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SDD19: Bridging the Gap: Building Equitable Student Relationships
Hours: 1.33
This workshop is giving a minority student perspective of what professors / educators can do to support, understand, and assist students when it comes to advocacy, engagement, and leadership. Through community college every bridge you build as a student should be utilized for the betterment of one’s success both academically and professionally; this workshop emphasizes on this and pushes student-professor/educator relationships to the forefront of a student’s educational aspirations and a professors / educators classroom expectations and goals.
The knowledge of what needs to implemented in a classroom, college, or university to help build student rapport with their professors. Also, bringing light to what it means to be a minority (e.g; gay, transgender, non-binary, Black, Hispanic/LatinX, etc) will shed light on why minorities need a support system and why it is imperative that minorities have great rapport to be able to achieve and succeed in their environment; with that being said participants will leave being more culturally aware, culturally sensitive, and open-minded about safety in their classroom, colleges, and universities.
Grant E. Loveless is a proud Austinite and social activist who works toward implementing diversity, inclusiveness, and creativity within the Austin, Texas. Loveless is passionately committed to representing and advocating for LGBTQIA+, civil, and human rights along with educational and criminal reform. Aspiring to be an international lawyer, Loveless plans to keep bridging the opportunity and knowledge gaps for minority students and pushing for equality and a state of justice and equity for youth in Austin, Texas. Currently, Loveless is a sophomore at Austin Community College pursuing a double major in philosophy and psychology with a minor in biology and works as the Student Ambassador for Career & Transfer Services at Austin Community College. Loveless is also a Texas Civic Ambassador for The University of Texas at Austin’s New Politics Forum where he strives to promote civic engagement and political participation amongst students in Austin, Texas. |
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