Advancing Diversity Gathering welcomes keynote speaker, Tara J. Yasso

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campus experience 1:44 Advancing Diversity Gathering welcomes keynote speaker, Tara J. Yasso

By:

Luke Hayes

13 Jan 2023 294

The Office for Inclusion & Diversity gathers to discuss the issues facing our community and celebrate exemplary diversity, equity and inclusion practices occurring across campus during its annual Advancing Diversity gathering Jan. 12 with keynote speaker Tara J. Yasso.

There's a lot of really important work that's being done at the university. And I feel excited about having to contribute in some small way to some of the directions that folks are taking to make sure that we're conscious of the histories of the communities that we are aiming to serve. There is a real committed effort to grow the initiatives to make sure that students are served. That we're recognizing all of the students, and that we're trying to increase access and opportunity for more students to benefit from the resources Virginia Tech and contribute to their communities. I have seen so far work that is intentional and that is sustained across time. And that recognizes that the work continues to lie ahead of us as well. Recognizing that there are multiple forms of knowledge that our communities bring with them. I'm glad that that started our discussion. And now I'm seeing all of the ways in which folks are putting community cultural wealth into action. And that they'll be continued to take up that framework here at Virginia Tech and beyond. Because when we have impact in one place, there's always ripples of how that reaches outside the university.