Do Not Let the Look Fool You

Have you and your experiences, knowledge, and abilities been discounted because you look too young or are of a non-preferred hue for the role and responsibilities that have been entrusted to you? Engage with a group of panelists and other colleagues as peers share their truths regarding how they had to be assertive in stance, lending of knowledge, as a leader, and etc., because people intentionally ignored them or would not give them a "seat at the table," simply due to appearance. You will leave feeling affirmed, strengthened, and validated that you do not need to be anyone else. You are enough.

Committee Group: Group V: Access and Equity

First Learning Outcome: Self-Advocacy 

Second Learning Outcome: How and When to Lean In

Third Learning Outcome: Forward Thinking

Core Competency: Communication

Proficiency: Enrollment Management Proficiencies

Presenter(s): 

Jackie Carter Washington University in St. Louis

Sarah Reed University of California - Berkeley

David Williams North Carolina Central University

Yasmine Hill New England Conservatory of Music

Catharine Punchello-Cobos Thomas Edison State University

Kelsey Simonson Harvard University

Reginald Garcon University of Maryland - Eastern Shore