June 2023

Pride Event Recap

Thank you One Year Up for joining the YUProud Staff Resource Group for our second annual Pride Event, Rage & Resilience: Take Action, on Thursday, June 22! We were able to create space to share the multidimensionality of our rage, lived experiences, and celebrate the joy we cultivate through resilience, and the love and belonging that is fostered in our community. You can find a recording of our event here and the awesome playlist curated by Alexis Hall, Student Services Manager.

Don’t forget to take action and contact your elected officials by the end of pride month and share your action in the YU-Community Channel in Slack – you can find more details here.

For those who want to learn more, check out the Degreed Pathway, Transgender Day of Visibility & PRIDE @ YU.

On Thursday, June 22, 2023, the YUProud Staff Resource Group host Year Up’s second annual Pride Event.

A big thank you to the following folks who served on the planning committee for the event: Alexis Hall; Aric Townes, Operations Manager; BA Thomas (they/them), Director of Enrollment Solutions; Blamey (they/them), Associate Director of Program; Bree Davidson (she/her), Internship Services Manager; Dr. Onllwyn Dixon, Director of DEIB; Emily Bunting, HRIS Analyst; Jose Arias-Ruiz, Enrollment Manager; Lauren Peachy, Associate Director of Marketing, PR and External Communications; Lee Roberts (they/them), Staff Learning Manager; Luis Cabrales – Vasquez (he/they), DEIB Manager; Sarah Hanke, Director of Projects and Planning; and Victoria Fear, Associate Director, Corporate Engagement.

If you are a part of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) community, or questioning, and would like to join the YUProud SRG, please contact Aric Townes or Lauren Peachey.

Juneteenth Celebration Recap

Thank you One Year Up for joining the National Black, African American, and Pan-African (BAAPA) Staff Resource Group, for our third annual Juneteenth celebration! During this event, we were able to foster space for community building, empowerment, and learning. A big thank you to Michael Baldwin, Manager, Training and Instructional Design; Gina Allen, Director of Operations, Grads of Life; Sean Bell, Director, Training Solutions; Nadine Sylvester, Site Director New York | New Jersey; Isaac Buwembo, Deputy Chief of Staff; Dr. Onllwyn Dixon, Director of DEIB; Tiffany Brooks, Program Manager; Clifford Smith, Enrollment Manager; and Karen Chancellor, Employment Placement Manager, who served as planning committee members. You can view the recording here. You can also view the video montage and historic reading of Still I Rise by Maya Angelou here.

On Thursday, June 15, the Year Up Community gathers online to celebrate Juneteenth.

Learn about our Staff Resource Groups.