Upcoming Events:
January
- Januray 27th 2023:
- BFSA Spring Welcome Back Social
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Date: Friday, January 27
Time: 5-7pm
Location: College of Architecture and Planning - 375 S 1350 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
*Parking is located directly behind the building.
February
- February 10th:
- Excellence Sneaker Gala, Organized by the Black Student Union & CESB
- Time: 6:30pm-8:00pmS.J. Quinney College of Law
383 South University Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
- February 18th:
- HBCU Classic, Organized by the NBA Foundation
- Time: 2-4pm. Hunstman Center 1825 S Campus Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
- February 25th:
- Black Faculty and Staff Awards, Organized by BFSA, the Black Cultural Center, & Office of Alumni Engagement
- Time: 6-9:00 PM Alumni House155 Central Campus Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84112 -
BPOU Indoor Fitness Day, Organized By Black Physicians of Utah
- 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM MST 2530 S 500 E 2530 South 500 East South Salt Lake, UT 84115
*For more Black History Month Events Visit here.
MARCH
- TBA
April
- TBA
BFSA's Spotlight Lecture Series:
Past Spotlight Lectures
"Life As A Postdoc"
Presenter: Dr. Favel Mondesir, Ph.D., MSPH
Dr. Favel Mondesir is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Utah. Her presentation focuses on her experiences throughout academia. She will also present briefly in her current research in Epidemiology.
"Closing the Achievement Gap: Black Men Will Succeed Despite the Odds""
Presenter: Tramaine Jones, M.A.Ed, CNP
This presentation focuses on the issue that students of color and other underrepresented populations, particularly Black men, are weeded out of higher education by White faculty and staff members (Thornhill, 2018). Black men lack great examples on college campuses, and it shows in the data revolved around anti-blackness (Dumas, 2014). The purpose of the presentation is to understand the factors that contribute to the graduation percentages among Black men and how can that relationship be improved. There are many impacts on Black men in college as they are likely to have fewer faculty members who are the same or similar ethnic background (Thornhill, 2018). Furthermore, the primary purpose of this presentation will show the representation of Black men among their male peers and how they are being recruited, retained, and graduated. Lastly, we will have an open dialogue to create support for Black men to graduate college.