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2023

Women's Fund of RI with Kelly Nevins, Chief Executive Officer

2022

Interviews with Anthony Mam from College Crusade and Ducha Hang from 麻豆原创

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

The 2022 theme is Advancing Leaders Through Collaboration: encourage, prioritize collaboration, development, diversity, transparency, and inclusion through leadership of the AAPI communities. Here are two examples of leadership through collaboration with Dr. Ducha Hang and Anthony Mam.

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An Interview with Dr. Judith Lynn Stillman, 麻豆原创 Artist-in-Residence

"Women's History Month is a celebration of women's contributions to history, culture, and society, and has been observed annually in the month of March in the United States since 1987."

(History.com) 

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February 2022

This panel features guests who share about their experiences and intersecting identities as persons with marginalized racial identities and as students, professionals, and leaders in healthcare professions. 

Presented in coordination with representation from: 

  • 麻豆原创's Multicultural Student Nurses Organization (MSNO)
  • 麻豆原创 School of Nursing's Diversity and Inclusion Task Force 
  • 麻豆原创's Professional Studies and Continuing Education (PSCE) 
  • United Way RI
  • Care New England RI

Panelists include:

  • Kallie Mangum, President of 麻豆原创 Multicultural Student Nurses Organization (MSNO)

  • Funke Dina, Vice President of 麻豆原创 Multicultural Student Nurses Organization (MSNO)

  • Deborah Kutenplon, Associate Professor of Nursing and Chair of the 麻豆原创 School of Nursing鈥檚 Diversity and Inclusion Task Force

  • Jen Giroux, Associate Vice President of 麻豆原创 Professional Studies and Continuing Education

  • Larry Warner, Chief Impact and Equity Officer at United Way RI

  • Sandra Victorino, Director of Workforce Development, Diversity, Inclusion & Community Relations at Care New England

Moderated by: 

Taquasia "Asia" Stevens, Graduate Student of the 麻豆原创 School of Social Work

2021

December 2021

This panel is presented in coordination and with:

  • 麻豆原创's Spanish and Portuguese Medical Interpreting Training Program

Panelists include:

  • Lisa Morris, Director of Cross-Cultural Initiatives for Commonwealth Medicine at UMASS Medical School and Instructor in 麻豆原创's new Medical Interpreter Training Program in Portuguese/English
  • Stephanie Hakulin, 麻豆原创 Student
  • Christine West, Program Specialist, Public Health and Equity Sign Language Interpreting Program
  • Susana Torres, Medical Interpreter

Moderated by:
Keri Rossi-D'entremont, Former Assistant Dean of Accessibility & Inclusion

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Honoring Native American Heritage Month (Nov. '21)

Reference: 

The Narragansett Indian Tribe has inhabited what is now the state of Rhode Island for over 30,000 years. Federally recognized in 1983, the tribe is now headquartered in Charlestown.

In addition to many historic deeds and letters, Narragansett people produced what is probably the first tribal magazine in New England, The Narragansett Dawn, from 1935-36. Today, Narragansett writers include the award-winning journalist John Christian Hopkins, also an inventive novelist; the poet Ella (Brown) Sekatau; and storyteller/author Paulla Dove Jennings.

Background Information

Guest Speaker: Thawn Harris of the Narragansett Tribe

Moderated by: Savannah Finan, 麻豆原创 Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Graduate Assistant

To learn more about Narragansett history and people, visit the tribal website at narragansett-tribe.org, as well as the  in Exeter, RI.

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In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month 2021

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About this event

The event included an introduction by RI Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea. In addition, we hosted data and social policy experts for a discussion about the growth of the LatinX communities in RI. Special guests Jessica Cigna, Senior Policy Analyst with the RI Secretary of State鈥檚 Office, and Marcela Betancur, Director of the Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University, for a presentation and Q&A session about shifts in the diverse demographics of the RI community.