Students, faculty and staff joined together for the K-State Unity Walk and KSUnite on Tuesday, Nov. 14, where we reaffirmed who we are, what we value and what we stand for as the K-State family.
K-Staters walked together to Anderson Hall lawn to listen to speakers Mary Tolar; Tanya González; Darrell Reese, president of the Black Student Union; Troy Bowers; and Jack Ayres, student body president. President Richard Myers provided a message of unity and outlined steps that all K-Staters can take as the community moves forward.
KSUnite Event Recording
Facilitated Conversations
Following KSUnite, K-Staters participated in facilitated conversations about inclusive education, reflection and action in the K-State Student Union.
Education and Reflection Conversations
K-State's Principles of Community
K-State Student Union, Big 12 Room Deepening our understanding and commitment to shared values.
Facilitators:
Be Stoney, Associate Professor, College of Education
Roberta Maldonado Franzen, Director of Talent Acquisition, Human Capital Services
Laverne Bitsie-Baldwin, Director of Multicultural Engineering Program, College of Engineering
Harlan Weaver, Assistant Professor, Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies
Linda Duke, Director, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
Emily Polston, K-State Student
Courageous Conversations
K-State Student Union, Bluemont Room How do we have courageous conversations with others around race and culture? How can we create authentic community and family at K-State with courageous conversations?
Facilitators:
Bernard Franklin, Assistant Vice President for Student Life
Stephanie Bannister, Assistant Vice President for Student Life
Patrick Kenney, K-State Student
Anahi Arce-Gross, K-State Student
Adam Carr, K-State Student
Tendai Muyani, K-State Student
Room for Reflection
K-State Student Union, Flint Hills Room What did you hear today? How do we make sense of it? How should we respond, both as individuals and as a community?
Facilitators:
Sarah Barrett, Clery Act Federal Compliance Coordinator
Aliah Mestrovich Seay, Instructor, 4-H Youth Development
Tara Coleman, Associate Professor, Hale Library
Mary Abounabhan, K-State Student
Bailey Porter, K-State Student
Action Conversations
Promoting Cultural Competency through Curriculum
K-State Student Union, Room 226
Facilitators:
Steve Dandaneau, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies
Kimathi Choma, Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Lisa Tatonetti, Professor, Department of English
Brandon Clark, Program Coordinator, Office of Diversity
Planning Wildcat Dialogues - Envisioning in Meaningful Conversations to Create a More Inclusive Community
K-State Student Union, Cottonwood Room
Facilitators:
Kerry Priest, Assistant Professor, Staley School of Leadership Studies
Jessica Elmore, Associate Director of Diversity Programs, K-State Alumni Association
Ryan Kelly, K-State Student
Jonathan Cole, K-State Student
Multicultural Center Update
K-State Student Union, Cat's Pause Lounge
Facilitators:
Mary Tolar, Director of the Staley School of Leadership Studies
Bryan Davis, K-State Student
Pat Bosco, Vice President for Student Life
Greg Willems, President and CEO, KSU Foundation
Paloma Roman, K-State Student
Need-based Scholarships
K-State Student Union, Konza Room
Facilitators:
Robert Gamez, Director, Student Financial Assistance
John Morris, Senior Vice President of Development, KSU Foundation
Caitlyn Wells, Program Coordinator, Office of Diversity
Campus Safety
K-State Student Union, Bernard J. Pitts Director's Conference Room (Room 212)
Facilitators:
Ronnie Grice, K-State Police Chief, Assistant Vice President of Public Safety
Heather Reed, Assistant Vice President for Student Life
Andy Thompson, Senior Assistant Dean, Student Life
Mirta Chavez, Director of Multicultural Programs and Services, Office of Diversity