Power
&
Privilege Symposium
at University of Alaska Southeast
Save the Date!
November 9th
The UAS Power and Privilege Symposium is a one day conference-style teach-in designed to give members
of the UAS & Southeast Alaska community an opportunity to come together and engage in difficult,
thoughtful, and honest conversation about the ways social hierarchies and identities manifest themselves in
our communities. Discussions include those about race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, religion, body
size, ability, mental illness, class, and their intersectionalities. Students, Staff, Faculty, and community
members are invited to present research, lead panel discussions, host a workshop, share their personal
experiences, and engage in this dialogue on the UAS Juneau Campus.
The Power and Privilege Symposium is expected to draw between 400-500 individuals to campus and is
scheduled for an entire day (see tentative schedule, below). Regularly scheduled classes (not including
short courses) will be cancelled on this day.
Incorporate the Symposium into your classes!
Faculty members are highly encouraged to incorporate attendance and involvement in the power and
privilege symposium into their coursework, regardless of discipline. Suggested assignments include (but
are not limited to) writing reflection papers, presenting upon knowledge learned, comparing the concepts
of power and privilege with a specific academic area, submitting a presentation proposal, and leading
follow-up discussions during class time.
Tentative Schedule
8:30am-9:00am
Continental Breakfast
9:00am-9:50am
Opening Keynote
10am-10:50am
Session 1*
11am-11:50am
Session 2*
12pm-1:20pm
Lunch Break
1:30pm-2:20pm
Session 3*
2:30pm-3:20pm
Session 4*
3:30pm-4:20pm
Session 5*
4:30pm-5:50pm
Dinner Break
6pm-6:50pm
Session 6*
7pm-7:50pm
Closing Keynote
8pm-10pm
Evening Performance
*Each session will offer between 5-7 breakout opportunities for
participants to choose from.
Submit your Proposal!
http://goo.gl/forms/qDx3I8bu5EXgizxR2
Apply online at the link above. Submissions are
due on or before September 30th - so be sure to
submit early! You'll want to have relevant
information ready, including a session title,
session topics, target audience, and an abstract.
Sitka & Ketchikan
Stay tuned for more information about Power
and Privilege Symposium opportunities on the
Sitka and Ketchikan campuses!