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Washington State University Office of the Provost

National Day of Racial Healing

SCHEDULE

Schedules of Events by Campus:

January 16, 2024 

VIRTUAL OPENING WELCOME, FACULTY PANEL DISCUSSION

  • 9:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
    • Welcome/Introduction
    • Land Acknowledgement – Christel Woods, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English
    • “Tell the Story, Heal the Heart” Faculty Panel
      • Moderator: Dr. Clif Stratton, Vice Chancellor of Academic Engagement, WSU Pullman
      • Dr. Jacqueline Wilson, School of Music
      • Dr. Betty Wilson, Department of Human Development and Program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
      • Dr. Alan Malfavon, Department of History

Offerings between 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

  • 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Ekphrastic Art: Creative Arts Writing Workshop in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, WSU Pullman 
    • Cameron McGill, Colin Criss, and additional creative writing faculty will lead an ekphrastic writing workshop in response to current museum exhibitions. An ekphrastic poem (from ekphrasis, Greek for “description”) imaginatively engages with, responds to, or reflects upon a work of art. The workshop will begin with a mindfulness session with Trymaine Gaither.
  • 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.: Zen Den in SUB 120N, WSU Tri-Cities
    • Counseling & Wellness Services will host their traditional Zen Den event, an opportunity to focus on mindfulness, breathing, and other stress-relieving techniques.
  • 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Macramé Activity – Braiding our Stories in Room 101, WSU Everett
    • Robin Wall Kimmerer urges us to consider the many parts of ourselves that are woven together and that make us strong, resilient, and beautiful. Reflecting on her experience weaving a black ash basket, she writes, “[The baskets] are all made of the same stuff yet each is itself. That’s the way it is with . . . people , too, all made of the same thing and each their own kind of beautiful.” Come engage in a short reflective activity and create a simple macramé key chain that symbolizes for you the strands of self you honor and value. All materials and lunch provided.
  • 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Mental Health Support Space in Butch’s Den, Compton Union Building, WSU Pullman
    • The Mental Health Support Space provides drop-in, informal, private consultations with a WSU counselor.

      Consultations are about 20 minutes long and offered on a first come, first served basis.

      The Mental Health Support consultant will carefully listen to your concerns and ask you some brief questions. Once your problem and goals are clear, depending on your needs, the consultant will offer you suggestions and resources. Consultations in the Mental Health Support Space are not formal counseling and are not intended to be a substitute for mental health treatment. For students experiencing an urgent concern or crisis or those who already know they want regular counseling, check out the WSU system and campus resources at https://studentcare.wsu.edu/mental-health/

      • Art Expression by Dr. Loren Brown (11:00 am-11:55 am)
      • The Social Justice of Self-Care by Amy Sharp (12:00 pm-12:55 pm)
      • Journey to YOU: How to Acknowledge Your Story while Healing Your Past by Charice DeGuzman, LMHC (1:00 pm- 1:55 pm)
      • Creating Peace through Mindfulness by Doree Kovis-Tonks, LICSW (2:00 pm- 2:55 pm)
  • 11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: University Recreation Class in Chinook 20, WSU Pullman
    • STRONG HIIT with Anna
  • 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Macramé Activity – Braiding our Stories in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, WSU Pullman
    • Robin Wall Kimmerer urges us to consider the many parts of ourselves that are woven together and that make us strong, resilient, and beautiful. Come engage in a short reflective activity and create a simple macramé key chain that symbolizes for you the strands of self you honor and value. All materials provided. Hosted by the WSU Pullman Common Reading Program.
  • 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.: Mental Health Support Space – Coug Circle: Racial Healing for Everyone in SUB 120, WSU Tri-Cities
    • The MOSAIC Center for Student Inclusion and Counseling & Wellness Services will host a special Coug Circle session on Racial Healing for Everyone. This monthly dialogue-based event is a judgement-free space for students to learn, express themselves, ask questions, and engage in personal conversations in a respectful and intentional manner.
  • 12:10 – 1:00 p.m.: University Recreation Class in SRC 256, WSU Pullman
    • Gentle yoga with Anna
  • 12:10 – 1:00 p.m.: Drum Circle Performance in the Terrell Library Atrium, WSU Pullman
    • Led by Darryl Singleton. Drum circles bring people together. The act of drumming is not just cathartic for the individual; we are reminded of our connection to those around us and how beautiful life can be when we interact from a place of collaboration and support rather than confrontation and self-centeredness. This is the essence of the National Day of Racial Healing. We invite you to put hand to drum to create vibrations that will resonate through each soul in the circle and outward through campus, community, region, and nation.
  • 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Reflective Writing in SUB 120N, WSU Tri-Cities
    • Take a moment to reflect on your own relationship with your race, culture, family, and personal experiences that relate to your identities. Listen to a personal shared experience and sit in non-judgement of your own.
  • 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Mental Health Support Space in Floyd 101A, WSU Tri-Cities
    • The Mental Health Support Space provides drop-in, informal, private consultations with WSU mental health counselor, Sylvia. Consultations are about 20 minutes long and offered on a first come, first served basis.
  • 1:45 – 2:45 p.m.: Writers Give Voice: Reading and Open-Mic Poetry in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, WSU Pullman and Livestreamed
    • As part of the National Day of Racial Healing 2024, the museum and WSU’s English Department will host a reading and open mic program in response to the theme of day. Readers will include WSU Campus Civic Poets & finalists, creative writing students and faculty, and student editors of WSU creative writing publications. All students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to bring a poem to read during the open mic portion. This program takes place live in the museum’s Pavilion Gallery, and will also be livestreamed on the WSU Global Campus YouTube channel.
  • 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.: Art for Healing in SUB 120N, WSU Tri-Cities
    • Arts Professor Marguerite Finch will host a presentation on how art can be a form of healing, storytelling, and connection between individuals. We will look at a variety of artists and different forms of artistic expression, followed by a painting activity for attendees to “Share Their Story & Heal Their Heart”.