Community Development Day
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All RIC employees are invited to attend RIC’s inaugural Community Development Day - an opportunity to gather and learn from other colleagues, to foster an inclusive community, and to focus on our amazing students! Many breakout sessions will be presented by our own RIC faculty and staff. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Becoming a Student-Ready College
This year’s theme, Becoming a Student-Ready College, “requires more than a mission or diversity statement that touts philosophical ideals of inclusiveness. Being a student-ready college even means more than expressed commitments to inclusion and student-centeredness. A student-ready college is one that strategically and holistically advances student success and works tirelessly to educate all students for civic and economic participation in a global, interconnected society.” (Excerpt from Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success)
Schedule of Events
| Time | Session | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9–9:30 am | Continental Breakfast | Roberts Hall |
| 9:30–10:30 am | Introduction by President Warner and Keynote with Dr. Tia Brown McNair | Roberts Hall |
| 10:30–11 am | Transition to Breakout Sessions | |
| 11 am–12 pm | Breakout Sessions 1 | Various Campus Locations |
| 12–12:15 pm | Transition to Lunch | |
| 12:15–1:15 pm | Lunch | Donovan Dining Hall |
| 1:15–1:30 pm | Transition to Breakout Sessions | |
| 1:30–2:30 pm | Breakout Sessions 2 | Various Campus Locations |
| 2:30–3 pm | Transition to Closing Session | |
| 3–3:45 pm | Closing Session with Dr. Tia Brown McNair | Roberts Hall |
Please Note: More details on the concurrent sessions will be shared in early August 2024.
Keynote
Dr. Tia Brown McNair is the Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices (HIPs), and student success. McNair directs AAC&U’s Summer Institutes on HIPs and Student Success, and TRHT Campus Centers. She serves as the project director for several AAC&U initiatives, including the development of a TRHT-focused campus climate toolkit. She is the co-author of From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education (January 2020) and Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success (July 2016 and August 2022 Second edition). McNair is the editor of Strengthening Campus Communities Through the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Framework that will be published by Routledge in June 2024. In May 2023, McNair received an honorary degree from Franklin Pierce University for her national work to dismantle a false belief in a hierarchy of human value and for her efforts to advance racial equity to support the success of all students. NASPA, the association of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, named McNair the 2024 recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education Award.
Her book, Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success, is available via the Adams Library at the above link.
In Appreciation
With special thanks to the Community Development Day organizing committee:
- Patrice Mettauer (chair), Jennifer Boulay, Kathleen Coutley, Christine Marco, Cherèva McClelland, Olubunmi Okele, and M. Gabriela Torres
- With expert guidance from Patricia Nolin, Amelia Rogers, and Jeanette St. Pierre
Community Development Planning Team
