<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Dear SDRC Student,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">UCR is hosting the first "<b>At the Crossroads of Identity and Discrimination: A Pedagogical Symposium,"</b> taking place on <b>Wednesday, March 4th at the HUB.</b> This event explores how our campus community can effectively communicate across divisive political conditions and foster a deeper understanding of the student, staff, and faculty experience at UCR. We are honored to have Royel Johnson and Paulette Granberry Russell joining us as our keynote speakers.<br><br>Conference staff are organizing a specific panel and believe the perspective of the disability community is essential:<br><ul><li><b>Session:</b> "Connecting the Dots: Shared Struggles toward Change"</li><li><b>Time:</b> 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM (Session Two)</li><li><b>The Focus: </b>This panel is designed to bring together different student populations—including foster youth, student parents, and students with disabilities—to discuss how their advocacy efforts can find common ground to build a more unified campus support system.</li></ul><b>Request for Representation:</b> We are looking for an undergraduate or graduate student with a disability who feels strongly about advocacy and intersectionality to serve as a panelist. <b>Would you be interested in being on the panel?</b><br><br><b>Format & Support:</b> The session is a <b>moderated roundtable</b> focused on dialogue rather than a formal presentation. A staff member from the DEI office will be moderating the session, and they will provide you with a <b>Facilitator Guide</b> in advance with "starter questions" so you feel fully prepared and supported.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">If you would be interested in serving on this panel discussion, please email me by Noon, Monday, February 9, 2026. Please provide me with your first and last name, UCR email address, and phone number.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Sincerely,</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Laura Riley, M.S.Ed. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(pronouns: she/her/hers)<br>
<i><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Director</span></i></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Student Disability Resource Center</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">University of California, Riverside</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">900 University Ave.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">1228 Student Services Building</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Riverside, CA 92521</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"></span></p>

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827-3861  | </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Email: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="mailto:laurar@ucr.edu" target="_blank">laurar@ucr.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"></span></p>

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to an accessible, equitable, and inclusive experience for students with
disabilities through advocacy, empowerment, and collaboration with the UCR
Community to reduce barriers for all students.”</span></p>

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