Graduate Social Work Antiracism Town Meeting Series
Monthly, 5:30-6:30pm via Zoom
Monday, September 14th
Monday, October 5th
Monday, November 2nd
Monday, December 7th
Monday’s this Fall – Join the Graduate Social Work Department in our brave space of open conversation to discuss current social justice issues. Contact Charrisse Allen at callen@wcupa.edu to register and receive the Zoom link.
West Chester University Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month 2020
September 15-October 15
Monday, September 21
Lotería Night | 7:30 PM | Sponsored by Latino American Student Organization (LASO)
Salsa on the Screen | 6:30 PM | Sponsored by Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc., Alpha Alpha Chapter
Instagram Live: @cus_alphalpha
Tuesday, September 22
Paint & Sip | 7 PM | Sponsored by Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc., Pi Chapter
Zoom Meeting ID: 935 0823 6888, Passcode: LTAPi20
Learn about and paint an impactful Latinx figure in Latinx culture
Wednesday, September 30
12th Annual Latina/o Community Conference | 8:30 AM - 2:50 PM | Sponsored by Latin America & Latino/a Studies
Mondays, October 5, 12, 19
Conversation Series on Latinx Farmworkers and Immigrant Women | 12 PM | Sponsored by the Dowdy Multicultural Center & the Center for Women & Gender Equity
Monday, October 12
Latinx Heritage Month Trivia | 7:30 PM | Sponsored by LASO & the Dowdy Multicultural Center
Zoom Information TBA
Wednesday, October 14
Seeking Justice for Migrant Communities Amidst COVID-19 | 7 PM | Sponsored by the Dowdy Multicultural Center, the Center for Women & Gender Equity & the Women's Commission
Radical Social Justice Book Club
Monthly, 12-1pm via Zoom
Friday, September 25th (pages 1-84)
Friday, October 23rd (pages 85-172)
Friday, November 20th (pages 173-260)
December date TBD
Open to all - Join the Graduate Social Work Department for our Fall 2020 monthly book discussions on "Hood Feminism" by Mikki Kendall. We have a limited number of books available for free! Contact Charrisse Allen at callen@wcupa.edu.
Courageous Conversations About Race: How did we get here? How do we move forward?
Saturday, September 26th, 11:00am-2:00pm via Zoom (part 1 of 3)
An opportunity to engage diverse groups across the West Chester community in meaningful, open and honest discussions, information sharing, and skill-building about race and related topics that have fractured our society. Discussion topics will include: Bystander Intervention, Healing and Restoration, Implicit Bias, Race Relations in the
Workforce, White Fragility. Registration opens August 26, 2020. Sponsored by WCU and St. Paul’s Baptist Church. Limited to 250 participants.
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here to register. Click
here to view flyer.
WOAR Woarrior Walk (virtual)
September 26th, anytime, anywhere
Join the undergraduate chapter of Phi Alpha in the virtual Woarrior Walk fundraiser for the Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence. If you participate, please send a photo to
Marcie Cohen, or Phi Alpha President,
Amy Davis. Click
here to learn more.
Presidential Debate Viewing and Discussion
Tuesday, September 29th, 8:45pm
Come join the Center for Civic Engagement & Social Impact (CCESI) and The Political Science Department of West Chester University for a Debate Watch Zoom Party! We will be meeting at 8:45pm on Sept 29th in order to briefly discuss before the debate starts @ 9pm. After the debate concludes we will allow for a discussion for about 30 minutes on zoom. Get engaged and ready for discourse and discussion during the first Presidential Debate this election cycle! We will be sending out a zoom link to those who register!
Job, Internship, and Volunteer Fair
Wednesday, September 30th, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Latinoa/o Communities Conference
Wednesday, September 30th, 8:30am - 4:15pm via Zoom
Panels, presentations, and workshops on a wide range of topics and issues for understanding Latina/o communities, including: immigration, education, health, literature, theatre, voting, culture, social sciences, community organizations, and many more.
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here for conference flyer and schedule.
2nd Annual Ruby Jones Conference on Race, Social Justice and Civic Engagement
Wednesday, September 30th through Friday, October 2nd
The goal of this conference is to create an educational environment where students can engage in learning that will raise awareness and promote action-oriented dialogue about racial, cultural and social issues that impact how students experience life on campus, in communities and in society. The keynote speaker for this year's conference is activist, author and professor, Angela Davis!
Race, Class and Gender Education Speaker Series
October 5th, 5-6pm
November 20th, 5-6pm
December 1st, 5-6pm
Join us for this virtual speaker series to discuss the topics of race, class, and gender in education. Through intersectional analysis, this series explores the ways in which race, class,and gender shape education opportunities and experiences. For more information and to receive the Zoom links, please contact Dr. Jason Wozniak at JWozniak@wcupa.edu. Sponsored by the WCU Philadelphia Transformative Education and Social Change program.
Phi Alpha (Graduate) Induction Ceremony
October 10th at 5:30pm via Zoom
Celebrate the newest members of the graduate chapter of Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social Work by joining the induction ceremony via Zoom.
Meeting ID: 9932 0799 442
Password: 001001
MSW and BSW Phi Alpha Present Virtual Financial Literacy Class featuring Sonia Lewis, the Student Loan Doctor
Thursday, October 22nd at 7pm
Free for Phi Alpha members, $5 for non-members
MSW Phi Alpha Presents A Virtual Self-Care Yoga Session
Friday, November 13th at 7pm
Hosted by WCU MSW student, Shakira Davis, Licensed Esthetician, Yoga Coach, and Founder of Skin Deep.
