Shorter Community AME Church
Campus Keynote
March 9
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
St. Cajetan’s (online is available)
Untold Stories of Rachel Noel: Film and Panel Discussion
March 9
2-3:30 p.m.
The Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professorship was initiated in 1981 to foster multiculturalism, diversity and academic excellence at MSU Denver. The professorship brings renowned scholars and artists of distinction to MSU Denver to conduct classes, seminars, performances and lectures for students, faculty members and the larger Denver population.
Mackie is an inventor, entrepreneur, author and former engineering professor who founded STEM NOLA, a nonprofit in New Orleans that has engaged more than 70,000 K-12 students in STEM activities.
A community reception is Tuesday night, and a campus keynote will be presented Wednesday morning.
The theme is “Stronger STEM, Stronger Society.”