Mississippi Public Universities - BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH BY HONORING UNIVERSITY FACULTY, STAFF ALONG WITH COMMUNITY LEADER

BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH BY HONORING UNIVERSITY FACULTY, STAFF ALONG WITH COMMUNITY LEADER

2/16/2022 - Jackson

WHO:	Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning
WHAT:	Celebrate Black History Month by naming 2022 Diversity Educator of the Year, honoring university faculty and staff and a community leader
KAREN CUMMINS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT:
	The Honorable David L. Jordan Senator, Mississippi State Senate
UNIVERSITY HONOREES:
	Marta A. Piva, Ph.D. Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Biological Sciences Alcorn State University Todd M. Davis, Ed.D. Assistant Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation & Director of Outdoor Programs Delta State University ConSandra McNeil, Ph.D. Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of Sociology Jackson State University Christopher Hunter, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Architecture Mississippi State University Rachel Welborn Associate Director, Southern Rural Development Center Mississippi State University, DAFVM Shahara'Tova Dente, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of English & Women's Studies/Graduate Director of Women's Leadership Mississippi University for Women Lokesh Shivakumaraiah, Ph.D. Executive Director of International Relations and Assistant to Provost Mississippi Valley State University Ashleen Williams Senior Barksdale Fellow, Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College/Instructional Assistant Professor University of Mississippi Norma Beatriz Ojeda, M.D. Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics University of Mississippi Medical Center LaWanda Baskin, Ph.D. Director, School of Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice University of Southern Mississippi
WHEN:	Thursday, February 17, 2022, 9:00 a.m.
WHERE:	IHL Board Room, located in the Universities Center, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211. Due to recommendations from the Mississippi State Department of Health for social distancing due to the coronavirus, the university honorees and institutional executive officers may participate in the meeting via teleconference or an online meeting platform.

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The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning governs the public universities in Mississippi, including Alcorn State University; Delta State University; Jackson State University; Mississippi State University including the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Mississippi University for Women; Mississippi Valley State University; the University of Mississippi including the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and the University of Southern Mississippi.

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