Schedule – Rise Up Conference

The 2026 Rise Up Conference Schedule

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Check-In & Registration

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | “You Belong When…” Opening Activity

Tiffany Ramm and Cameron Martin

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM | Welcome

Judy Grant
Wendy Carpenter

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Othering & Belonging: The Culture That Shapes Our Mission

Arena Turner, Dr. LaQuitta Simms and Marianne Yamato

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM | Break

10:40 AM - 11:40 PM | Workshop Session #1

11:40 PM - 12:40 PM | Lunch & Raffle

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM | My Education in Belonging: The Work Between Othering and Thriving

Dr. Nazanin Zargarpour

1:40 PM - 1:50 PM | Break

1:50 PM - 2:50 PM | Workshop Session #2

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM | Cookie and Coffee Break

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | We Have Always Belonged : Embracing Our Stories With Roots & Wings

Dolores Villanueva

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | Closing Activity: You Belong When

Tiffany Ramm and Cameron Martin

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Thank you and Evaluations