Dr. Ty-Ron M.O. Douglas will be the event’s keynote speaker during lunch at noon-1 p.m. Douglas received the 2019 UM System President’s Award for Community Engagement. He is an associate professor in educational leadership and policy analysis at the University of Missouri-Columbia and executive director of the Salt City Center.

Seats are limited for the Missouri S&T Service Learning Symposium 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, in St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center. RSVP online by Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Dr. Ty-Ron M.O. Douglas will be the event’s keynote speaker during lunch at noon-1 p.m. Douglas received the 2019 UM System President’s Award for Community Engagement. He is an associate professor in educational leadership and policy analysis at the University of Missouri-Columbia and executive director of the Salt City Center. His research explores the intersections between identity, leadership and education, with an emphasis on black masculinity, spirituality, and community-based spaces, such as barbershops, churches and sports venues.

Douglas is the author of Border Crossing Brothas: Black Males Navigating Race, Place and Complex Space. He received an NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant to study black male student athletes, which has been presented at the NFL headquarters and other national platforms.

His work has appeared in outlets such as The Urban Review, Educational Studies, Teachers College Record, and Race, Ethnicity, and Education. He has two forthcoming books, including Campus Uprisings: Understanding Injustice and the Resistance Movement on College Campuses, which provides guidance for executive and campus leaders in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion.