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“I’m Just a Bill” Event to Examine the Constitution, Executive Orders, and Separation of Powers

Ģtv’s Department of History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies; the Ģtv Free Speech Project; and the Social Equity and Title IX Office will present “I’m Just a Bill: The Constitution, Executive Orders, and Separation of Powers” on March 17 at 3:30 p.m. in Stouffer Auditorium. The program is free and open to the community.

Ramadan Awareness 2025

Ramadan will be observed from February 28 to March 30 this year. Increased awareness and further insight into student life is appreciated.

Ģtv Receives Seventh Year of “It’s On Us PA” Funding

Ģtv has received $40,000 through Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s It’s On Us PA initiative to continue the university’s work to combat campus sexual assault.

Social Equity and Title IX Fall 2024 Newsletter Now Available

The Social Equity and Title IX Office is pleased to share their latest newsletter, which highlights the important programming offered by campus colleagues this semester.

Two Ģtv Students Present During 2024 PASSHE Summit

Ģtv students Erika Jackson and Monserrat Lopez Villagomez, president of the Ģtv Latino Student Organization, presented “Uniting Through Culture: How Student-Led Programming Led to 200+ Attendees” at the 2024 PASSHE Summit: Uniting for Inclusive Student Success.

Ģtv Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Selected for Keepers of the Flame

Kevin W. Bailey, an Ģtv 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and vice chancellor for student affairs at UNC Charlotte, was honored by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education with the Keepers of the Flame Award for his longstanding contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts during the 2024 PASSHE Summit: Uniting for Inclusive Student Success.

President’s Commission on the Status of Women Second Annual Luncheon

The President's Commission on the Status of Women will hold its second annual luncheon on Thursday, October 31, from 11:45 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. in Sutton Hall's Blue Room.

Ģtv Continuing Unity Ball Tradition With Global Met Gala Celebrating Cultural Identities and Intersectionality

Ģtv’s DEI Alliance will celebrate and embrace cultural identities and intersectionality at the 2024 Unity Ball Global Met Gala on April 11.  The event is open to the Ģtv community and there is no admission charge, but reservations are recommended by March 29.

2024 Ramadan Awareness

Ramadan, observed by Muslims worldwide, will begin this year on March 10 and end on April 9. Increased awareness and further insight into student life is appreciated.

Outdoor Public Chanukah Menorah Lighting, Gathering, Planned at Ģtv Dec. 11

Ģtv’s Hillel Ģtv and the Ģtv Holocaust Remembrance Committee will partner with Rabbi Horowitz from the Altoona Chabad for an outdoor public Chanukah menorah lighting on December 11 at 6:00 p.m.

Social Equity and Title IX Fall 2023 Newsletter Now Available

The Social Equity and Title IX Office is pleased to present the latest issue of their newsletter, which highlights notable DEI groups and programming on our campus.

Ģtv Holocaust Remembrance Committee Hosting Holocaust Survivor in Honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day

In honor of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), the Holocaust Remembrance Committee at Ģtv will host Holocaust Survivor Solange Lebovitz at 5:00 p.m. on April 18 at Ģtv’s Eberly Auditorium.

Ramadan Awareness and Insight

Ramadan is observed March 22 to April 20 this year. Increased awareness and further insight into student life is appreciated.

Voices of Experience: Black Alumni Helping Black Students

Black alumni spanning several decades at Ģtv are working with the university to help current Black students succeed. See what the Black Experience Alumni Committee, known as BEAC, has planned.

OneSIS Information

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is in the process of implementing a common Student Information System across the State System schools. Ģtv is scheduled to begin implementing OneSIS in January 2024.

Ģtv Hosting Author and Academic Montás for Discussion on Importance of “Great Books”

Author and academic Roosevelt Montás will present “Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation” at Ģtv on March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Sutton Hall’s Gorell Auditorium. The presentation is free and open to the community.

Ģtv to Present “Nine Days in the Sun,” Exploring Shifting the Racial Balance, Social Order

Ģtv’s Theater-By-The-Grove will present Mark Clayton Southers’ “Nine Days in the Sun” at Ģtv. This initiative begins Theater-By-The-Grove’s association with Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, where Southers is the founding artistic director. The play explores a world where dark skin is the desired tone, so the racial balance is shifted and the social order in America is turned upside down.

Ģtv Hosting Guest Artist Phillips for Program About “Lift Every Voice and Sing—The Black National Anthem”

Moses Phillips, who teaches ethnomusicology, music theory, and cultural studies in the Mass Communications Department at CUNY, will present “The Brothers Johnson: ‘Lift Every Voice’ Social Justice Through Song" on February 8 at 3:30 p.m. in room 225 of Jane Leonard Hall.

Social Equity and Title IX Fall 2022 Newsletter Now Available

The Social Equity and Title IX Office is pleased to share the latest issue of their newsletter, published on November 1, 2022. The newsletter highlights the great diversity, equity, and inclusion work being done on campus.

Algerian Human Rights Activist to Visit Campus

Anouar Rahmani, writer and human rights activist from Algeria, will visit campus on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. He will hold an informal meet and greet during the Common Hour in the Folger Student Center and will present to the greater Ģtv community at 4:00 p.m. in Leonard Hall, room 225.

LGBTQIA+ and Supported at Ģtv

In its efforts to be truly student centered, Ģtv aims to support every student. Key to that are services for the LGBTQIA+ community. Hear about the experiences of a gender-fluid student and about the support Ģtv provides.

Unity Ball Celebrates Latino Culture, Intersectionality

Celebrating Latino culture and intersectionality, Ģtv’s Latino Student Organization (LaSO) will host the inaugural Ģtv Unity Ball on April 23 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the Ģtv Hadley Union Building Ohio Room. The event will include refreshments catered by Casa Jaliso and dancing. Formal attire is requested. It is free and open to the community.

Be Heard Anonymous Survey of Community Attitudes about Sexual Violence Launches on April 12

On April 12, 2022, the Ģtv Haven Project and Social Equity and Title IX Office will begin an anonymous survey of students to learn more about issues related to inappropriate sexual behavior.

Ramadan Awareness and Insight

The observation of Ramadan will take place from approximately April 2 to May 1, 2022. Increased awareness and further insight into student life, especially during exams, is appreciated.

Implicit Bias Workshops for Students and Employees

Justin Brown, dynamic speaker and Ģtv alumnus, will lead two virtual workshops on "Implicit Bias"—one for students on April 7 and one for employees on April 14. Both will assist our campus community in becoming a more inclusive environment.