Diversity Summit 2025

Chaos or Community: The Choice is Ours

The SUNY Geneseo Diversity Summit will take place on February 25, 2025. It is a full day of diversity-focused sessions hosted by members of the College community. There are no classes that day, and the Summit is free to attend.

Coming Soon! Visit the Diversity Summit page of the Geneseo Events Calendar for the full list of Summit sessions.  

The Summit is a full day of sessions hosted by members of our community, concluding with a keynote address to the campus. Sessions may vary in length and format, including presentations, discussions, art activities, performances, and more. Each session is unique in its topic while centered around this year’s theme. The sessions are created and hosted by students, staff, and other community members looking to share their perspectives and have meaningful conversations. 

To save a session to your agenda, view the session and then click "add to calendar" (coming soon!).

Diversity Summit Program and Schedule will be available in February 2025.

Web version: Diversity Summit Program 2024  

PDF Downloadable version: Diversity Summit Program 2024

Be Part of the Diversity Summit!

Volunteer at the Diversity Summit! Behind the scenes, there are plenty of opportunities to help the day run smoothly. From serving as a session room host to greeting attendees at the information table, our volunteers are integral in making the Diversity Summit a success. Call for Volunteers coming soon!

Community Art Project 2024

Inclusivity and Representation in the Performing Arts

Season Selection Committee, Theatre & Dance and Music & Musical Theatre Departments 
Joan Floriano, Rosalind Isquith, Don Kot, Rajendra Maharaj, Olaocha Nwabara, Scott Scaffidi
10:00 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Bailey Atrium

Join the Season Selection Committee, Theatre & Dance and Music & Musical Theatre Department colleagues in developing a community art project and in conversation about inclusivity and representation in the performing arts. Faculty and students from Theatre & Dance, Music & Musical Theatre and beyond are gathering, in community, around this topic and would love input and participation from the wider Geneseo community. We are thinking deeply about what it means to be included as an artist, and what diverse representation means to those viewing, receiving, absorbing the art. Beyond thinking, the goal is to create a sustainable culture of encouraging diverse perspectives and talents in the performing arts at Geneseo.

Inclusivity and Representation in the Performing Arts Town Hall
12:20 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Bailey 101

Bring your ideas, your ears, your voices, your words, and your creativity to our daylong community art project, and town hall discussion during the Summit Break.

Keynote Speaker: Coming Soon!

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
College Union Ballroom

Coming Soon!

 

The keynote recording will be available on this site about a week after the Diversity Summit.

Featured Workshop

Coming Soon!

Comming Soon!

 

Accessibility Statement 

If you require accommodations for equal access to this event, please contact the Office of Accessibility Services via email at access@geneseo.edu, or call 585-245-5112 at least one week prior to this event.

Event Parking 

We are grateful to the University Police Department for providing on campus parking for Diversity Summit attendants. There will be no ticketing in campus parking lots with the exception of handicapped parking spaces, load zones, and reserved lots O, LL, W, and G on February 27, 2024 for the duration of Summit events.

What happens after the Diversity Summit?

We will be sharing a google form that gathers feedback on this year’s summit. This allows us to hear ideas related to the focus of next year’s Diversity Summit. If you're interested in browsing the content of past Diversity Summits, visit the Summit archive. Any questions can be directed to the Diversity Summit Committee (diversitysummit@geneseo.edu).

The Diversity Summit Planning Committee includes representatives from the Office of Diversity & Equity, the President’s Commission on Diversity and Community, Division of Student & Campus Life, and members of our campus community.