2021 Social Justice Summit
SDSU Career Services LOVED having you all join us for the Social Justice Summit: Bridging Belonging, Career & Calling for Change
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The Social Justice Summit provides a space for participants to explore the ways to move their passion for social justice into tangible career options and / or next steps for career development while engaging in critical reflection.
See 2021 session information below:
Montezuma Hall & Livestreamed
- 5pm - Networking
5:30pm - Welcome
5:45pm - Pathways for Social Change Career Panel- Daryl Bamridge, Cintas Corporation (Corporate Social Responsibility)
- Dr. Rebecca Bartel Nuñez, Fred J Hansen Chair of Peace Studies, San Diego State University (Community Engaged Learning & Research)
- Griselda Ramirez, Director of Community Engagement and Partnerships, Office of Vice Chair Nora Vargas, County Supervisor, First District (Community Organizing & Activism)
- 6:45pm - Closing, Giveaway Announcement & Allyship Training Resources
7pm Networking
Virtual
- Building and Belonging: Increasing Economic Inclusion within Underserved Communities
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- Mark Cafferty, President and CEO, Economic Development Corporation
- Rudy Johnson, President and CEO, Neighborhood House Association
- Pamela Gray Payton, Vice President of Community Impact, San Diego Foundation
- Moderated by Shante Lampkin, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Liaison, Neighborhood House Association
Virtual
- Social Justice Internships Panel - Christy Quiogue, Campus Internship Coordinator at SDSU Career Services
- Impact of COVID-19 on U.S.- Mexico Border Health - Faith Claire Quenzer, Doctor at San Diego State University - School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology/San Ysidro Health Center
- Informal Economies, Resilience, and Community Care - Nancy Bahena, SDSU Women’s Studies
Virtual
- Leveraging Expertise to Disrupt Tech - Nada Stevens, Director & Reflective Writing Specialist at SDSU Pre-College Institute - Office of Community Engagement AND Mike Roberts, President/CEO of Creating Coding Careers
- How a service learning project on homelessness got us passionate about social justice - Adriana Rios, undergraduate student at SDSU College of Sciences and Education AND Rebekah Alvarado, undergraduate student at SDSU College of Arts and Letters
- Identity Consciousness within your Career Journey - Dr. Daisy Rodriguez Pitel, Speaker, Consultant, Author - Changing the World, LLC
Virtual
- Activism in Your Career: Pursuing Social Justice Across Sectors - Katie Stephens-Rich, Director of
Underclassmen Recruitment at Teach for America - A Walk With the Homeless - Delfin B. Merlan, President of Authentic Learning Academy
- Defending Workers' Rights/Resources for San Diego Workers - Gülten Gizem Fesli, SDSU Graduate student in the Department of Sociology | Also featured: Amaya Chiles, SDSU student AND Kimmy Truong, SDSU student
- Into the Unknown: The Role of Mentorship in Navigating Post-Grad Transitions
- Moderated by Brandon Lim, SDSU alumni; M.Ed. Candidate, Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs, USC
- Jezyle Deo Diez, M.A. Postsecondary Educational Leadership Student Affairs, SDSU
- Christy Quiogue, Campus Internship Coordinator, SDSU Career Services
- Jeffrey Cardinez, B.A. Psychology '21, SDSU
- Niles Wilson, B.A. Psychology, Stanford University, M.Ed. '21, Postsecondary Administration
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Affairs, USC - Koko Nishi, Clinical Psychologist, Counseling and Psychological Services, SDSU
Virtual
- Striving While Black: Exploring cognitive, affective, and behavioral strategies to
manage wellbeing and persist toward upward mobility - Dr. Ricky Pope, Psychologist at SDSU Counseling and Psychological Services
For information on the summit's learning outcomes, please visit this link.
Students will have a chance to win memberships for a professional association of your choice!!
If you have any questions, please contact Claudia Martinez at [email protected] or Eunice Flores at [email protected]