Day 1: Friday, January 31, 2020
5:00 – 6:00 PM: Registration Table Opens
6:00 – 6:15 PM: Symposium Introduction and Welcoming Remarks
- Opening Remarks: Dr. Serena M. Wilcox, University of Kentucky
6:15 PM: Dinner services begin
7:00 – 8:00 PM: Civil Rights Discussion Forum
- Moderator: Ja’Mahl McDaniel, MLK Center, University of Kentucky
Day 2: Saturday, February 1, 2020
8:30 – 9:00 AM: Registration Table Opens & Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 AM: Session 1 – “A Transformative ‘Ruckus in B Minor’ Wu Tang Clan, Learning Science & Social Justice”
- Panel Moderator: Dr. Nicole L. Martin, Office of Institutional Diversity, University of Kentucky
- Panelists: Cortez Watson, Jr., Northwestern University and the Hip Hop F.I.R.M., Audrey Dunford, Community Acivist and Cook County Restorative Justice Court Coordinator (Chicago), Chaundra Van Dyke, McGee Black Feminist Scholar and Blogger, and Marsha Englin, M.Ed., Founder/CEO, IMPACT Family Center
10:00 – 10:15 AM: Break
10:15 – 11:15 AM: Session 2: “Contextualizing Childhood Adversities in the School Setting”
- Panel Moderator: TBA
- Panelists: Dr. Patricia Bamwine, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and Dr. Andrea Joseph, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
11:15 – 11:30 AM: Luncheon Break (lunch boxes & drinks will be served)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Session 3: “Understanding How Public Schools Support Students Exposed to Trauma, Crisis Response and Review of Current Discipline Practices”
- Panel Moderator: Dr. Andrea Joseph, College of Social Work, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- Panelists: Dr. Mackenzie Leachman, Fayette County Public Schools, Raine Engle- Minichan, LCSW, Fayette County Public Schools, and *C. Doug Adams, LCSW, Fayette County Public Schools
12:30 – 1:30 PM: Session 4: “Courageous Conversations about Sexual & Physical Violence in PK-12 Schools”
- Presenter: Dr. Serena M. Wilcox, College of Education, University of Kentucky
1:30 – 1:45 PM: Snack Break
1:45 – 2:45 PM: Session 5: “Trauma, Punishment, and Policy in Educational and Community Settings”
- Panel Moderator: Dr. Serena M. Wilcox, College of Education, University of Kentucky
- Panelists: Mia Morales, Graduate Student, University of Kentucky, Jessica Doering, Graduate Student, University of Kentucky, Jon G. Hill, Graduate Student, University of Kentucky, and Charles Taylor, Community Activist
2:45 – 3:00 PM: Closing Remarks by Dr. Serena M. Wilcox, Symposium Chair