Award-winning actor, producer, director and activist America Ferrera will speak at the CU Events Center on Wednesday, Sept. 1. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with the event beginning at 7 p.m.
If you go
Who: Students, faculty, staff
What: America Ferrera talk
奥丑别苍:听Wednesday, Sept. 1, 7 p.m.
奥丑别谤别:听CU Events Center
Doors open at 6 p.m. Event begins听at 7 p.m.
Get your听copy of American Like Me, plus resources and Canvas course materials
A research guide and open Canvas course are available to instructional faculty and staff interested in integrating the reading of American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures听into their curricula when teaching first-year students this fall.听Copies of the听 book听are available from the University Libraries.听
The free event is in support of Buffs One Read, a program to foster intellectual community and cultural exchange among students, faculty and staff, and is sponsored by the Cultural Events Board, Center for Student Involvement, CU Student Government, Distinguished Speakers Board, New Student & Family Programs and University Libraries.
The free event is听open to 彩民宝典 students, graduate students, staff and faculty. Advance tickets听will be required. Get your tickets here:听听补苍诲 .
This year鈥檚 Buffs One Read鈥檚 selection is American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures, edited by Ferrera.
鈥淎merica Ferrera鈥檚 accomplishments as an actor, director, producer, activist and now best-selling author set her apart as someone truly extraordinary,鈥� said Anuja Gore, chair of the Cultural Events Board. 鈥�American Like Me explores multifaceted views of American life, all with the underlying message that diverse identities are superpowers, not obstacles.
鈥淐EB, in collaboration with Fall Welcome and DSB, is excited to welcome America Ferrera to 彩民宝典 and speak with her about her journey through acting and activism.鈥�
Ferrera is perhaps best known for her role as Betty Suarez on ABC鈥檚 hit comedy Ugly Betty. For her performance she was awarded a Golden Globe, an Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award, among others. She also produced, directed and starred in NBC鈥檚 workplace comedy Superstore. And she recently wrapped up production on the second season of Netflix鈥檚 Gentefied, which follows three Mexican American cousins and their struggle to chase the American dream. The show will return later this year with Ferrera as an executive producer and director.
鈥淲e are very excited to bring the actor鈥撯�揵ut more importantly鈥撯�搕he embodiment of an activist, America Ferrera, to campus this fall,鈥� said Sawyer Bundgaard, chair of the Distinguished Speakers Board.听
In 2016, Ferrera co-founded HARNESS, an organization connecting storytellers and activists to amplify the cultural narrative around social justice. She speaks around the country as an advocate for human and civil rights and was the opening speaker at the听Women鈥檚 March in January 2017.
彩民宝典鈥檚 commitment to and engagement with diversity, equity, inclusion
This year鈥檚 selection is in line with 彩民宝典鈥檚 efforts to become a more diverse, equitable, inclusive and anti-racist university. The university seeks commitment and engagement of every member of our community to help us build the practice of inclusion into the daily life of our campus.
Within our community, we share a common desire to continuously improve, and we are driven to become a more diverse, equitable, inclusive and anti-racist university. We have hard work to do to make the progress we must achieve, and we seek the commitment and engagement of every member of our community to help us build the practice of inclusion into the daily life of our campus.
- Educate and inform internal audiences about DEI roles, responsibilities, strategic goals and partnerships across campus.
- Raise awareness among students, faculty, staff and external audiences about the chancellor鈥檚 Eight Immediate Actions for Change, the campus鈥檚 $25 million investment in DEI, and other major ongoing and new DEI initiatives across campus.
- Build persona and support for the senior vice chancellor for DEI as a trusted messenger and curator of strategic DEI Initiatives for the campus.
- Set the stage for success: This is to set the stage for success and to support the SVC for DEI, who will engage with the IDEA Council and its recommendations and programmatic efforts by ODECE, CISC, the Pride Center, the JEDI Teams, campus communicators, deans, administrative units, academic departments and research centers.
