Conference Schedule

Monday, September 27

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

President's Local Spotlight: Bridging Divides Alongside Community Partners
In-person event only | PSU Theater
Pre-conference special event

Tuesday, September 28

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Student Panel: Dispelling food myths - Bridging the divide between consumer and producer
In-person event only | PSU Theater
Pre-conference special event

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

KEYNOTE

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A 20/20 Vision for America
In-person event only | Juanita K. Hammons Hall

John Quiñones
ABC News correspondent and host of What Would You Do?

Wednesday, September 29

9:05 AM - 9:55 AM

In search of bonds
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

Disability and diversity: Bridging the gap to inclusion
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

10:10 AM - 11:00 AM

A return on student equity in education
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

Building community trust
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

11:15 AM - 12:05 PM

Finally … nope, never mind: The challenges of internet isolation
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

Achieving a balance: A plea for eco-social justice
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

PLENARY

Songs from the Street: Film Screening and Discussion
In-person event only | PSU Theater

Songs from the Street
Panelists include members of project

1:25 PM - 2:15 PM

Bridging the literacy divide: Closing the "million-word" gap
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

Suffering in silence: Let’s talk before it is too late
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM

Creating geographies of opportunity
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

Moving: What we do matters
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

3:35 PM - 4:25 PM

What toilet paper taught America about bridging supply and demand
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

Science: Unite not alienate
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

PLENARY

SAC presents Shereen Marisol Meraji
Live Zoom Webinar presentation

Shereen Marisol Meraji
Co-host and Senior Producer of NPR's Code Switch

Thursday, September 30

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM

Technology: A double-edged sword
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

Teacher education: Engaging future educators in difficult conversations
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

The future of sustainable food: Bridging the hunger divide
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

Impact of implicit biases when building connections
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

PLENARY

Beyond political polarization: Finding common ground for the common good
Live Zoom Webinar presentation

Bill Doherty
Co-Founder of Braver Angels and Professor, University of MN

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Shunning and shaming in the modern era
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

Bridging the health care divide
Live Zoom Webinar panel session

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

PLENARY

How can you hate me when you don’t even know me?
In-person event only | Juanita K. Hammons Hall

Daryl Davis
Award-winning conflict navigator, musician and author