On Thursday, October 25, 2018, Barry University will host its annual one-day Undergraduate Mini conference.
This exciting all-day event includes panel presentations, workshops, guest speakers from local community-based agencies, and many other interesting sessions designed to help understand the role of Activism in a Democratic Society and the impact it has on our personal well-being, community engagement, and our overall quality of life.
Attending conference sessions may be required or optional assignments for many classes. Instructors may require attendance to the conference as part of a class assignment.
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Student activism in the U.S. and the World
Sean Foreman, Leah Blumenfeld, Jacob Ausderan, Tim Smith, and undergraduate students, Department of History & Political Science
Andreas Room 111
Science, not Silence! Out of the Lab and Into the Streets
Tamara Hamilton, Christoph Hengartner, Brenda Schoffstall, Mara Tsesarskaja, Leticia Vega, Zuzana Zajickova, Departments of Biology and Physical Sciences
Andreas Room 112
Media Activism at Barry University
Vicente Berdayes, Connie Hicks, Tiffani Knowles, Mahen Saverimuttu, and undergraduate students, Department of Communication
Andy Gato Gallery, Thompson Hall
10:45 – 11:45 a.m.
Local Struggles for Social Justice
Victor Romano, Associate Vice-Provost, Student Success and Undergraduate Studies
Karen A. Callaghan, College of Arts & Sciences
Andreas Room 111
The Riverines
Becky Flowers, Riverines organizer, Graduate Student, School of Social Work
Andreas Room 112
Songs, Images, and Technologies to Change a Changing World: The Art and Rhetoric of Activism
Laura Alonso-Gallo, Larry Byrne, Andrea Greenbaum, Ligia Mihut, Department of English & Foreign Languages
Andy Gato Gallery, Thompson Hall
The Role of Social Media Effects on Social Work Activism: Political Participation and Collective Activism
Michael J. Alicea, School of Social Work
Kostka Room, Thompson Hall
12:00 p.m. –1:30 p.m.
Plenary Session
Tim Wise, prominent anti-racism writer and educator will serve as the keynote speaker
Broad Auditorium
1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
Find Your Inspiration: Words Inspire Change
Olivia Adams, Robert Crespo, Holly Kachler, Madison Tranchina, Aiyana Gonzalez, Cecelia Barron, Nelson Porris Castillo, Lapri’ya M. Gray, Devonia Brown, Lataja Saunders, Abdullatif Albastak, Department of Communication
Andreas Room 111
Games and Activism- An introductory workshop
Daryl Hawkins, Maxine Jeffery, College of Nursing & Health Sciences
John Hawkins (Lead Game Designer- Big Huge Games)
Andreas Room 112
Advocacy of the Arts through Social Programs
Giselle Rios, Department of Fine Arts
Andy Gato Gallery, Thompson Hall
Should Civility be the Goal? Examining the Discourse and Tactics of the Right and the Left in the Era of Donald Trump
Laura Finely, Department of Sociology & Criminology
Kostka Room, Thompson Hall