Student Senate and Equity AWARDS
Celebrating 30 Years of Connecting Students through Inclusive Engagement
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Speakers: Rogers Laugand III and Ron Radaker
Guest Speaker ROGERS LAUGAND III
In 34 years at Clarion, Rogers Laugand, assistant VP for DEI Student Support, has advocated for diversity, equity and inclusion. He directed Multicultural Affairs and Minority Student Services; as assistant director of Admissions, he focused on minority recruitment. He serves on the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast and the Frederick Douglass Scholars committees. His initiatives include Building Bridges, which promotes diversity, equity and inclusion dialogue, and the W.E.B. DuBois Fund to assist underrepresented students. In the community, he mentors youth through his Rising Stars AAU Basketball Program. He received the National Collegiate Minority Award, Student Senate’s Equity Award, and the Christian Life Skills, Inc., Certificate of Commitment to Nurturing Youth.
Guest Speaker RON RADAKER
Ron Radaker, director of the Office for Students with Disabilities, is a champion for diversity, equity, civility and inclusion. He was a member of Clarion’s Presidential Commission on LGBT+ Concerns since it began in 2009, and he continues on both PennWest’s LGBTQ+ and Disabilities commissions. He has advocated for SafeZone training and, through speaking engagements and collaboration on campus and in the community, he has shared the importance of DEI work. Radaker has served on the Presidential Commission for Sexual Harassment, Diversity Committee, Preferred First Names Committee, Foundations for Excellence, and Clarion County Promise. He advises Allies Club and Veterans Club. He believes all people have value and something to offer.
Student Senate & Equity
Ceremony & Dinner AWARDS
Coordinator of Ceremonies Rachel Kister and Addison Etling
ROTC Posting of The Colors
National Anthem Gianna Battaglia
Welcome ..................................................................................................... Gage Gray
Invocation ......................................................................................Sequoya Brawner
Introductory Remarks ....................................................................... James Geiger
Guest Speakers ............................................. Rogers Laugand and Ron Radaker
-STUDENT SENATE-
Caleigh Aigler
Sequoya Brawner
Abby Callender
Ally Callender
Logan Carll
Lavinsky Collins
Rachael Courson
Aiden Engle
Skyler Esswein
Addison Etling
Joseph Fisher
Gage Gray
Alejandro Herrera-Rondon
Reagan King
Rachel Kister
Gary Larner
Bethany Morrow
Leah Perry
Benjamin Phillips
-STUDENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE-
Addison Etling/Rachel Kister (co-chairs)
Lavinsky Collins
Skyler Esswein
Joseph Fisher
Leah Perry
Pennsylvania Western University (PennWest California, PennWest Clarion, PennWest Edinboro, PennWest Global Online) is committed to equal employment and equal educational opportunities for all individuals regardless of gender, gender identity, race or color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, religion or creed, genetic information, affectional or sexual orientation, veteran status, or other classifications that are protected under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other pertinent state and federal laws and regulations. Direct inquiries to the Title IX Coordinator/Director of Equity and Title IX, 423 Becht Hall 16214-1232; Email asalsgiver@pennwest.edu or phone 814-393-2109. Inquiries may also be directed to the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.