Africana Studies Institute

Welcome!

• Check-in at the Graduate Hotel-Storrs

6pm-7pm

• Dinner in the Graduate Hotel-Storrs, the Samuel Pickering Room

Telling Herstories

• Breakfast in Herbst Hall, 408

9am-11am

• Orientation/Ice Breaker
• Dr. Roxanne Donovan, Kennesaw State University

11am-11:30am

• Coffee break

11:30am-1pm

• History of Women & Girls Initiative
• Dr. Shayla Nunnally, University of Tennessee
• Dr. Evelyn Simien, University of Connecticut

1pm-2pm

• Lunch w/Keynote: Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens, University of Connecticut "How to Reclaim Peace & Balance When Academia Becomes Too Much to Handle: A Praxis on Thriving"

2pm-2:15pm

• Mindful Moment

2:15pm-3:30pm

• Writing workshop: "Supercharge Your Writing (Without Sacrificing Your Health and Relationships)" w/Dr. Donovan

3:30pm-4:30pm

• Writing & Check-in (Dr. Donovan)

4:30pm-5pm

• Coffee break & Group Reflection

6:00pm-7:00pm

• Dinner in the Graduate Hotel-Storrs, the Samuel Pickering Room

Mixed Methods and Data Collection

• Breakfast in Herbst Hall, 408

9am-11am

• Dr. Evelyn Simien, UConn
• Dr. Lorrie Frasure, UCLA

11am-11:30am

• Coffee break

11:30am-1pm

• Writing & Check-in (Dr. Donovan)

1pm-2pm

• Lunch 

2pm-2:15pm

• Mindful Moment

2:15pm-3:30pm

• Writing & Check-in (Dr. Donovan)

3:30pm-4:30pm

• Dr. Fiona Vernal, UConn
• Dr. Nadia Brown, Georgetown University

4:30pm-5pm

• Coffee break & Group Reflection

5pm-6pm

• Optional breakout with Drs. Vernal, Brown, and Simien

6:00pm-7:00pm

• Dinner in the Graduate Hotel-Storrs, the Samuel Pickering Room

Self-Care, Career Development, and Digital Wellness

• Breakfast in Herbst Hall, 408

9am-11am

• Dr. Milagros Castillo- Montoya, UConn "Scholarly Passion & Joy in the Academic career"

11am-11:30am

• Coffee break

11:30am-1pm

• Writing & Check-in (Dr. Donovan)

1pm-2pm

• Lunch 

2pm-3:15pm

• Dr. Loneke Blackman-Carr, UConn
• Dr. Christina Ross, UConn

3:15pm-3:30pm

• Mindful moment

3:30pm-4:30pm

• Writing & Check-in (Dr. Donovan)

4:30pm-5pm

• Coffee break & Group Reflection

6:00pm-7:00pm

• Dinner in the Graduate Hotel-Storrs, the Samuel Pickering Room

Funding Sources and Community Engagement

• Breakfast in Herbst, 408

9am-11am

• Ms. Shawnda Chapman, Ms. Foundation

11am-11:30am

• Coffee break

11:30am-1pm

• Writing & Check-in (Dr. Donovan)

1pm-2pm

• Lunch 

2pm-3:15pm

• Dr. Sakeena Everett, UConn
• Dr. Marketa Burnett, UConn
• Dr. Sukhmani Singh, UConn

3:15pm-3:30pm

• Mindful Moment

3:30pm-4:30pm

• Individual Writing, or Group Coaching (Dr. Donovan)

4:30pm-5pm

• Coffee break

6:00pm-7:00pm

• Dinner in the Graduate Hotel-Storrs, the Samuel Pickering Room

Farewell Breakfast

• Farewell Breakfast w/Keynote in the Graduate Hotel-Storrs, the Samuel Pickering Room
• Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean, University Professor and Executive Director, Albritton Center for the Study of Public Life at Wesleyan University