The President's DEI Board strives to host events and speakers that inspire campus dialogue and support the Campus Strategic Plan.
If you have suggestions for speakers or are interested in co-sponsoring an event with the President's DEI Board, make sure you fill out a request form.
Upcoming DEI Board-Sponsored Events
CiviliTEA Café: Maintaining Civility in Difficult Conversations
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from 2:00pm-3:00pm
Obershaw Dining Room AC-205A
Facilitator: Dr. Timothy Akers
CiviliTEA Café: Communication Strategies & Navigating Conflict
Friday, February 14, 2025 from 12:00pm-1:00pm
Center for Global Innovation – CGI Room 110
Facilitators: Dr. Jacqueline Coyle-Shapiro & Dr. Jordan Fullam
CiviliTEA Café: The Power and Impact of Coding in Communication
Thursday, March 13, 2025 from 12:00pm-1:00pm
Jack Brown College – 2nd Floor Terrace
Facilitator: Ray Watts
CiviliTEA Café: Creating a Culture of Thriving
Friday, April 18, 2025 from 10:00am-11:00am
Center for Global Innovation – CGI Room 110
Facilitator: Dr. Kelly Campbell
Past DEI Board Events
CiviliTEA Café: Pronouns and Preferred Names
Thursday, November 14, 2024 from 12:00pm-1:00pm
CGI- 103
This session will cover the importance of using correct pronouns and names to foster inclusivity and respect in our communities. We’ll discuss different types of pronouns, the impact of misgendering, and best practices for asking and sharing pronouns. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in discussions, share experiences, and learn how to create a more welcoming environment for everyone.
CSUSB's National First- Generation College Celebration
Thursday, November 7 from 12:00pm-1:00pm
SMSU Theater - SMSUS 107
Join us on Thursday, November 7th from 12:00 pm-1:30 pm, as CSUSB participates in the national First Generation Celebration. Every November, colleges, universities, corporations, non-profits, government offices, and K-12 schools celebrate the success of first-generation college students.
Building Community Resiliency Across the Inland Empire through Partnerships & Workforce Development
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 from 12:00pm-1:15pm
Pfau Library - Faculty Center for Excellence - PL 4005
Dr. Anita Gutierrez (Pomona City Manager) and Ms. Diana Alexander (Assistant Executive Officer for the San Bernardino County Administrative Office) will participate in a library-sponsored panel discussion titled "Women Leaders in Public Administration: Building the Next Generation of Public Service Professionals." Dr. Ranfeng Qui, Chair of Marketing at CSUSB, will serve as the interlocutor.
Queer Brunch
Thursday, October 24 from 9:00am-11:00am
Pfau Library - Faculty Center for Excellence - PL 4005
We will be having a brunch and discussion with Doctor Jon Paul about the intersections of gender, race, and identity in education and entertainment.
Doctor Jon Paul is a CSUSB Alumni and author of an upcoming book, Black. Fat. Femme. Revealing the Power of Visibly Queer Voices in Media. They are also an educator, speaker, media critic, and social justice leader.
The Temecula Massacre: A Forgotten Battlefield Landscape of the Mexican-American War
Thursday, October 17, 2024 from 5:30 - Reception 6:00- Lecture
Alumni Center Executive Board Room
Join us for an insightful author talk with Gary DuBois, author of The Temecula Massacre: A Forgotten Battlefield Landscape of the Mexican-American War, and his co-author Lisa Woodward. They delve into the overlooked history of the Temecula Massacre, an event that claimed the lives of countless Native Americans in the aftermath of the Battle of San Pasqual. Their book uncovers the complexities of pre-statehood California and the cultural significance of the Temecula Indian Cemetery, one of the last remnants of this tragic event. Through unknown Tribal testimonies, detailed maps, and an accompanying documentary, the authors bring to light the untold stories of Native California. This talk offers a unique opportunity to explore a pivotal intersection of California and Tribal histories.
CiviliTEA Café: Facilitating Civil Conversations
Thursday, October 17, 2024 from 10:30am-11:30am
CGI- 3rd Floor Terrace
In today’s vastly more complex work environment, it is even more important now than it has ever been to approach conversations with respect, kindness, an open mind, and willingness to listen. This session will take a look at the ground rules and best practices for facilitating conversations and provide an opportunity to apply that knowledge through practice.
Poetic Rhythms of Latinx Identities, with Lucas Rivera
Tuesday, October 8 2024 from 12pm-2:00pm
ground-level patio of the Center for Global Innovation (CGI) building.
This event is centered around the evocative poetry of Afro-Boricua creative Lucas Rivera. Led by Rivera himself, the event includes a full band accompaniment and weaves narrative nonfiction and poetry to chronicle the challenges of imposter syndrome, the pervasive effects of systemic racism, and struggles of disconnection from cultural identity. Experience the transformative power of storytelling and poetic expression to uplift, inspire, and empower you to embrace your true self, reclaim your heritage, and find strength in your journey of self-discovery.
This event is part of Hispanic Heritage Month 2024, sponsored by the Intellectual Life Fund, and supported by the College of Extended and Global Education.
Can’t join in person? Watch live.
Faculty, contact anthromuseum@csusb.edu to arrange extra credit sign-in for your students.
Chief Diversity Officer Campus Discussion Series - Non-Discrimination Policy Review with Institutional Equity and Compliance
Thursday, October 3rd 2024 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Staff Enrichment Center - AC107 and virtually via Zoom
Co-Chief Diversity Officers Kelly Campbell and Robin Phillips will be hosting discussion sessions on various topics throughout the year. The topic will be “Understanding the Role of IEC and the CSU Non-Discrimination Policy.” We will also have time for a general meet-and-greet and Q&A.
Inclusion Day
Thursday, May 2, 2024 from 11:30 -2:30
Event Center ABC Ballroom - SMSU South Building
The Staff Recruitment, Retention and Development Subcommittee for the President’s DEI Board welcomes you to INCLUSION DAY!
Come mingle and connect over lunch and games then learn and get equipped with DEI knowledge that will enhance our CSUSB culture and working relationships.
The Interactive Workshops will include:
1. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion : A Crash in What it is and How to Use it
2. Psychological Safety : A Necessary Foundation for Effective Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Work
3. Restorative Justice : What it is and How to Use it in the Face of Conflict and Compassion Fatigue
Movie Night - Rustin
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 from 5:00pm - 8:00pm
The film, “Rustin” provides a unique perspective on the famous 1963 March on Washington. While the historic event correctly recalls memories of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, “Rustin” documents one of the crucial men behind organizing the march. Bayard Rustin, advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., dedicated his life to the quest for racial equality, human rights, and worldwide democracy. However, as an openly gay Black man, he is all but erased from the civil rights movement he helped build.
Following the film, Dr. Marc Robinson, Assistant Professor, Department of History spoke on Bayard Rustin and his impact on the civil rights movement.
Guest Speaker: Pulitzer Prize Nominee, Victor Villaseñor
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Acclaimed author Victor Villaseñor speaks as vividly as he writes. In his candid and heartfelt manner, he will tell you why he recorded his family’s history in the Rain of Gold trilogy and how personal family histories impower us, as he speaks about the strength of women, pride of heritage, the importance of perseverance, education, and personal achievement. His dreams of becoming a great writer never faltered, after encountering language and cultural barriers, dyslexia, dropping out of high school and countless rejections he has become an award winning and prolific national best-selling author.
This event is open to all students and interested community members. Presented by The Institute for Child Development & Family Relations along with the President's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board, CSUSB Library, First People’s Center and Psi Chi Psychology International Honors Society.
Webinar: Conceptualizing Racial Inequity
Thursday, February 24, 2022 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
This talk will focus on conceptualization of antiracism by a survey of how the law and equity advocates frame and understand racism and equal protection. Seval Yildirim will discuss the evolution of U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have defined equity and equal protection, and their impact on antiracist advocacy. She will also focus on how antiracism. And equal protection advocates have reframed and argued for a more purposeful approach to combating racism and the lessons we can learn as a university community from these frameworks.
Hispanic Heritage Month Closing Ceremony, featuring keynote speaker Luis Alberto Urrea
Friday, October 15, 2021 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
The Hispanic Heritage Month Planning Committee invites the campus community to celebrate the conclusion of this month which has highlighted the contributions of the Hispanic/Latinx community at CSUSB. This celebration will feature a keynote by prolific and acclaimed author, Luis Alberto Urrea, sponsored by the President's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Board. The event will conclude with a video highlighting the CSUSB campus community sharing how they embrace their gente, raíces and identity to define the future.
Luis Alberto Urrea is a prolific and award-winning writer, a master storyteller who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and an American mother, Luis grew up in San Diego. Like so many great writers, Luis got his start in literature writing poems to impress girls in junior high. His early heroes were all rock stars, but not being especially musically gifted Luis chose to follow in the steps of his literary role models. “What I really wanted to be was Jim Morrison,” he has said “however, if I weren’t a writer, I’d be dead.” The author of sixteen books, he has published extensively in various genres and has received many prestigious awards.
Community Q&A with Ibram X. Kendi
Friday, September 17, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The President’s DEI Board is pleased to welcome Dr. Ibram X. Kendi for a Q&A guest speaker event.
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS News racial justice contributor. He is the host of the new action podcast, Be Antiracist.
Dr. Kendi is the author of many highly acclaimed books including Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, making him the youngest ever winner of that award. He had also produced five straight #1 New York Times bestsellers, including How to Be an Antiracist, Antiracist Baby, and Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, co-authored by Jason Reynolds. In 2020, Time magazine named Dr. Kendi one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship, popularly known as the Genius Grant.