Alizé Scott-Nowell

Jamestown Community College has chosen YWCA Jamestown‘s Social Justice and Racial Equity Director Alizé Scott-Nowell as its 2023 Commencement Speaker

Scott-Nowell is also an adjunct professor at JCC as well as a graduate of the college with an associate of science degree in individual studies. She earned a Bachelor’s in Communication and Sociology and a Masters in American Studies from University at Buffalo.

Scott-Nowell’s current work at YWCA utilizes her expertise to build and implement programs that foster meaningful conversations about social justice issues with people of all ages.

This year’s student commencement speaker is Drew Roggenbaum. Roggenbaum will graduate with an associate’s degree in criminal justice. He is currently president of JCC Student Senate, and a community college representative at the State University of New York Student Assembly.

Roggenbaum plans to continue his education at UB to further his criminal justice and political science studies.

This year’s commencement combines in-person and virtual celebrations to honor graduates from summer 2022, fall 2022, and spring 2023 classes.

The weekend kicks off virtually at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 12 at sunyjcc.edu/commencement.

In-person celebrations will take place at 10:00 a.m., May 13 on the Cattaraugus County Campus and at 9:00 a.m., May 14 on the Jamestown Campus.

YWCA Jamestown’s Broadscast features members of the local YWCA Jamestown team discussing a variety of issues and topics with various guests from the Jamestown and Chautauqua Region.

On this episode the hosts talk about child abuse.

The Broadscast program covers a wide range of topics, including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) issues; racial justice and civil rights; empowerment and economic advancement of women and girls; and health and safety of women and girls. It is provided through funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The one-day conference will take place at the DoubleTree Inn in downtown Jamestown.

It will feature “The Diversity Gap” author and founder Bethaney Wilkinson as the keynote speaker. The Diversity Gap was created to help leaders close the gap between their good intentions for diversity and true cultural change. She will speak about what it truly means to diversify your organization and the importance of race conscious leadership.

Doors will open at 8:30am with the program starting at 9:00am. Tickets can be pre purchased for $60 at www.ywcajamestown.com/events.

For more information, call Alize Scott at 716-488-2237 or email Amanda Gesing at agesing@ywcajamestown.com

YWCA Jamestown’s Broadscast features members of the local YWCA Jamestown team discussing a variety of issues and topics with various guests from the Jamestown and Chautauqua Region.

On this episode the hosts talk about body Image and Politics.

The Broadscast program covers a wide range of topics, including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) issues; racial justice and civil rights; empowerment and economic advancement of women and girls; and health and safety of women and girls. It is provided through funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

YWCA Jamestown’s Broadscast features members of the local YWCA Jamestown team discussing a variety of issues and topics with various guests from the Jamestown and Chautauqua Region.

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The Broadscast program covers a wide range of topics, including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) issues; racial justice and civil rights; empowerment and economic advancement of women and girls; and health and safety of women and girls. It is provided through funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

YWCA Jamestown’s Broadscast features members of the local YWCA Jamestown team discussing a variety of issues and topics with various guests from the Jamestown and Chautauqua Region.

As part of the ongoing discussion focusing on Black History Month, this episode features guest Justin Hubbard, who joins Alize to discuss some myths regarding the history of the Civil Rights movement in the US.

The Broadscast program covers a wide range of topics, including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) issues; racial justice and civil rights; empowerment and economic advancement of women and girls; and health and safety of women and girls. It is provided through funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

YWCA Jamestown’s Broadscast features members of the local YWCA Jamestown team discussing a variety of issues and topics with various guests from the Jamestown and Chautauqua Region.

This episode features Cienna and Alize discuss sexualization of African American Women in society, including its history which dates back to slavery, along with how it continues to be perpetuated today.

The Broadscast program covers a wide range of topics, including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) issues; racial justice and civil rights; empowerment and economic advancement of women and girls; and health and safety of women and girls. It is provided through funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

YWCA Jamestown’s Broadscast features members of the local YWCA Jamestown team discussing a variety of issues and topics with various guests from the Jamestown and Chautauqua Region.

This episode features Indo and Alize discussing Black History Month.

The Broadscast program covers a wide range of topics, including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) issues; racial justice and civil rights; empowerment and economic advancement of women and girls; and health and safety of women and girls. It is provided through funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

YWCA Jamestown’s Broadscast features members of the local YWCA Jamestown team discussing a variety of issues and topics with various guests from the Jamestown and Chautauqua Region.

This episode features Indo discussing homelessness and the “Coldest Night of the Year” event with Nancy Oakerland of the YWCA

The Broadscast program covers a wide range of topics, including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) issues; racial justice and civil rights; empowerment and economic advancement of women and girls; and health and safety of women and girls. It is provided through funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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