Events
Women's History Month Donation Collection
When: March 1-31
Where: Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Come drop off items to be donated to the YWCA and the Women's Resource Center.
YWCA Donation List Women's Resource Center Donation List
Diversity Lecture Series: Graci Harkema - Finding Belonging in Intersectionality
When: March 23 from 4-5 p.m.
Where: Applied Technology Center room 168
Graci Harkema is an international diversity, equity, & inclusion speaker and author, specializing in inclusive leadership and unconscious bias for Fortune 500, small businesses, and non-profit organizations. The Grand Rapids Business Journal has named her a 40 Under 40 Business Leader of West Michigan, one of the 50 Most Influential Women of West Michigan, and one of the 200 Most Powerful Business Leaders of West Michigan. A graduate in communications from Grand Valley State University, Graci is the author of her forthcoming memoir, Rising: From a Mud Hut to the Boardroom--and Back Again. For more, visit graciharkema.com.
Interfaith Speed-Faithing
When: March 28 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: LRC 123
Speed-Faithing is the RLC’s take on speed-dating – where students from across campus come to share a meal with one another and ask questions that allow them to get to know each other on a deeper level.
Salute to Women
When: March 29 from noon-1 p.m.
Where: Sneeden Hall Room 108
The Salute to Women Award celebrates the accomplishments of Women and gender equity advocates who impact the GRCC community and beyond. The award is open to all GRCC stakeholders regardless of gender or gender identity. Annually, persons who exemplify high achievement in advocacy, community service, leadership, and student engagement are nominated in three categories.
Hope Network Hiring Event
When: April 12 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Hybrid
Are you interested in joining the Hope Network team? Come to this hiring event to interview with the hiring team and complete their candidate prescreening.
Diversity Lecture Series: Ricardo Tavarez: Becoming an Out and Proud Afro-Latino Gay Man
When: April 12 from 4-5 p.m.
Where: Applied Technology Center room 168
Rev. R.R. Tavárez is an artist, writer and speaker local to Grand Rapids, MI. He is an Afro-Latino of Dominican and Puerto Rican heritage, and proudly part of the Queer community. To his audience, he delivers a unique intersection of writing, visual art, and public speaking that reflect on race, gender, queerness, social justice, faith and doubt. Tavárez is the Executive Director of a faith-based non-profit called New City Neighbors, a youth development organization that empowers youth through leadership development and urban farming. He is also the Senior Pastor of En Vivo Church, a Queer-affirming church plant he founded in 2016.
Interfaith Literacy: What is Peace?
When: April 18 from 5 p.m.-6 p.m.
Where: LRC 123
Join the interfaith discussion on "What is Peace?" This event is for anyone, regardless of their spiritual beliefs.
