{"611688":{"#nid":"611688","#data":{"type":"news","title":"10th Annual Diversity Symposium Features Ivan Allen College Students and Faculty","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty and students from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts had a strong presence at the Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/diversitysymposiumprogram\u0022\u003E10th Annual Diversity Symposium\u003C\/a\u003E, which was held on Wednesday, September 5th. Events at the symposium explored both the progress made and the challenges that remain in the interrelated areas of academics, health and well-being, and student and community life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/shatakshee-dhongde\u0022\u003EShatakshee Dhongde\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor at the School of Economics, participated in a panel on \u0026ldquo;Pedagogy and Inclusion in Higher Education.\u0026rdquo; The panel focused on positive pedagogical practices and procedures utilized in classrooms and pedagogical principles informing institutional practices.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDhongde discussed recent steps taken by the Ivan Allen College in promoting professional development of graduate students and mentoring efforts of undergraduate students. Some of these steps include Student-led Listening Sessions with Ivan Allen College Dean Jacqueline Royster, new professional guidelines for graduate teaching assistants, and recommendations for including diversity statements in class syllabi.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther participants on the panel included\u0026nbsp;Jonathan Gayles, professor at Georgia State University, and\u0026nbsp;Lauren Johnson, assistant professor at University of North Georgia. The panel was moderated by Aby Parsons, who serves as the director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s LGBTQIA Resource Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo Ivan Allen College students also spoke at a panel entitled \u0026ldquo;The Path Forward Together: Student Perspectives on an Inclusive Campus Community.\u0026rdquo; Sinet Adous, an undergraduate student in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/renee-shelby\u0022\u003ERenee Shelby\u003C\/a\u003E, a\u0026nbsp;fourth year Ph.D. student in\u0026nbsp;the School of History and Sociology, shared examples of what defines inclusive excellence for the campus community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education Colin Potts moderated the panel, which also included discussions on the current work undertaken to enhance campus curricula, health, and community life as part of A Path Forward \u0026ndash; Together.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Schools of Economics, History and Sociology, and Sam Nunn School of International Affairs are units of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty and students from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts had a strong presence at the Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026rsquo;s 10th Annual Diversity Symposium, which was held on Wednesday, September 5th. 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