Truist Foundation supports Marshall University’s HLC Quality Initiative
Marshall University would like to thank the Truist Foundation for its generous support for the University’s Higher Learning Commission Quality Initiative, Building a Stronger and More Inclusive Marshall Community. This year’s theme is Complexities of Identity, and Truist Foundation support has enabled us to offer the following enrichment opportunities for Marshall’s students, faculty, staff, and members of the Huntington community during the fall 2022 semester.
August 30 – The Quality Initiative’s inaugural lecture, Getting to Know Black Huntington, presented by the author of Black Huntington: An Appalachian Story, Dr. Cicero Fain III, Visiting Diversity Scholar, Marshall University.
September 13 – First Intercultural Dinner Group with Dr. Kateryna Schray, Director of Student Success and Professor of English, Marshall University; and Marshall’s First Year Students.
September 27 – Second Intercultural Dinner Group with Dr. Kateryna Schray, Director of Student Success and Professor of English, Marshall University; and Marshall’s First Year Students.
October 6 – Beyond Taco Tuesday: Complexities of Identity, with guest lecturers Dr. Montserrat Miller, Executive Director, Drinko Academy, and Professor of History, Marshall University; Dr. Zelideth Rivas, Professor, Modern Languages, Marshall University; and Dr. Chris White, Professor, History, Marshall University.
October 11 – Third Intercultural Dinner Group with Dr. Kateryna Schray, Director of Student Success and Professor of English, Marshall University; guest speakers Dr. Montserrat Miller, Executive Director, Drinko Academy, and Professor of History, Marshall University; Dr. Chris White, Professor of History, Marshall University; and Marshall’s First Year Students.
October 13 – Listening for Dia de Los Muertos: Latinx Music, Migration, and Memory in Appalachia and the South with guest speaker Dr. Sophia Enriquez, Assistant Professor of Music, Duke University.
October 19 – From Restrictive Covenants to Redlining: An Interdisciplinary Art and Social Sciences Investigation of Housing Practices in 20th Century Working Class Huntington, WV and Dayton, OH with speakers Dr. Cicero M. Fain III, Visiting Diversity Scholar, Marshall University; Dr. Jacqueline Housel, Professor of Geography, Sinclair College; Sarah McDermott, Assistant Professor of Printmaking, Marshall University.
October 24 – Exploring Neurodiversity within Complex Identities, with moderator Dr. Jill Underhill and Student Panelists.
October 25 – Fourth Intercultural Dinner Group with Dr. Kateryna Schray, Director of Student Success and Professor of English, Marshall University; and Marshall’s First Year Students.
November 1 – Exploring Major Themes presented in Black Huntington: An Appalachian Story with moderator Kyle Warmack, Program Officer, West Virginia Humanities Council; and panelists Dr. Cicero Fain III, Visiting Diversity Scholar, Assistant Provost for Inclusive Excellence, and author, Marshall University; Ms. Sandra Clements, Director of Disability Services Emeritus, Marshall University, former member of the Huntington City Council; Ms. Lisa Martin, Director of Student Conduct, Marshall University; Mr. Peyton Levi, Yeager Scholar, Marshall University; and Mr. Nico Raffinengo, Yeager Scholar, Marshall University.
We also thank the Truist Foundation for their support for the following Quality Initiative ongoing projects – Diversity Learning Community, Health Science Technology Academy (HSTA) Near-Peer Mentors, and the Fairfield Community Development Corporation Marshall Internship. We thank them too, for providing funds to purchase copies of Black Huntington: An Appalachian Story for student reading.
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