Previous vitalvoices 2018-2019
The vitalvoices speaker series serves as a forum to bring scholars and practitioners alike to speak to students, faculty, alumni and community partners at UHD's College of Public Service. It is our hope that those we invite to speak will share, from the heart, their professional experiences, their knowledge, and how the work they do impacts society as a whole. We like to feature people whose work is interdisciplinary and touches upon the fields social work, criminal justice and urban education.
If a vitalvoices session was recorded, the titles below will link directly to its recorded presentation on our YouTube channel. Please enjoy.
Immigration Panel: How Social Workers Impact Immigration
September 12th, 2018 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in room C-100
Guest Speakers: Jill Campbell (BakerRipley), Ruby Powers (immigration lawyer from
Powers Law Group)
Top Issues Facing Texas Public Education
October 11th, 2018 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in room C-100
Guest Panelists:
- Senator Kel Seliger, Chair of the Texas Senate's Higher Education Committee,
- Senator Larry Taylor, Chair of the Texas Senate's Education Committee,
- TEA Deputy Commissioner A.J. Crabill,
- Juliet Stipeche, Director of Education, City of Houston,
Houston's Sobering Center
November 5th, 2018 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in room C-100
Guest Speaker: Leonard Kincaid, Executive Director
School Violence, School Shootings, Bullying, Media Misrepresentation
February 20th, 2019 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in room C-100
Guest Speaker: Nadine Connell
2nd Annual Innovation in the College of Public Service Symposium
April 11th, 2019, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in room C-100
Guest Speakers: Faculty, UHD's College of Public Service
For further information contact Steven Villano, director of the Center for Public Service and Community Research at villanos@uhd.edu.