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From: <\/strong><\/a>“Saliba, Therese” <SalibaT@evergreen.edu>
Date: <\/strong>Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 3:58 PM
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Inclusive Excellence & Student Success
Spring\/Summer News & Events<\/strong> 05\/27\/2021 \u00a0 Dear Community, Stories of Resilience is the theme of our upcoming Juneteenth commemoration. It captures the ongoing, inspiring movement for Black liberation, and the resilience of our communities in the face of multiple crises\u2014 from the pandemic to racial and economic injustice. As this challenging year draws to a close, we reflect on how our community has shown resilience and seized the opportunity for action, change, and vision based upon the values of collective love, access to education and resources, security, and dignity. As Audre Lorde says, “without community, there is no liberation.”\u00a0 \u00a0

Spring Fest is underway, Evergreen\u2019s commemoration of Juneteenth, which becomes a state\u00a0holiday in 2022, is Friday, June 4, and the celebration of our graduates is around the corner. Please read on to learn more about end of year events in Inclusive Excellence & Student Success.\u00a0 We are grateful to all our partners in collaboration\u00a0\u2014 students, staff, faculty \u2014 who have contributed to visionary and empowering work in support of equity, social justice, and student success. In community, Therese Saliba, Interim Vice President for Inclusive

Excellence and Student Success End of Year Events\u00a0 \u00a0

Springfest : A Music, Art, and Poetry Celebration Hosted by First Peoples Multicultural, Trans and Queer Support Services
May 26 \u2013 28
<\/strong>Register<\/a>\u00a0for Zoom Link<\/strong> Springfest continues today and tomorrow! An (almost) end of quarter celebration of spring, of getting through winter and welcoming the summer season, Springfest is a three-day program of music, art, and poetry.\u00a0Register for the zoom link to be emailed to you<\/a>

Thursday May 27, 6-8:30pm: EVERGREEN\u2019S GOT TALENT<\/strong> Inspired by the amazing students, faculty, and staff that performed at Equity Symposium\u2019s Reflections: Open Mic, we are featuring the talent that\u2019s here in our campus community at EGT (aka Evergreen\u2019s Got Talent), followed by Zoom Karaoke!\u00a0

Friday May 28, 12-6pm: FRIYAY<\/strong> J Mase III, followed by Intersectional Multimedia Student Showcase\u00a0 \u00a0 Juneteenth: Stories of Resilience Friday June 4, 12-1pm
Zoom Link:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/evergreen.zoom.us\/my\/lyceum\u00a0<\/a>

Evergreen\u2019s third annual Juneteenth event highlights the resilience of our Black students, staff, and faculty.\u00a0 Juneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. The celebration dates from June 19, 1865, when word of the end of the Civil War reached Galveston, Texas, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.\u00a0 This year, the Washington Legislature voted to make Juneteenth a paid state holiday beginning in 2022. \u00a0 \u00a0

Multicultural and Lavender Graduation Celebrations\u00a0 It\u2019s that time of the year – First Peoples Multicultural, Trans & Queer Support Services is hosting its annual graduation Multicultural Graduation and Lavender Graduation ceremonies on Zoom! These ceremonies are an opportunity for us to celebrate the academic achievements of our amazing students and their families, friends, and mentors.\u00a0 Faculty and staff will receive a Zoom link on the day of each event.\u00a0<\/strong>Students should RSVP using the links below:

Multicultural Graduation\u00a0<\/strong> Tuesday, June 8, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm.<\/strong> Multicultural Graduation Ceremony honors graduates in a culturally relevant way. Any Evergreen student (undergraduate or graduate) who actively identifies with ethnically minority identities, and who is graduating in 20-21 academic year, may sign up to participate.\u00a0
Student RSVP:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/evergreensc.sjc1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_1yKKxDYrfDhavH0<\/a>

Lavender Graduation\u00a0 Wednesday, June 9, 3:00 pm-4:30 pm<\/strong> Evergreen\u2019s 4th Annual Lavender Graduation Ceremony at Evergreen is a time to celebrate the academic achievements of graduating LGBTQQIAA+ students. Any graduating LGBTQQIAA+ Evergreen student, undergraduate or graduate, in the 2020-2021 academic year may participate.
Student RSVP:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/evergreensc.sjc1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_9YtBoMs2bTzdPzo<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0

2021\u00a0Equity Symposium\u00a0(with links to selected programs)\u00a0 \u00a0 Thank you so much to everyone who\u00a0took part\u00a0in the Evergreen Equity Symposium April\u00a013-15.\u00a0Nearly 800 community members joined together for over 18 hours of programming across\u00a0those three\u00a0days.\u00a0The\u00a0Equity Symposium Planning Committee pulled together an incredibly inspiring program that nourished our community. The lessons were many and they carried a powerful message: we\u2019re still here, we\u2019re interconnected, and this is how we rise together with a vision for our collective liberation.

We were empowered to action through the words of our keynote guests Matika Wilbur (Swinomish, Tulalip), Justin Michael Williams, Janaya Khan, James Pakootas & Tony Louie (Colville) & Maura Garcia (non-enrolled Cherokee\/Mattamuskeet).

Thanks to all the students, staff, and faculty who led workshops on indigenous representation and sovereignty, the Movement for Black Lives, disability justice, criminal justice reform, Latinx experiences, and more, while inspiring resilience, hope, and commitment to a praxis of love and action, guiding us through deep reflections, creativity, and inspiring connections for social transformation.\u00a0

Special thanks also to our Media Services team for their dedicated technical skills that keep us connected.\u00a0Here are the links to some of the program sessions, which you can access with your Evergreen login credentials: Removing Barriers: \u201cConceptualizing Place\u201d Publication on Tribal Alliances to Restore Salmon Habitat<\/a> Justin Michael Williams<\/a> “The Collective,” feat. James “Just Jamez” Pakootas, Tony Louie, and Maura Garcia<\/a> People with Disabilities Are Needed in the Fight Against Climate Disruption<\/a> Mass Incarceration by the Numbers, Numbers to Names<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0


IESS Staff Spotlight Jess Tourtellotte, TRiO Academic Specialist for Disability Support \u00a0 TRiO\u00a0Student Success is proud to welcome\u00a0Jess Tourtellotte, an alum of Evergreen and its\u00a0TRiO\u00a0program.\u00a0Jess is\u00a0joining\u00a0TRiO\u00a0Student Success as their first ever Academic Specialist for Disability Support. Jess says she is excited to be in a position to \u201csupport students so their voices and ideas aren\u2019t just heard but are utilized. To advocate for continued inclusion across campus and the greater Olympia community for students who identify as persons with disabilities.\u201d\u00a0 Jess graduated\u00a0from\u00a0Evergreen in\u00a02009 and\u00a0earned a Master of Science in Disability and Human Development from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She\u00a0credits her experience with\u00a0TRiO\u00a0at Evergreen for her ability to\u00a0speak out\u00a0for\u00a0herself and the disability community. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0

Student Basic Needs Advocacy \u00a0 #RealCollege Survey Results\u00a0 This year,\u00a0Evergreen participated in the\u00a0national\u00a0#RealCollege\u00a0Survey<\/a>\u00a0of student basic needs.\u00a0\u00a0The results<\/a>\u00a0show our students\u2019 experience\u00a0with food, housing, and job insecurity\u00a0are\u00a0significantly higher than the national average.\u00a0Evergreen students told us that 67% experienced at least one form of basic needs insecurity,\u00a0versus the national average of\u00a058%:
– 36% who experienced food insecurity in the prior 30 days, versus\u00a0the\u00a0national average of\u00a029%,
– 58% who experienced housing insecurity in the previous year, versus the national average of\u00a043%, and
– 23% who experienced homelessness in the previous year, versus the national average of\u00a014%.

Significantly, 46% of our students experiencing basic needs insecurity did not apply for campus supports because they did not know how, and 73%\u00a0did not because they\u00a0believed\u00a0others\u00a0were in greater\u00a0need.\u00a0However, it takes food, health, shelter and community to stay in school and\u00a0succeed.\u00a0

Many areas of the college have been working together to build a more equitable and caring community by addressing our students\u2019 basic needs.\u00a0For more information on how to access resources and how to be involved in this work, see\u00a0our message to campus from earlier this spring<\/a>. \u00a0 \u00a0

Pop-Up\u00a0Food Bank\u00a0Continues Through Summer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0

Thanks to the continuing support of the Thurston County Food Bank, The Center for Community Based Learning and Action,\u00a0AmeriCorps VISTA, and Campus Compact Washington, the Evergreen Pop-Up Food Bank will continue operating through the summer. Food distribution will\u00a0take place in\u00a0C lot on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 2-4pm. We invite students and community members to pick up food, for either yourself or another household, with vegan options available.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0

Clover Park Upward Bound to Host Summer Learning Institute\u00a0

Clover Park Upward Bound will be diving into the 2021 Summer Learning Institute June 23rd. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cStorytelling: Beauty Through Perseverance,\u201d and students will investigate their world and themselves through humanities and botany.\u00a0We are modeling the Evergreen Tacoma Lyceum programing and welcoming a host of guest speakers to share their stories including, but not limited to: \u201cThrough Positive Eyes: Live \u2018Artivist\u2019 Storytelling,\u201d The Stolen Ones and How They Were Missed,\u201d by Dr. Marcia Tate\u00a0Arunga, and \u201cAgency of Language and Multifaceted Narratives,\u201d by Dr. Farhana\u00a0Loonat.\u00a0 Our end of summer celebration will be July 31, so be on the lookout for more information to celebrate Evergreen\u2019s pre-college students with us.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0

IESS Summer Institutes\u00a0

Inclusive Excellence & Student Success\u00a0is offering several opportunities to learn and connect with others who are\u00a0committed to\u00a0advancing diversity, equity,\u00a0inclusion, and student success\u00a0at Evergreen. While registration for Summer Institutes has already closed, you may email us before June\u00a010<\/a>\u00a0to be added to a waitlist.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0

Social Justice Center Opening and Trainings\u00a0
Tuesday, July 20 \u00a0<\/strong>
This institute will be led by Hannah Simonetti, Jacob Longaker,\u00a0and\u00a0Therese Saliba,\u00a0and will highlight Evergreen’s new Social Justice Center opening in Fall 2021: what it is, what it is for, and how staff, faculty, and students can utilize the space.\u00a0 Part of the new Social Justice Center and Campus Climate and Belonging work will be a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training Program. We will spend time talking through the program and how it works, how to access it and how to engage with the program. We will then run one or more of our workshops for people to start off utilizing and participating in the training program.

Holistic Advising: Supporting the Whole Student through an Equity Lens\u00a0
Thursday, July 22 & Friday, July 23<\/strong>\u00a0
Holistic Advising is a student-centered initiative to make an Evergreen education more accessible, equitable, and transformative for diverse students. The holistic advising model aligns policies and practices to address the whole student by meeting their basic needs, building resilience and student success strategies, and guiding the student toward curricular and professional interests.\u00a0We are particularly reaching out to staff and faculty interested in developing more coordinated partnerships and teams to provide holistic support for our students, while learning new coaching\/advising skills and equitable practices. \u00a0 This institute will be presented by Karen Gaul,\u00a0Cholee\u00a0Gladney, and Therese Saliba, and will include training in best coaching, advising and mentoring practices, as we build a network of faculty, staff, and student peer advisors to provide support and empowerment to students.

Liberation Education & Mass Incarceration\u00a0\u00a0
Monday, July 26\u00a0<\/strong>
This summer institute is organized by The Evergreen Coalition for Justice Involved Students – a coalition made up of organizations, programs, and key individuals assisting currently or formerly incarcerated youth or adults. The coalition is committed to expanding Evergreen’s prison education work by (re)imagining national and state prison education reform, advancing prison-to-college pathways, providing educational support in correctional facilities, and collaborating on reducing barriers in the transition from prison to college. \u00a0 The institute will be presented by Eirik Steinhoff, James Jackson and Kelli Bush, and will consist of storytelling, dialogue, and workshops designed to unpack and identify current work, challenges, and ideas to reduce barriers for justice-involved students at Evergreen and in our community.

Taking Action on Equity\u00a0
Wednesday, August 11<\/strong>
As offices throughout the nation, state, and higher ed engage in assessing their equity barriers and assets, it’s an important time to relaunch and streamline work that began at Evergreen in Fall 2019.\u00a0 This institute will be led by Lori Blewett,\u00a0Cholee\u00a0Gladney, and Therese Saliba, and invites faculty and staff across the college to engage in designing Equity Action Plans for their Paths, CATs and staff divisions. The\u00a0goal\u00a0is to help our community generate ideas, strategies and practices that will advance inclusive excellence to better serve our diverse students, as well as staff and faculty, particularly those historically underserved and underrepresented in higher education. See the\u00a02021 Evergreen Summer Institute Program<\/a>\u00a0for more information.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0

Office of the Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Student Success
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