Our Diversity Summit offers relevant diversity training that improves mental health service delivery and educational services. This free event is for providers and parents alike.
This year's Summit theme is "Good Neighbors. Strong Communities." This slogan reminds individuals and organizations of the social responsibility we have toward each other, regardless of any differences we might have. When we resolve to see and serve each other, amazing things happen. Our organizations become places of healing. This healing extends not just to the clients we serve, but to our workplace culture. But it all starts with resolving to be good neighbors.
Attendance is flexible! Attend the whole day or sessions that fit your schedule.
CEUs are available for all sessions.
VIRTUAL SUMMIT
8:50 AM-9:00 AM EDT Welcome and Webinar Orientation
9:00 AM-9:50 AM EDT Keynote: Dr. Joseph Croskey
Dr. Joseph Croskey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Student Services at Pennsylvania Western University (PennWest) and a recognized leader in student success, equity‑focused programming, and inclusive leadership development. At PennWest, he serves as Director of the Act 101 Program and the Advising Center, where he supports students who are navigating higher education with limited academic or financial resources, including undecided and exploratory learners.
Dr. Croskey previously served as the inaugural Executive Director of the Frederick Douglass Institute (FDI) for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), an institute charged with advancing inclusive campus communities and fostering transformative opportunities for historically underrepresented students and faculty across the Commonwealth. He continues to contribute to FDI initiatives as an associate director supporting PennWest campuses.
His professional background spans higher education leadership, student achievement, and wellness‑centered approaches to learning and organizational culture. In addition to his university roles, Dr. Croskey has worked as a contracted wellness facilitator with the United Nations Foundation and is a certified instructor with the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIY), integrating mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and leadership practices into educational and professional settings. Dr. Croskey’s academic and professional journey is grounded in service and leadership. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he studied systems engineering, and he served as an Army officer and Ranger, including combat leadership during Operation Desert Storm. He later earned a master’s degree from The George Washington University and a doctorate from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where his research focused on mindfulness and its benefits for college students.
A frequent keynote speaker and presenter, Dr. Croskey has delivered addresses at local, state, and national conferences and has been selected as keynote speaker for significant community and university events, including Martin Luther King Jr. commemorations at PennWest. His work emphasizes dignity, belonging, leadership development, and human flourishing—core themes central to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education and beyond.
Breakout Workshops will be offered from 10:30 AM-3:30 PM EDT. Workshop offerings will be announced in early May.