Enhancing the Black Student Experience Symposium (EBSE): Nurturing Holistic Black Excellence, April 15-22, 2022
We invite you to build on the work we collectively engaged in last year to enhance our Black student experience and attend the 2022 EBSE Symposium. The symposium aims to increase awareness of the Black student experience at UC San Diego by fostering intentional and sustained action to enhance their experience and promote pro-blackness at UC San Diego. This year’s symposium will consist of daily sessions held from April 18 to April 22, 2022 (Week 4 Spring Quarter) from noon – 1:00 pm. Each day will focus on topics our students have indicated are most important to their holistic success at UC San Diego.
Additionally, we invite you to save the date for the symposium Kick-off Event on Friday, April 15, 2022, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. The kick-off will feature Dr. Tia Brown McNair from AAC&U. She is the lead author of "Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success" and co-author of "From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education."
The symposium will provide participants with knowledge, tools, and strategies to create better experiences for undergraduate, graduate, and professional Black students at UC San Diego. Creating better experiences for our Black students requires campus-wide support, collaboration, and action plans. Register to be part of this important work: 2022 EBSE Symposium Registration.
In recognition of this event, two hours of administrative leave with pay have been approved for employees to attend. Supervisors, upon request, may approve the use of such leave when the absence does not infringe upon the performance of required job duties or patient care.
Thank you for your commitment to creating a better experience for our Black students. We look forward to your continued involvement.
Pradeep K. Khosla Chancellor
Elizabeth H. Simmons Executive Vice Chancellor
Becky R. Petitt Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Alysson M. Satterlund Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
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