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President's Speaker Series

Las Positas College is committed to continuous institutional improvement to advance our diverse, inclusive, and supportive campus culture toward greater student success. The Office of the President sponsors a monthly President’s Speaker Series in partnership with the Las Positas College Foundation to provide leadership to align professional development opportunities with college goals and planning priorities.  The purpose of 2022-23 President’s Speaker Series is to provide campus-wide professional development opportunities for faculty, classified professionals, administrators, and students on topics related to student equity, student retention and student success. 

In collaboration with the LPC Foundation.  

November President's Speaker Series Presents: Dr. Michael Benitez

Topic: Equity, Inclusion and Racial Justice: Cultivating and Sustaining An Equitable Campus Community

Time: Nov 1, 2022 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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A highly sought out speaker at colleges and conferences nationwide, Dr. Michael Benitez is a nationally-acclaimed scholar practitioner and educator in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education. Dr. Benitez is known for his down-to-earth, insightful commentary, and critical perspectives on social and cultural issues, ranging from leadership and identity development, intersectionality, race and ethnicity, postcolonial thought, knowledge production, and critical pedagogy and practice in higher education.

Dr. Benitez has authored book chapters and articles on identity development, hip hop culture, cultural centers, cultural and ethnic studies, institutional research and campus climates, and faculty development. He is co-editor of the anthology, Crash Course: Reflections on the Film “Crash” for Critical Dialogues About Race, Power and Privilege, and has contributed to online magazines, scholarly databases, books, and peer-reviewed journals. Benitez has been featured in educational documentaries such as Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity and has appeared on talk shows such as Worlds Apart, Hard Knock Radio, and Speak Out with Tim Wise and is occasionally invited to contribute to and appear on podcasts and media outlets, addressing some of today's most pressing diversity, equity, and inclusion issues and challenges.

Part of his success lies in his ability to speak heart-to-heart while bridging theory and scholarly inquiry with everyday life, his use of accessible language that multiple audiences can relate to, and his deep knowledge and practice of innovate equity and inclusion-based strategies and approaches to address some of higher education’s more pressing campus climate issues of today, providing multi-context and issue frameworks for empowerment and transformation. Benitez has helped create, shape, and lead such innovate programs as the Diversity Monologues- a critical spoken work initiative he has helped implement and shape at multiple institutions, the campus climate community participatory framework, and the NW5C consortium for supporting faculty of color.

Over the last two decades, Dr. Benitez has served higher education in different capacities, including; academic affairs, student affairs, diversity and inclusion and teaching, and currently serves as the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, and Associate Professor of Multicultural Education at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Dr. Benitez completed both his B.S. and M.Ed. at the Pennsylvania State University, where he gained interest in pursuing doctoral studies as a TRIO student and McNair Scholar. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy with a focus on Social Justice in Higher Education, from Iowa State University School of Education, and has been recognized with multiple leadership and scholarly awards throughout his career.

September President's Speaker Series Presents: Jahmad Canley

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CEO & Senior Consultant

Jahmad Canley has endless dedication to empowerment and education for all people. He is internationally known as a top-level culture transformation consultant, peak performance coach, author and masterful storyteller.

Jahmad focuses on helping people and organizations accomplish their goals and fulfill their potential in their personal, professional, and organizational lives. His passion for helping others unleash their potential has provided him the privilege of working with top organizations such as Microsoft, Amazon, Western Union, USA Swimming and many more.

Getting his start in Organizational Development and Change Management over 15 years ago, Jahmad has assisted numerous organizations to accomplish and exceed their goals.

Now as the President and CEO of Potential Unleashed Consulting, organizations around the world utilize his unique experiences and ability to transfer Cognitive Science and Culture Transformation processes to improve success rates and remove barriers to success at the root cause.

Jahmad’s diverse client database spans markets, industries, environments, and 5 continents.

He continues to serve corporations, educational institutions, non-profit & faith-based organizations, professional and amateur athletic teams, law enforcement, and justice systems. His training and consulting services have resulted in higher productivity, retention, and a myriad of positive results for each partnering organization.

Jahmad also works with organizations to begin or continue their work on creating diverse, inclusive, and equitable cultures and environments.

No matter the audience, Jahmad’s ability to combine his energy and passion with a sense of humor and innate sincerity enables him to connect with a wide range of audiences and empower them to achieve the growth and change they earnestly desire.

Whether it is a keynote, workshop, or coaching session, Jahmad’s dynamic style keeps audiences engaged and walking away enriched.

“I have learned that most people all over the world want the same thing…a better world for themselves, their families, and their communities. What keeps us trapped is often the lack of knowledge or the lack of a process. I believe that to truly serve others, we must provide them with both a process and knowledge. The hour is late, the time is short, the task is great and we have a lot of work to do.” – Jahmad Canley

In addition to his work, Jahmad is a dedicated family man and community member. In fact, you’ll often find his wife, two daughters, and son traveling alongside him in support of various events. Jahmad is also the founder of the Tacoma Gents program.

Tacoma Gents works with young men of color in the 3rd to 5th grades teaching L.I.F.E. (leadership, image/integrity, financial literacy, and etiquette) skills.

The program is now in its 5th year in partnership with Tacoma Public Schools.

September President's Speaker Series Presents: Ron Kaufman

Topic:  Uplifting Your Student Experience: The Future of Service is Care

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Resources: 

  • September Speaker Series Recording
  • Engineering a Service Culture Transformation
  • Best Practices E-Book
  • Speaker Webpage - Videos

Rebekah Taussig, Ph.D.

Topic: Rethinking What Accessibility and Inclusion Look Like

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Resources: 

  • May Speaker Series Recording 
  • Sitting Pretty: The View From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body 

Laura Rendon, Ph. D. 

Topic: Fostering an Equitable and Just Education for Community College Students

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Resources: 

  • March Speaker Series Recording
  • Sentipensante (Sensing/Thinking) Pedagogy
  • Research and other books
  • Laura  Rendón Webpage

February Speaker Series Presents: Maisha Beasley, Ed.D.

Topic: An Introduction to Self-Care for Educators Through a DEI Lens

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Resources:

  • February Speaker Series Recording

December Speaker Series Presents: Chloe O. Davis

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Resources:

  • Click Here for Recording - December President's Speaker Series:  Chloe O. Davis
  • The Queens’ English, The Dictionary for LGBTQIA+ Lingo and Colloquial Phrases
  • Speaker's Webpage

May Speaker Series Presents: Dr. Bryan A. Brown

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Resources:

  • May President's Speaker Series Recording
  • Moving Culturally Relevant Pedagogy From Theory to Practice: Exploring Teachers’ Application of Culturally Relevant Education in Science and Mathematics Urban EducationBrown, B. A., Boda, P., Lemmi, C., Monroe, X. J.2019; 54 (6): 775-803

     

  • Overloaded and underprepared: Strategies for stronger schools and healthy, successful kidsPope, D., Brown, M., Miles, S.John Wiley & Sons. 2015
  • From access to success: Identity contingencies & African-American pathways to science Higher Education StudiesBrown, B. A., Henderson, B., Gray, S., Donovan, B., Sullivan, S.2013; 3 (1): 1
  • Exploring the alignment of black scientists with the American scientific community: Does race still matter? Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and EngineeringBrown, B. A., Parsons, E., Miles, R., Henderson, B.2013; 19 (2)
  • Isn’t that just good teaching? Disaggregate instruction and the language identity dilemma Journal of Science Teacher EducationBrown, B. A.2011; 22 (8): 679-704
  • Pathway towards fluency: Using ‘disaggregate instruction’to promote science literacy International Journal of Science EducationBrown, B. A., Ryoo, K., Rodriguez, J.2010; 32 (11): 1465-1493
  • A view of the tip of the iceberg: revisiting conceptual continuities and their implications for science learning Cultural Studies of Science EducationBrown, B. A., Kloser, M.2009; 4 (4): 921
  • Intellectual innovation or intellectual retrofitting: on agency, culture and access to science education Cultural Studies of Science EducationBrown, B. A.2009; 4 (2): 379-386

 

March Speaker Series Presents: Dr. Shawn Ginwright

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Resources:

  • President's Speaker Series Recording of Dr. Shawn Ginwright

 

February Speaker : Dr. Jeff Duncan - Andrade

Dr. Duncan-Andrade

Resources:

  • President's Speaker Series Recording of Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade

 

December Speaker: Jas Boothe 

Jas Boothe

Resources:

  • President's Speaker Series Recording of Jas Boothe  

 

November Speaker:  Tim Wise

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Resources:

  • President's Speaker Series Recording of Tim Wise
  • Tim Wise on White Privilege: Racism, White Denial & the Costs of Inequality​http://lpclibrary.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/tim-wise-on-white-privilege-racism-white-denial-the-costs-of-inequality​
  • White Like Me: Race, Racism & White Privilege in America​https://laspositascollege.kanopy.com/video/white-me-0
  • The Great White Hoax: Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America    https://laspositascollege.kanopy.com/video/great-white-hoax
  • Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity​https://lpclibrary.overdrive.com/media/593677

 

 

 

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Dr. Dyrell Foster
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