2/24 Social Media as a Tool for Meaningful Activism & Change with Feminista Jones

Social Media as a Tool for Meaningful Activism & Change with Feminista Jones

Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

07:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Other
Virtual

Feminista Jones is a Philadelphia-based feminist writer, public speaker, retired social worker, and community activist. Feminista Jones has devoted her life to righting the wrongs of society. A social worker for over 15 years, she has worked hard in the fight to end poverty, hunger, and homelessness, and has been a fierce advocate for people facing obstacles caused by gender, race, and disability discrimination. She is also an award-winning blogger and author of four books, including the critically acclaimed 2019 release, Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World From the Tweets to the Streets.

Admission to this event is free. All members of the UConn community are welcome to attend. The link to the livestream will be available at least 1 week prior to the event on our website: https://leadershiplegacy.uconn.edu/speaker-series/

For accommodations, please contact studentleadership@uconn.edu

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Multiculturalism & Global Citizenship OR Social Change, Service, & Sustainability.

#UHLevent856

Contact Information: Alexis Roach, akr19003work@uconn.edu
More
2/25 Diverse Journeys: Social Sciences Alumni Career Panel

Diverse Journeys: Social Sciences Alumni Career Panel

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Other
Online (for Stamford Campus Students)

Join us for a panel discussion featuring UConn Stamford alumni of color who majored in social sciences and now work in a variety of interesting and diverse careers. Hear candid insights and perspectives about job search and navigating the workplace as a person of color. Panelists will also provide perspectives how their educational experiences at UConn Stamford shaped their career journeys and put them on the path to success!

Hosted by UConn Stamford — Political Science, Economics, the Center for Career Development, and the Honors Program in partnership with the UConn Foundation.

MEET THE PANELISTS:
Daniel Caceres '14 (CLAS), Real Estate Agent, YB Realty
Saif Syed '16 (CLAS), Investment Banking Associate, Goldman Sachs
Destini Pereira '19 (CLAS), Associate Project Manager, Lockwood
Andrea Lopez '14 (CLAS, Honors Scholar graduate), Research Assistant, Teachers College, Columbia University

Link to join on this page: https://www.events.foundation.uconn.edu/stamfordalumnipanel/

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Career, Professional, & Personal Development OR Multiculturalism & Global Citizenship.

#UHLevent907

Contact Information: Kaitlin Heenehan, kaitlin.heenehan@uconn.edu
More
2/25 Education Abroad 101

Education Abroad 101

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Other
https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/meet/leb02008

Learn more about program opportunities, academics and the finances of studying abroad. Open to students, faculty and staff!

Contact Information: Education Abroad, abroad@uconn.edu
More
2/25 Honors Lounge: Paws and Claws: Chatting about animals and pets!

Honors Lounge: Paws and Claws: Chatting about animals and pets!

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Other
Virtual

Honors Lounge spaces are meant for students to gather to chat about any topic of interest with one another in the hopes of fostering conversation and connection. Join our Honors Programming & Events student staff on Thursday afternoons starting 1/28 at 5 PM at http://s.uconn.edu/honorslounge as they host conversations about anything they want to talk about! Join us for this weeks topic: Paws and Claws: Chatting about animals and pets!

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Honors Community Development

#UHLevent865

Contact Information: Emily Kilian, emily.kilian@uconn.edu
More
2/25 Let's Talk About That: LGBTQ+ Community

Let's Talk About That: LGBTQ+ Community

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

07:30 PM - 08:30 PM

Other
Virtual

Let's Talk About That is a series spearheaded by one of our own, Camryn Johnson. This series is a way for the UConn community to come together and learn to value the different kinds, colors, shades, and in-betweens of the society we live in. In our current political and social climate, it’s easy to see that we live in a divisive world. This series poses an opportunity for a real conversation to be had. This will be a safe space for all voices to be heard and all people to be listened to. This series will include four installments that span across the academic year, with this one, the third, touching upon the experiences of the LGBTQ+ Community.

WebEx link: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=mf1c32a309bd0993735881f98f2ec4cb4

Please RSVP here https://forms.gle/M2GegXZZjF5R8kcH8

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Multiculturalism & Global Citizenship OR Social Change, Service, & Sustainability

#UHLevent910

Contact Information: Efua Koomson, efua.koomson@uconn.edu
More
2/26 Critical LOOKing: A Virtual Dialogue

Critical LOOKing: A Virtual Dialogue

Friday, February 26th, 2021

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Other
Zoom

Tap your powers of observation and investigate a single work of art through close looking and discussion with Amanda Douberley, Assistant Curator/Academic Liaison.

Through mid-March, we are featuring works of art in the exhibition, The Human Epoch: Living in the Anthropocene. This week’s subject is "La Conquistadora at the Trinity Nuclear Test Site, Near Socorro, New Mexico" (1996) by Craig Varjabedian

Offered via Zoom Meetings – registration is required and space is limited.

Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsceiprD4vGND9I23HjbAsRpLmhkmrlIlE

Your registration will be approved if space is available. You will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting or put on a wait list.

Contact Information: Benton@uconn.edu
More
2/26 The Power of Misinformation

The Power of Misinformation

Friday, February 26th, 2021

01:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Other
Virtual

UConn Community Outreach presents the two-part event, "The Power of Misinformation."

There are two infectious pandemics at work around the globe. One is a biological virus and the other is disinformation that sows fear, distrust, falsehoods, and errors. They are similar in many ways. Both are spread through human interaction and both are having a tremendous impact on health, the economy, and security. One is understood to be “viral” in the literal sense, where the other has information that can be classified as spreading disinformation, misinformation or rumors in a “viral” fashion via social media.
Over the past year, the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories have flourished throughout the United States which has had many consequences. COVID-19 misinformation has led to unwarranted deaths globally. Election misinformation led to the insurrection of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.

February 26th, 2021
Panel Q&A- 1-2 pm EST
Media literacy workshop- 2-3 pm EST

Webex live event-
click the link to join the Webex Live event: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m53df9143876c23193a1726d510af2875

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Social Change, Service, & Sustainability.

#UHLevent909

Contact Information: Rebecca Nowinski, uconn.co.politicaleg@gmail.com
More

Honors Program

COVID-19 and the Honors Program

Welcome to the Honors Program

Quick Links

Upcoming Events