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Day of Dialogue Spring 2024

Thank you to all those who participated and engaged with Day of Dialogue Spring 2024! Day of Dialogue took place on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, beginning at 9:30 am. With over 3,100 members of our SJU community registered, it was an amazing day!

The Day of Dialogue continues to build upon conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion taking place throughout the campus community by providing practical, participatory, and action-oriented sessions.

Save the date for our next Day of Dialogue, which be held on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024!

 

Meet the Keynote Speakers

Our morning keynote will be delivered by Christina Mallon ‘10, and our afternoon keynote will be delivered by Dr. Dzifa Kpodzo. Our afternoon keynote session is co-sponsored by The Joseph William & Madeline Eberle Klein Fund and Inclusion & Diversity Educational Achievement (IDEA). 

Christina Mallon (she/her)
Christina Mallon (she/her)
Christina Mallon ‘10 (she/her)

Mallon is an Inclusive Designer who identifies as neurodivergent and experiences dual arm paralysis.

Dzifa S. Kpodzo, MD (she/her)
Dr. Dzifa Kpodzo (she/her)

Kpodzo is the Division Chief of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Albany Medical Center (NY)

In the News

Saint Joseph’s 5th Annual Day of Dialogue Asks: Does Everyone Have an Equitable Seat at the Table?

The annual event centered on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging returns on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Day of Dialogue 2024 Planning Committee 

Members: Kim Allen-Stuck, PhD; Thomas Betterly '24; Penny Blender; Mark Brown; Laura Bucci, PhD; Katherine Cartagena-Davis, MS, '21; Susan Clampet-Lundquist, PhD; Chontel Delaney, MS; James Duffy '09; Ben Ellis; Olivia Fisher '26; Tom Fithian, MBA, '97, '07; Kevin Gfeller '20; Chris Heasley, EdD, '13; Kevin Hoban '24; Cas Hruska; Jimmy Hutchinson '18, '24; James Janco '24; Jessica Joseph, PhD, BCBA; Aisha Lockridge, PhD; Erika Lohbauer; Claudia M. Paez Lotero, PhD; Will Marsh, MS, '18, '23; Melissa McClory, MEd, '01; Beth Ford McNamee, EdD, '99, '01, '22; Alec Mettin '24; Grady Powell; Becki Scola, PhD; Mollie Sheppard, EdD; Scott Sokoloski, PhD; Tim Swift, PhD; Michelle Thomas; Allison Williams, MSPAS; Hilda Wilson

Co-Chairs: Dick Wisenbaker, MBA, '22; Jill Amitrani Welsh, MSW; Jen Hasse, MLIS; and Janée N. Burkhalter, PhD 

If you have any questions, please contact us by email at dialogue@sju.edu.