Archive of media from events
iSchool in Color was a Spring 2017 programming initiative undertaken by the iSchool Diversity Committee with the intention of fostering a greater sense of community by hosting events during February/Black History Month and March/Women’s History Month. Please share your ideas, suggestions, questions, and/or concerns by sending them to iSchoolinColor@gmail.com or submitting anonymously via the suggestion box on the Diversity Committee Moodle [click here]
Our programs would not have been possible without steadfast work by members of the planning committee: Victor Jones, Diana Stroud, Ariel Gonzalez, and Cass Mabbott. Special thanks to the anonymous donors who made possible the music and refreshments at our events. Donors also underwrote the cost of items we gave to participants, and travel support for speakers. Warm thanks to the student volunteers, especially Krystal Cooper who photographed and created video for nearly every event, Jennifer Smith for her interviews and FB Livestreaming and Dan Andree who ensured our musical events could blast out via our Awdio channel!
Black History Month [February 2017]
Lobby display – Black Comics and Creators
2/2/17 Kickoff celebration: [event description] Music from Ther.UP.y and food from BW3 (thanks to anonymous donors!) 5 groups represented (AssanTEA Sanitizers; Black Students for Revolution – archive exhibit of Drums; iSchool Gamers; Progressive Librarian’s Guild; Stitch’n’Bitch)
- AWDIO: https://www.awdio.com/ischoolincolor/xme3fykmxc-live-session-feb-2-2017
- FB Livestream of band from Jill Gengler https://www.facebook.com/jill.gengler/videos/10154179932025936/
- FB Livestream of band from Krystal Cooper https://www.facebook.com/multihyphenate/videos/722090374633366/
- Jennifer Smith interviews Dave Dubin about iSchool Gamers and his race in tabletop games display https://www.facebook.com/635183464/videos/10155420420908465/
2/6/17 Black Creators and Comics brown bag lunch, with Damian Duffy and Carol Tilley [event description]
2/20/17 Alum career panel [event description] with: Liza Booker, iUser Experience Analyst at Argonne National Laboratory; Harriett Green, the Interim Head of Scholarly Communications and Publishing, English and Digital Humanities Librarian, Associate Professor, University Library University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; William Langston, works as the Digital Learning Librarian at Latin School of Chicago in the Upper School Library; Jerrod Moore, is in the Digital Technology Leadership Program (DTLP) at General Electric. Alum travel sponsored by donors. We collaborated with the iSchool Student advisory board, and Student Services.
Women’s History Month
- Awdio | https://www.awdio.com/ischoolincolor/fwuqbpq6dw-women-s-history-month-kickoff
- CDI interview (Krystal Cooper with Sharon Irish) https://www.facebook.com/multihyphenate/videos/739426686233068/
- Jennifer Smith FB live interviews from the event https://www.facebook.com/635183464/videos/10155521685843465/