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2021 Social Justice Summit

SDSU Career Services LOVED having you all join us for the Social Justice Summit: Bridging Belonging, Career & Calling for Change

  • This event took place on November 4 & 5, 2021 
  • Stayed tuned for information on next year's event!
 

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 -
    • 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 and Student
      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]