The 5th Annual Rural Education & Healthcare Symposium External

The Rural Education and Healthcare Coalition presents

The 5th Annual Rural Education & Healthcare Symposium

Friday, April 1, 2022 via Zoom

Join the Teachers College, Columbia University Rural Education and Healthcare Coalition for a day-long symposium of virtual panels centered around rural education and healthcare! 

Session I

12:00pm-1:30pm ET

Supporting Rural Students In and Out of the Classroom: 

Centering the Holistic Needs of Rural Students

Join us via Zoom to learn about how we can best support rural students from their learning in the classroom to their basic needs outside of school. Speakers on this virtual panel will include:

• Casey T. Jakubowski, SUNY Empire State College

• Stephen Mccauley, Paris Independent School District Superintendent

• Tad Rounds, Hammondsport Central School

• Jennifer Ash, National Center for Rural Education Research

Session II

3:00-5:00pm ET

Supporting Rural Queer and Trans* Students 

From K-12 Through College

Join us via Zoom to learn about how we can best support queer and trans* students from rural areas, during both their K-12 and higher education experiences. Speakers on this virtual panel will include:

• Mario Suárez, Utah State University 

• Colby Tofel-Grehl, Utah State University 

• Ty McNamee, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Brody Tate, Loyola University Chicago

• Baker A. Rogers, Georgia Southern University

• Stephanie Anne Shelton, The University of Alabama

Facebook event at https://fb.me/e/2pPM41OzJ 

Co-Sponsored by the Student Organization Event Sustainability Grant, 

supported by the Teachers College Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs

To request disability-related accommodations, contact OASID at oasid@tc.edu,

 or 212-678-3689, (646) 755-3144 video phone, as early as possible.