MOMENTUM Speakers Series

Momentum descriptionThe Momentum series serves as an ongoing dialogue platform and the dean's vehicle for fostering deep mindfulness and productive conversations.

Its primary aim is to close the equity gap, champion inclusivity, advance social justice reform, and deliberately confront structural racism within our educational institutions, both in the classroom and throughout the broader community. Its overarching goal is to bolster optimism, emotional regulation, empathy, diverse perspectives, pro-social objectives, and mindful awareness among all participants.

This space is dedicated to discussing and mobilizing strategies to more effectively support our college’s efforts in achieving equitable policing and eradicating racism definitively

Upcoming Events 

Cultivating Inclusive Excellence in Online Learning

Monday, April 22

Davinder KaurGuest Speaker: Davinder Kaur, Vice President, Online Learning, LIM College

  • 4:30-6 p.m.
  • Online via Zoom  
  • Meeting ID: 892 0362 8512
  • Passcode: 009 117

Please Register to Attend

After the health pandemic, more college students are looking to enroll in online classes as part of their academic journey. Incoming classes are more diverse than ever, with on-campus students seeking to take at least one or more of their classes online. According to a Hechinger report, “online enrollment hit a new post-pandemic milestone in the fall of 2022 when a majority – 54% – of college students took one or more of their classes online, a nearly 50% increase from the fall of 2019 when 37% of college students took at least one online class.” This talk aims to explore and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within the realm of online learning and education. This presentation and discussion will serve to help educators create and cultivate a sense of belonging in the virtual classroom, build community for online learners, and discuss the role of faculty and administrators in fostering belongingness. 

This event is co-sponsored by the De Anza College President's Office, Foothill-De Anza Foundation, and Social Sciences and Humanities Division.

Cultivating Queer Roots: Queer and Now 2024

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Bamby SalcedoKeynote Speaker: Bamby Salcedo, CEO of the TransLatin@Coalition

  • Queer and Now Conference: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Keynote Remarks: 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  • Conference Rooms A&B, Campus Center 

Queer and Now is the annual LGBTQ+ conference at De Anza College that focuses on the larger and local LGBTQ+ community, student success, equity, intersectionality and social justice concerns. 

This year's keynote speaker, Bamby Salcedo, is a prominent and celebrated Latina activist.  As the president and CEO of the TransLatin@Coalition, Salcedo advocates for and addresses the issues of transgender Latinas throughout the United States.  She received her master's degree in Mexican Latin@ Studies from California State University, Los Angeles, and also established the Center for Violence Prevention and Transgender Wellness, a multipurpose, multiservice space for trans people in Los Angeles. Salcedo will speak from 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. in Conference Rooms A&B.

The tenth annual Queer and Now conference will focus on the theme, "Cultivating Queer Roots," and will feature a keynote address, queer creative arts workshop, session on LGBTQ+ issues, a Vogue and Tone workshop and performance by Jocquese! For questions or accommodations, please email Jamie Pelusi at pelusijamie@deanza.edu. 

This event is co-sponsored by the Pride Center, Equity and Engagement Division, Foothill-De Anza Foundation and the Social Sciences and Humanities Division.

Previous Events in the Series

  • SPRING 2024

  • WINTER 2024

  • FALL 2023

  • SPRING 2023

  • WINTER 2023

  • FALL 2022

  • WINTER 2022

  • FALL 2021

  • SUMMER 2021

  • SPRING 2021

  • WINTER 2021

  • FALL 2020

  • SUMMER 2020

  • SPRING 2020

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