Honoring Dr. King’s Communal Legacy

A special celebration was held in Light Hall last week to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion in collaboration with VUMC Employee Resource Groups, “Celebrating Beloved Community” focused on Dr. King’s communal legacy, his vision of beloved community, and the ways we continue to embody that legacy in the work we do here at Vanderbilt.

Taking part in the panel discussion moderated by Andrea Hughie, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, associate Nursing Officer for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, were Daniel Swope, associate manager of HealthIT Customer Care, second from left, Timothy Hughes, policy consultant, Office of Health Equity, Jillian Williams, associate program director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Office of Population Health, and Del Ray Zimmerman, director of the Vanderbilt Program for LGBTQ Health. (photo by Susan Urmy) — Andrea Hughie, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Associate Nursing Officer for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, far left, moderated the panel discussion featuring (left to right) Daniel Swope, associate manager of HealthIT Customer Care, Timothy Hughes, policy consultant, Office of Health Equity, Jillian Williams, associate program director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Office of Population Health, and Del Ray Zimmerman, director of the Vanderbilt Program for LGBTQ Health. (photo by Susan Urmy)

A special celebration was held in Light Hall last week to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion in collaboration with VUMC Employee Resource Groups, “Celebrating Beloved Community” focused on Dr. King’s communal legacy, his vision of beloved community, and the ways we continue to embody that legacy in the work we do here at Vanderbilt.

A panel discussion focused on community building and some of its challenges in the workplace, shifting from allyship to co-conspiratorship, and sustaining togetherness in the absence of tragedy.