🌎 President’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Board Events
The President’s DEI Board is proud to host events and guest speakers that inspire dialogue, foster connection, and advance the goals of the CSUSB Strategic Plan. Throughout the year, our DEI-centered programs bring together students, faculty, staff, and community members to learn, share perspectives, and strengthen our collective commitment to an inclusive and equitable campus.
💡 Interested in collaborating with us?
If you have suggestions for speakers or would like to co-sponsor an upcoming event, please submit your ideas through our Event Request Form.
🎉Upcoming DEI Board-Sponsored Events
In Conversation with Dr. Brianna Nofil (William & Mary)
Author of The Migrant’s Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration (Princeton, 2024)
🗓️ Wednesday, November 12, 2025
🕙 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
💻 Join via Zoom
📚 Past DEI Board Events
In Conversation with Dr. Menika Dirkson (Morgan State University)
Author of Hope and Struggle in the Policed City: Black Criminalization and Resistance in Philadelphia (NYU Press, 2024)
🗓️ Wednesday, October 29, 2025
🕛 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
💻 Join via Zoom
Growing Leadership Opportunities for Women (GLOW) Presents:
Barriers and Bridges: How Women Are Shaping Governance, Strategy, and Culture
🗓️ Friday, October 24, 2025
🕛 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
📍 Faculty Center for Excellence (PL-4005)
In Conversation with Alec Karakatsanis (Civil Rights Corps)
Author of Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News (The New Press, 2025)
🗓️ Wednesday, October 22, 2025
🕛 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
💻 Join via Zoom
CSUSB Libraries Presents:
Normalizing Inequality: How Californians Make Sense of the Growing Divide
🗓️ Thursday, October 16, 2025
🕛 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
📍 Pfau Library – Faculty Center for Excellence (PL-4005)
💻 Join via Zoom
In Conversation with Dr. Stefan M. Bradley (Amherst College)
Author of If We Don’t Get It: A People’s History of Ferguson (The New Press, 2025)
🗓️ Wednesday, October 15, 2025
🕛 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
💻 Join via Zoom
Somos CSUSB: La Piñata
🗓️ Tuesday, October 14, 2025
🕦 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
📍 Santos Manuel Student Union North – Patio
In Conversation with Dr. Josephine Blagrave
Chico State University Autism Clinic
🗓️ Monday, October 13, 2025
🕛 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
💻 Register Here
CiviliTEA Café Series
☕ The Power and Impact of Coding in Communication
🗓️ Thursday, March 13, 2025 | 🕛 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
📍 Jack Brown College – 2nd Floor Terrace
👥 Facilitator: Ray Watts
☕ Co-Chief Diversity Officer Session: HERI Data and CSUSB’s Strategic Plan
🗓️ Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 🕛 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
👥 Facilitators: Dr. Kelly Campbell & Dr. Robin Phillips
💻 Virtual Session
This discussion explored HERI survey data and its alignment with CSUSB’s Strategic Plan, with open dialogue and Q&A.
☕ Communication Strategies & Navigating Conflict
🗓️ Friday, February 14, 2025 | 🕛 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
📍 Center for Global Innovation (CGI Room 110)
👥 Facilitators: Dr. Jacqueline Coyle-Shapiro & Dr. Jordan Fullam
☕ Maintaining Civility in Difficult Conversations
🗓️ Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | 🕑 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
📍 Obershaw Dining Room (AC-205A)
👥 Facilitator: Dr. Timothy Akers
☕ Pronouns and Preferred Names
🗓️ Thursday, November 14, 2024 | 🕛 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
📍 Center for Global Innovation (CGI Room 103)
👥 Facilitators: Alisha Beal, Dianna Montgomery, & Jovi Galarza
☕ Facilitating Civil Conversations
🗓️ Thursday, October 17, 2024 | 🕛 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
📍 Center for Global Innovation (CGI 3rd Floor Terrance)
👥 Facilitators: Alisha Beal & Dianna Montgomery
Co-Chief Diversity Officer Session: HERI Data and CSUSB's Strategic Plan
🗓️ Thursday, February 20, 2025
🕛 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
💻 Register Here
CSUSB's National First- Generation College Celebration
🗓️ Thursday, November 7, 2024
🕦 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
📍 Santos Manuel Student Union Theater – SMSU South 107
Building Community Resiliency Across the Inland Empire through Partnerships & Workforce Development
🗓️ Tuesday, October 29, 2024
🕦 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
📍 Pfau Library – Faculty Center for Excellence (PL-4005)
🌟 Stay Connected
Check back often for updates on upcoming DEI Board–sponsored programs and opportunities to get involved. Together, we’re building a more inclusive CSUSB.
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