Upcoming Community Conversations

Change can be many things - exciting, challenging, hopeful, uncomfortable. It is also a powerful catalyst for growth. As writer Octavia Butler famously put it, "All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you" (Parable of the Sower). Come join us for an open dialogue about how we navigate transitions, build resilience, and shape the future together.

Join us as we practice curiosity, challenge assumptions, and grow together in community.

July is Disability Pride Month, a time to recognize disability as an essential part of human diversity and to celebrate the resilience, creativity, leadership, and contributions of disabled people.

Too often, disability is viewed only through the lens of limitation or medical diagnosis. Disability Pride invites us to challenge ableism, recognize disability culture and identity, and imagine communities where accessibility, inclusion, and belonging are woven into every aspect of campus life.

How do you define sport? Words like competition, skill, community, fun, and teamwork may come to mind. Join us for a community conversation about sports as a method of engagement in our daily lives and professional practice. All are welcome whether you enjoy watching, participating, or have concerns about sports, we hope to explore the opportunities and challenges we experience in this.

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How we meet people has changed dramatically over the last few years. Dating apps, social media, and other ways to meet people have become increasingly common. In this conversation, let’s explore what it means to date by reflecting on what qualities matter in a date, recognizing green and red flags, sharing experiences with dating apps or other avenues for finding dates, and balancing responsibilities when entering the dating scene.

We invite you to a Community Conversation around The Effects of Blue Cross/Blue Shield Stoppages on LLMSW Services on Friday, July 10 from noon to 1 pm

We invite you to a Community Conversation around The Job Application Process on Monday, June 29 at noon

We invite you to a Community Conversation around Consensual Non-Monogamy (CNM). This is an umbrella term for when individuals are involved in multiple romantic, or intimate relationships with full awareness and consent of everyone involved. This is an opportunity to share our curiosity, understanding and lived experiences related to CNM. If you are interested in learning more or are willing to share your own experiences, we would love to hear your perspectives.

Join us as we practice curiosity, challenge assumptions, and grow together in community.

In a world of constant notifications, endless scrolling, and nonstop information, many people feel overwhelmed by the emotional weight of the digital age. Doom scrolling and the pressure to always stay connected can contribute to stress, anxiety, burnout, and emotional exhaustion. This conversation will explore how social media and digital overload shape our mental health, relationships, and well-being. Together, we hope to reflect on our relationship with technology and how to create healthy boundaries in an always-online world.

Please join us for a conversation about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s recent plan to discontinue the collection of certain workplace discrimination data from employers. Together, we will explore the potential implications of this change for transparency, accountability, civil rights enforcement, and workplace equity. Participants will consider a range of perspectives on the role of data in identifying and addressing discrimination, as well as how changes to reporting requirements may affect future efforts to promote equal employment opportunity.

The wealth disparity in the US between the top 1 percent and low or middle income households has been growing since the 1980s, reaching an all time high this year  (see this article). The growing wealth and income gaps can impact people living in poverty on a personal level, including their access to food, housing, medical care and other basic necessities. Poverty also impacts people disproportionately across different identities, including race, gender and disability status.