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Social Justice Programs

Proposal Form

The Social Justice Symposium will be held on Tuesday February 24th, 2026 from 9:00am-5:00pm
This year the SJS will be held in person at the USU Ballroom. Participants will host/attend breakout sessions exploring a variety of intersectional social justice topics. Sessions are 50 minutes long.

If you would like to hold a session, please submit a proposal by February 16th, 2026 11:59 pm.

Types of activities

Workshop/Interactive Session

A session that engages participants through hands-on activities, dialogue, or creative methods that invite active involvement. Facilitators must comply with accessibility requests. Session duration must be 40-50* mins long (*with buffer for technology adjustments, introductions, and evaluations)

Poster/Digitial Presentation

A presentation consists of an exhibit of materials reporting research activities or informational resources in visual and summary form. Good platform for facilitating personal discussion of work with interested colleagues and allowing meeting attendees to browse current research at their own pace. Research on submissions of all topics will be considered.

Dialogue-Based/Roundtable Discussion

Informal roundtables offer opportunities for those who share conceptual, methodological, professional, or policy concerns to meet one another and to initiate and expand networks. These discussion sessions also are particularly valuable for those who are developing new ideas on formulating issues in new ways and who would like to explore these ideas or issues with colleagues who have similar interests.

Cultural Demonstration/Artistic Expression

Opportunities for those who share different forms of art to display or perform that explains a cultural tradition, and consists of practice such as paintings, poetry, spoken word, dance, music, accompanied with a presentation if desired.

Proposal Parameters

Presenters should clearly demonstrate how their session aligns with Yosso's Community Cultural Wealth (CCW) framework. Link to detailed . 

Each proposal must include: 

  1. Identified Capital(s)

Select at least one of Yosso’s six capitals: 

  • Aspirational
  • Linguistic
  • Familial
  • Social
  • Navigational
  • Resistance

Presenters may choose more than one, but should pick only the ones that meaningfully connect.

  1. Alignment Statement (2 sentences)

Explain how the chosen capital(s) show up in the session. This should include: 

  • What element of the student experience the session focuses on
  • How the session draws from or builds the chosen capital
  • Why this capital is important for student success, equity, or identity development 
  1. Learning Outcomes (2–3 outcomes)

Should identify what students will: 

  • Learn
  • Practice
  • Reflect on
  • Create or take away  

4. Campus Relevance

A brief (2–4 sentence) explanation of how the session supports: 

  • Identity exploration
  • Student success or empowerment
  • Social justice or community building
  • ÌÇÐÄÉÙŮ’s commitment to serving diverse students