Teach-In Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rosie Perez
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Allendale Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students
At the GVSU Teach-In: Lifelong Learning toward Educational Equity and Action, keynote speaker Dr. Rosie Perez will present "Teaching to Transgress: Using the Ecological Validation Model to Promote Student Learning, Development, and Success.
This keynote explores ecological validation and its role in fostering student learning, development, and success. Faculty, staff and students will reflect on their experiences and examine how campus cultures, practices, and structures shape how students experience belonging, engagement, and achievement. Through discussion and reflection, attendees will gain an understanding of the key features of ecological validation and why it is essential to creating environments where all students can thrive. Together, participants will identify both the assets and barriers that influence the development of a culture of ecological validation at GVSU. The session will conclude by challenging attendees to consider their roles in advancing this work and to articulate concrete ways they can contribute to building and sustaining a campus culture that recognizes, affirms, and supports the strengths, experiences, and potential of all students.
Learning Outcomes - Participants will be able to:
- Relate their personal experiences to the ways in which campus cultures and structures inform student learning, development, and success.
- Describe the key features of ecological validation and how it contributes to student learning, development, and success.
- Identify assets and barriers to creating a culture of ecological validation at GVSU.
- Articulate ways they can contribute to building and sustaining a culture of ecological validation at GVSU.
Location Information
Grand River Room, 2250 Russel H. Kirkhof Center at Allendale Campus
1 Campus Drive Allendale, MI 49401
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Contact Information
Tags
activism belonging diversity equity inclusion inequality privilege socialjustice
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This event was added to the calendar by Ashley Jefferson (jeffeash@gvsu.edu) on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 and was last updated on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 8:44 a.m.
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