Collective Impact

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion celebrates collective impact across campus and invites faculty, staff, and graduate students who champion Inclusive Excellence to an afternoon of connection, care, and development each year for the Collective Impact Conference. This collaborative event, organized by faculty and staff members at the University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL), is designed to connect Inclusive Excellence champions with one another, celebrate and acknowledge the breadth of work happening across campus, and engage in well-being and professional development sessions that support individual and collective success. Additionally, we're planning for additional programming through out the 2024-2025 year through our Collective Impact Minigrant initiative. 

An Afternoon of Collective Impact included an interactive plenary session, six concurrent breakout sessions, and an informal networking reception. This event welcomed 1) those with Inclusive Excellence leadership responsibilities in their respective units, 2) those employed in centers on campus that elevate the needs, knowledge, strengths, and norms of underrepresented groups, 3) those who voluntarily serve in programs, initiatives, or committees that elevate the needs, knowledge, strengths, and norms of those in underrepresented groups; and 4) those who have academic and/or practice expertise in the area of DEI.

All faculty, staff, and graduate students who identify with one of these areas are welcome to attend this event.

Agenda

Centennial Room, Nebraska Union

12:15 - 1:00 p.m. - Registration for Breakouts, Coffee and Connection

1:00 - 2:05 p.m. - Interactive Plenary Session

2:15 - 3:10 p.m. - Professional Development and Well-being Sessions

3:20 – 4:15 p.m. - Professional Development and Well-being Sessions

4:15 - 5:00 p.m. - Networking Reception, w/opportunities to engage

2024 Collective Impact Conference Sponsors

Become a 2024 Program Sponsor

$500+ Sponsors

  • SLICE lockup
  • COB lockup
  • gender and sexuality logo lockup
  • big red resilience and well-being logo lockup
  • center for tranformative teaching logo lockup
  • housing and dining lock up
  • career services lock up
  • google logo


$250+ Sponsors

  • CAS logo lockup
  • Engineering logo lockup
  • Research logo lockup
  • center for children, family, and law logo lockup
  • SSD logo lockup
  • women's and gender studies logo lockup
  • Hixon-Lied lock up
  • CEHS lock up


$100+ Sponsors

  • CASNR logo lockup
  • College of architecture logo lockup
  • College of law logo lockup

Organizers

Dr. Jennifer PeeksMease

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Inclusive Leadership and Learning, Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Dr. Neeta Kantamneni

Director of Faculty Engagement and Well-Being, Office of Diversity and Inclusion

JD McCown

Assistant Director, Gender and Sexuality Center

Rhonda Taylor

Administrative Support Specialist, OASIS and JGMC

Domonique Cudjo

Assistant Director, Gender and Sexuality Center

Amy Ort

Senior Instructional Designer, Center for Transformative Teaching

Jackie Guzman

Extension Educator, Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 1

Lynette Sallinger

Administrative Coordinator, Center for Academic Success and Transition

Jerri Harner

Executive Specialist, Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Mandi Laib

Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Academic Success and Transition

Mackayla Kelsey

Graduate Research Assistant, Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Kerra Russell

Senior Associate Director, Office of Academic Success and Intercultural Services