STCC celebrates Black History Month in February with events
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Springfield Technical Community College is celebrating Black History Month with events designed to engage students, staff, faculty and the greater Springfield community.
The STCC Office of Multicultural Affairs on Monday, Feb. 14, 12:15 p.m. presented “Beyond Myths, Memes and Soundbites: An Examination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a Historical Agent For Social Change.”
This event is a part of a new series created by the Office of Multicultural Affairs to celebrate Dr. King's commitment to racial justice and the civil rights movement. Keynote speaker Dr. J. Anthony Guillory is a historian, scholar, lecturer and adjunct faculty at STCC. Watch Dr. Guillory's presentation on STCC's YouTube channel.
The STCC Office of Multicultural Affairs, in partnership with the college’s Anti-Racism and Inclusion Alliance, on Feb. 17 at 3 p.m. hosted an interactive workshop for faculty and staff titled “Interrupting Oppression in Everyday Situations.” The award winning University of Oregon graduate student theater troupe "Rehearsals for Life" offered a lively and interactive session about how to facilitate conversations that emerge everyday around issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality and disability.
“Carberry Conversations,” presented by STCC’s Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery, continues on Feb. 25 at 12:15 p.m. with a virtual conversation between associate professor and gallery coordinator Sondra Peron and painter Andrae Green of Springfield. Peron and Green will speak via Zoom. Register for the Black History Month event at stcc.io/conversations.
Peron will ask Green about his work as a painter. According to his website, Green’s work explores the nuances of the collective consciousness that has been shaped by time, mythology and memory.
Carberry Conversations is a series of virtual talks throughout the academic year between Peron and several past exhibiting artists whose work has been on view at the Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery since 2013 and STCC’s very own art faculty.
On Feb. 7, the STCC Carberry Conversations series kicked off Black History Month with a discussion featuring Kiayani Douglas, a visual artist and educator.
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About Springfield Technical Community College
STCC, the Commonwealth's only technical community college, continues the pioneering legacy of the Springfield Armory with comprehensive and technical education in manufacturing, STEM, healthcare, business, social services, and the liberal arts. STCC's highly regarded workforce, certificate, degree, and transfer programs are the most affordable in Springfield and provide unequalled opportunity for the vitality of Western Massachusetts. Founded in 1967, the college – a designated Hispanic Serving Institution – seeks to close achievement gaps among students who traditionally face societal barriers. STCC supports students as they transform their lives through intellectual, cultural, and economic engagement while becoming thoughtful, committed and socially responsible graduates.
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Jim Danko, (413) 755-4812, jdanko@stcc.edu