About our conference
The LAS Graduate Student Council and the College of Liberal Arts of Social Sciences will be hosting our annual conference for graduate students to present the scholarly and creative work they have completed during the 2023-24 academic year. The theme of this year's conference is "Disciplines in Action."
LAS Graduate students will be presenting their work in diverse formats including paper presentations, roundtable discussions, and creative showcases.
Join students, faculty, staff, and alumni at this interdisciplinary gathering to celebrate the work of our graduate students!
Event Details
SAT. APRIL 20, 2024, 1PM - 5PM
LPC STUDENT CENTER ROOM 314A & B
2250 N. SHEFFIELD AVE, CHICAGO, IL. 60614
LIGHT SNACKS AND DRINKS WILL BE PROVIDED
2024 Alumni Changemaker Award Recipient: Dr. Clinton Boyd
Dr. Clinton Boyd, Jr. is the Executive Director of Fathers, Families, & Healthy Communities (FFHC), a Chicago-based organization providing culturally tailored programming to Black fathers. With a passion for strengthening Black families, Dr. Boyd works directly with Black fathers to advance practices and policies that value them as assets to their children, families, and communities. As a scholar-practitioner, Dr. Boyd has co-authored several articles, book chapters, and policy reports on his work with Black fathers.
With his ambitious and fighting spirit, Dr. Boyd’s life motto is: “Speak the truth even when it is bitter.”
Dr. Boyd received a Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University Chicago, a Master of Arts from DePaul University, and a Ph.D. from Georgia State University. Dr. Boyd also completed his postdoctoral training at Duke University.
Dr. Boyd is also a Researcher at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Prevent Child Abuse America National Board Member, and a ZERO TO THREE Academy Fellow.
Please join is in celebrating Dr. Boyd's outstanding achievements! He will also give a keynote address titled, "Fathering Through Pain: Resilience, Redemption, & Reconciliation."
Alumni Honor Roll Awardees
Our honor roll awardees have made remarkable contributions through their work in diverse fields!
Cicely Fleming, M.A. Public Administration, 2016, State Director for the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies' Birth to Five Program
Pidgeon Pagonis, M.A. Women's and Genders Studies, 2013, International intersex advocate, Co-Founder Intersex Justice Project, Author of Nobody Needs to Know (2023)
Student Presenters and Schedule (Forthcoming)
The schedule of presentations will be available soon!
