Center for Equity Inclusion and Belonging

You won't want to miss this! Bundle up and head on over to Emerson Suites on Monday for some warming festivities.

This week we'd like you to meet James Ward, the IC Catering Director! James does an amazing job making sure campus events are just right and imagines up some pretty fun mocktails too! Thank you for all you do, James.

Meet Donavan, our IT&A Service Desk Manager! Donavan is a leader in his department and a mentor to the service desk student employees. Thank you, Donavan, for all you do to keep us online and operating!

It's official! We have an Early Career Faculty and Staff Affinity Group and they're kicking-off their group with some food, friends, and more! Stop into Taughannock Falls in CC to join them. Please RSVP before the 15!

Faculty and Staff Affinity Group events are a great way to meet colleagues from across campus and make new connections! The LGBTQ Affinity Group will host their fall lunch on Nov 22 in Clark lounge. Please RSVP before the 15!

This month's is Sybil Conrad, our amazing Director of the .campuscenter! Sybil leads an amazing team of student employees and plays a vital role in campus events and the functioning of the Campus Center. Thank you, Sybil!

Are you ready to test your knowledge, have some fun, and engage in friendly competition? We are looking for teams AND encourage you to respond to the Family Feud survey! There will be prizes for Best Team Spirit and Best Team “Uniforms!” Come prepared to showcase your IC-Family Spirit!

Welcome, Lauren Kelly! While they have only been here for almost 2 months, Lauren Kelly is full of passion for their interfaith work, and we are excited to have themme at IC!

Lauren Kelly will host an interfaith event on Oct. 8 from 5-7 p.m. (5-5:45 is the interfaith ritual and from 5:45-7 there will be tea, hot cocoa, and soup to share.)

We are so excited for this presentation and book signing with author and educator Robin Wall Kimmerer. She will discuss how we might decolonize education by integrating indigenous knowledge as a complement to western scientific knowledge. The talk examines the relationship between three metaphors for types of knowledge: The Fortress, The River, and The Garden.

Open to Ithaca community.

Join the IC Faculty and Staff Veterans & Loved Ones Affinity Group for their kick-off event! There will be food & drinks, as well as a basket raffle!

Baked-potatoes, friends, and community; Oh my! Join your colleagues in the Center for EIB on April 5! Come prepared to mingle with the New Professionals Affinity Group and share your experiences and answer their questions.

Visit the Center for EIB on Friday, April 5 for the first New Professionals F&S Affinity Group meeting! It will be an hour of connection followed by a fun, baked-potato themed all faculty and staff event. This is an opportunity to meet others and ask questions so don't miss it!