​The Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations’ Diversity and Social Justice Education unit (DiversityEd), along with the RSO Students for Environmental Concerns (SECS), will use these funds to help fund a portion of the honorariums for a sustainability-themed lecture series in the fall of 2017, partnering with the University YMCA’s Friday Forum Committee. ​Friday Forum is a weekly lecture series held during the fall and spring semesters that strives to raise awareness about national and international trends and events. Friday Forum has been continuously running for 90 years at the University YMCA, adapting to the times while remaining committed to providing talks that address topics of relevance and urgency in our society.  

Historically, Friday Forum reaches 800-1,200 campus community members during the course of the semester, and the primary desired outcome will be to reach 1,200 individuals in attendance. Specifically, the goal will be to host 300 students, 100 faculty and staff and some additional community members for the keynote speaker and 600 additional students during the rest of the Series.