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Social Justice Careers Day
March 18, 2019 @ 8:45 am - 3:00 pm
Please join us in Ustler Hall for an exploration of career paths in social justice. The day will begin with a panel of Women’s Studies alumnae, working in education, mental health, violence prevention, and LGBT advocacy, who offer lessons from their post-graduation journeys, and conclude with a presentation on strategizing social justice job seeking. There will be a lunchtime (lunch provided) keynote address by UF alum and current Gainesville City Commissioner Gail Johnson, “Political Activism as a Path to Social Justice Work.”
For more information on this upcoming program, please visit this link:
https://sites.clas.ufl.edu/wst/news/2019/social-justice-careers-day/
This event is sponsored in part by the Waldo W. Neikirk Term Professorship, The Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences/Beyond120,
This event is free and open to the public. Parking available in the North field in front of the stadium. Come into Fletcher Drive off of University, take a quick right and drive past Murphree Hall keeping to your right and onto the grassy field..
Program:
- 9:00-9:10am
- Welcome: Dean David Richardson, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- 9:10-9:20am
- Alumnae Panel Introduction: Dr. Trysh Travis, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, Waldo W. Neikirk Term Professor,
- 9:30-11:30am
- Alumnae Panel (followed by Q&A)
- 11:30am-12:00pm
- Lunch Reception
- 12:00pm
- Keynote Introduction: Chief Diversity Officer Antonio Farias, University of Florida
- Keynote Address (followed by Q&A): Gail Johnson, Gainesville City Commissioner at Large, “Political Activism as a Path to Social Justice Work”
- 1:30-1:45pm
- Afternoon Tea
- 1:45-1:55pm
- Social Justice Careers Workshop Introduction: Associate Dean for Student Affairs Joseph Spillane, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- 1:55-2:45pm
- Social Justice Careers Workshop: Jackie Pedota, Assistant Director for Career & Industry Engagement, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, “Social Justice Careers: Preparing for and Navigating your Non-linear Career Path”