Setting the Context

Host: Julius Amin (University of Dayton)

Student Session: Perspectives on global education and impact

Hosts: Khensani Ngwenya (Sinclair Community College), Jayme Shackleford (University of Dayton), Abdur-Raheem Inkosi-Shabazz (Central State University)

Resetting global awareness during the global pandemic

Hosts: Corinne Brion (University of Dayton), Joann Wright Mawasha (City of Dayton), Satang Nabaneh (University of Dayton), Shannen Williams (University of Dayton)

New directions to promote global education on college campuses and communities

Hosts: Furaha Henry-Jones (Sinclair Community College), Jennifer Subban (Wright State), Sangita Gosalia (University of Dayton), Karla Guinigundo (Miami, Ohio, University)

Keynote: Unlocking Africa’s potential in a time of competition between rising and global powers

Hosts: Landry Signé (Arizona State)

Setting the Context

Panelists used stories to discuss their perspectives on the conversation on race on campus and set the context of the sessions they chair. 

Student Voices

Utilizing varying perspectives and stories, students provided answers to what it means to be Black on campus, addressing challenges, prospects, and turning points and concluding with recommendations for short- and long-term actions to create an anti-racist campus culture.

Alumni Voices

Alumni Voices featured an interactive panel of dedicated UD alumni from multiple decades, ages and degrees, centering on the narratives of Black alumni during a critical dialogue on race. Moderated by UD triple alumna, Dr. Daria Y. Jackson Graham, ’94, ’00, ’18.

Faculty and Staff Perspectives

In this session faculty and staff examined their experiences over time addressing peak and low moments, how they navigated different situations and concluded with a set of recommendations on how to make UD become a genuine “anti-racist” university.

Testimonials

Using audio stories submitted by current and former UD students, this session engaged in a critical conversation about how the Black experience on campus is incorporated into the broader UD narrative.

Keynote Address

Dr. Shannen Dee Williams presented the keynote address, "Why Black Catholic History Matters." Williams is the Albert Lepage Assistant Professor of History at Villanova University and a Distinguished Lecturer for the Organization of American Historians. 

Our Path Forward

In this session symposium participants and observers alike revisited the major arguments as they crafted a way forward. They affirmed ways to keep the conversation alive on campus and beyond.

Why Symposium on Global Voices Remains Relevant in Campus and Local Community’s Discourse?

Panelists: Chair, Chris Agnew (University of Dayton); Joann Mawasha (City of Dayton); Furaha Henry-Jones (Sinclair Community College); Ernesto Velasquez (University of Dayton); Shelley Inglis (University of Dayton); Bernard Jones Jr. '12 (University of Dayton); Karla Guinigundo (Miami University).

These panelists address the question of relevance and importance of globalization on the college campus. They approach the topic through different lenses as they discuss a wide array of experiences. Their presentations more fully humanize the impact of global awareness and raise questions and challenges vital to the overall symposium conversation.

Student Voices on Global Consciousness

Panelists: Chair, Maya Smith-Custer (University of Dayton); Emily Shanahan (University of Dayton); Malon Hood (University of Dayton); Miranda Melone (University of Dayton); Veronica Halfacre (University of Dayton); Elizabeth Henninger (University of Dayton); Isabel Gerardino Rios (University of Dayton).

This panel brings together students from different organizations and disciplines to share their experiences with global awareness and consciousness. Their presentations focus on various themes including race, gender, privilege, human rights, and wealth and poverty. Each student concludes by suggesting ways in which UD can fully turn its mission of forging an inclusive community into reality.

Alumni Voices of the African Immersion Experience

Panelists: Chair, Mary Niebler (University of Dayton); Jessica Saunders (Dayton Children's Hospital); Hayley Ryckman Ruland (Jorgensen Associates); Adanna Smith (Attorney-at Law); Frances Albanese (Brenner Children’s Hospital); Ben Kolber (Duquesne University).

These panelists participated in the Cameroon Immersion when they were students at UD. The experience impacted them in immeasurable ways. They emerged from the African immersion with a new understanding and awareness of the interconnected nature of the global community. They bring to the conversation important perspectives on the values of global awareness and consciousness. 

Enhancing Global Awareness on Campus

Panelists: Chair, Sangita Gosalia (University of Dayton); Martha Hurley (College of Arts and Sciences); Shuang-Ye Wu (College of Arts and Sciences); Treavor Bogard (School of Education and Health Sciences); Anne Crecelius (School of Education and Health Sciences); Philip Appiah-Kubi (School of Engineering); Susan Wawrose (School of Law).

These panelists participated in UD's Global Education Seminar (GES) program. While some did their experience in China, others went to South America and Africa. GES is a faculty development initiative designed to promote global consciousness and awareness on campus. It expands faculty knowledge and interest in international affairs with hopes that the message will be transmitted campus-wide.

Keynote Address: “A Dayton, Ohio Community Casts Two Challenging Questions: Why Does Africa Matter? Why Care about Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis?”

Keynote Speaker: Julius A. Amin, Alumni Chair in Humanities and professor of history, University of Dayton. (Shown above.) 

The address builds on the themes of global awareness by examining how and why events taking place in Africa directly impacts our local community. The speech will be important as it emphasizes those themes which are integral to the University’s mission.