Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mini-Series: chris reed
Staging
Thursday, April 14, 2022, 6:30 p.m. ET
https://soa.syr.edu/live/events/1109-1
- Founding Director of Stoss Landscape Urbanism
- Co-Director of the Master of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design Degree Program, Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture; Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mini-Series: dong-ping wong
Get Out
Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 4 p.m. ET
https://soa.syr.edu/live/events/1099-1
Dong-Ping Wong
Founding Director of environmental design studio, Food New York
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mini-Series: Valerie Fletcher
What Design Can Do, The Power of Inclusive Design
Thursday, April 22, 2021, 5:15 p.m. ET
https://soa.syr.edu/live/events/915-1
Valerie Fletcher
Executive Director, Institute for Human Centered Design
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mini-Series: Mía Lehrer, FASLA
Advocacy by Design: Urgency to Act Now
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 4 p.m. ET
https://soa.syr.edu/live/events/888-1
Hosted by ARC 208
Mía Lehrer, FASLA
Founder and President, Studio-MLA
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mini-Series: Tammy Eagle Bull
Indigeneity in Contemporary Architecture
Thursday, March 11, 2021, 4 p.m. ET
https://soa.syr.edu/live/events/886-1
Hosted by ARC 108
Tammy Eagle Bull
Co-founder, Encompass Architects, p.c.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mini-Series: Julia Watson
Radical Indigenism
Thursday, February 18, 2021, 5:15 p.m. ET
https://soa.syr.edu/live/events/881-1
Hosted by ARC 409
Julia Watson
Landscape designer and educator
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mini-Series: katie swenson
Design with Love: At Home in America
Thursday, October 29, 2020, 4 p.m. ET
https://soa.syr.edu/live/events/855-1
Hosted by ARC 207
Katie Swenson
Senior Principal of MASS Design Group
Discussion with sean ahlquist
Friday, October 9, 2020, 12 noon ET
https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/96362358693?pwd=RUkvRjVuK1RGbC9rcW5sRDlXdjBRQT09
Sean Ahlquist
Associate Professor of Architecture, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mini-Series: juliette spertus
Dirty Work: Waste, Cities and Considerations for Urban Design
Thursday, September 24, 2020, 4 p.m. ET
https://soa.syr.edu/live/events/825-1
Hosted by ARC 307
Juliette Spertus
Co-founder, ClosedLoops
Project Manager in Sustainability Programs, New York City Housing Authority
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mini-Series: Brandi Mack and Shelley Davis Roberts
Thursday, September 17, 2020, 4 p.m. ET
https://soa.syr.edu/live/events/824-1
Hosted by ARC 604 and ARC 607
Brandi Mack
Community Liaison, Designing Justice + Designing Spaces
Shelley Davis Roberts
Architectural Associate, Designing Justice + Designing Spaces
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mini-Series: peggy mcintosh
Thursday, September 10, 2020, 4 p.m. ET
https://soa.syr.edu/live/events/823-1
Peggy McIntosh
Founder and Senior Associate, National SEED Project (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity)
Event 3 Discussion
Thursday, August 13, 2020, 5-6 p.m. ET
Anti-racism: What does it mean?
Alumna Tya Winn will lead a discussion about anti-racism
Tya Winn ’09 (BArch) is the Director of Project Planning & Design at Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia. She currently serves as a board member of the National Organization of Minority Architecture and the co-chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Education committee of AIA Philadelphia. Additionally, she supports the Movement for Black Lives and #DAPCollective and is an active member of the “Design Justice League.”
Event 2 Discussion
Thursday, July 23, 2020, 5-6 p.m. ET
Racism versus stereotyping
Alumna Priscilla Almendariz will lead a discussion centering experiences of students of color and the intersections of racism and stereotyping.
Priscilla Almendariz ’18 (MArch) is a recent graduate of Syracuse University where she received her Master of Architecture earning the Alpha Rho Chi medal for leadership. With a passion for urban planning, her master’s thesis focuses on the delocalization of walkability and urbanism in large US cities, focusing on the city of Dallas. While in New York City, she interned for ODA working on 3D graphic design for high-rise projects. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from The University of Texas in Arlington in 2014. Professionally, she is an Associate member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) serving on the Communities by Design Committee. Priscilla is a Project Coordinator in the Pontious Studio at GFF, Inc. where she’s currently focusing on multifamily projects and working towards licensure in the state of Texas.
Event 1 discussion
Thursday, July 16, 2020, 5-6 p.m. ET
How should we talk about Racial Injustice? Contextualizing disparities to dismantle harmful narratives
Moderators: Yutaka Sho, Joseph Godlewski, Abingo Wu and Lori Brown
By beginning to understand the history of race and slavery, we will discuss structural racism, inequity, inequality, and bias that are at the forefront of racial discrimination that exists today and how we participate within these structures.
- Geographies of Racial Capitalism with Ruth Wilson Gilmore – An Antipode Foundation film
- The Killing of George Floyd and the Origins of American Racism from The New Yorker: Politics and More
- Turning the Lens (Seeing White, Part 1) from Scene on Radio
- How Race Was Made (Seeing White, Part 2) from Scene on Radio
virtual town hall forum
Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 5-6 p.m. ET
The forum will be facilitated by two leaders from outside our school:
- Peter M. Willner, Director, El-Hindi Center for Dialogue InterFaith Works of CNY
- Karen Davis, College of Engineering, Assistant Dean of Inclusive Excellence
