Conference Schedule



Monday, September 14, 2020

(Please note: To see Zoom information for individual breakout sessions, please click on the hyperlink in the title of the presentation.)

Time Activity
8:15 a.m.

Welcome, announcements, and explanation of conference format

Zoom Direct Link 
Zoom ID: 923 8497 7187
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8:45 a.m.

Roundtables Concurrent Session I

“Supporting LGBTQ+ Students Living with Unsupportive Family During Covid-19”
Kel Thomas (they, them, theirs), Ph.D., HSPP, Indiana University, Bloomington

“Summoning the Justice League: Advancing Social Justice Work in University Counseling Centers”
Denisha Champion (she/her/hers), Ph.D., LCMHC-S; Jillian Neill (she/her/hers), Ph.D., HSP-P; Tiffany Longjohn (she/her/hers) M.S. LCMHC; Bethany Miller (they/them) M.S.W, LCSW, Wake Forest University

“Art as Intervention: Towards Livable Tomorrows”
Lisa Fay (she, her, hers), MFA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

“Racism, the First American Pandemic: From Slavery to the Current Political Climate”
Deidre Weathersby (she, her, hers). Ph.D., Kamau Grantham (he, him, his), Ph.D., and Sankofa Black Student Outreach Team, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

9:45 a.m. Break
10 a.m.

Roundtables Concurrent Session II

“Fueling First Generation College Student Success: Learn to Strengthen Your Efforts by Integrating Relevant Existing Data” Kelly Lynn Clary, (she, her, hers) Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Texas State University and Elora Orazio, (she, her, hers) Ph.D. Candidate, Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Specialist, John Hopkins University

“Trauma and Self-Care for Students During COVID-19” Emily Barnum (she/her/hers), Ph.D., Tzu-An Hu (he/him/his), Ph.D., and  Patricia Ricketts (she/her/hers), Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

“Social Justice and Supporting Students During the Pandemic” Carlton Cummings (he, him, they, them), M.S., Megan Fernandes (she, her, hers), M.A., Jose Soto-Crespo (he, him, his), M.S., and Michelle Spiewak (she, her, hers), M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

“Supporting International Students and Staff In The Midst of Multiple Pandemics” Rakhi Sen, Ph.D, Texas Woman’s University and Qianhui Zhang, Ph.D., Northwestern University

11 a.m Break
11:15 a.m.

Discussion: Where do we go from here?
Led by the Counseling Center's Multicultural Competency Commitee

Direct Zoom Link

Zoom ID: 974 3366 1402
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