West Virginia Wesleyan College’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is beginning a conversation series on campus focused on conversations about overcoming division and building community.
This first luncheon has the DEI office teaming up with Jessica Vincent, director of the Center for Community Engagement and WE LEAD. The luncheon on Nov. 1 will be held from 11 a.m. to noon in the French See Dining Center side dining room.
Designed in partnership with The King Center, this conversation aims to bring people of different backgrounds together to share stories and experiences around race in order to bridge divides and build the Beloved Community, according to Laurie Goux, director of WVWC’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Next up for the DEI office will be a conversation on Health Disparities in the Black Community with Casilda Woodward-Acquaah, MSN-Ed. This event will be held Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. to noon in the side dining room of the French See Dining Center. A virtual option is also available.
Finally, on Nov. 16 a conversation on Healing the Separation with guest speaker Sylvester Baugh will be held from 11 a.m. to noon in the French See Dining Center side dining room. Baugh, author of “Leveraging Diversity at Work” is director of Baugh Training and Consulting. Prior to Sept. 11, he was a diversity management trainer for United Airlines and has been a professional trainer for employability issues and career development since 1982.
For more information, or to RSVP for any of these events, please email Goux at goux.l@wvwc.edu.
Our Beloved Community Talks serve as a platform that not only seeks to bridge divides but also demonstrates how love in action can serve as a catalyst for change. Recognizing conversations represent just the start of community building, they are significantly vital to the start.
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