Qy'Darrius McEachern's TRiO Programs
Qy'Darrius McEachern
An educator committed to addressing systemic oppressions through an antiracist lens, with a background in psychology and social justice.
It Takes a Village
We all can pinpoint specific moments in our lives where we reach a stark pivot point in our journey. Like where we think about life before and life after that specific moment.
Like before you met your lifelong best friend, and life after.
Like before Beyoncè released Lemonade, the visual album, and life after.
Like before March 2020, and life after March 2020.
For Q, he had a few of those moments in college. The unexpected loss of his father and grandmother within 8 months of each other sent him into a spiral filled with depression, anxiety, and difficulty. In those worst times, it wasn’t “the grind,” his coursework, or his responsibilities as a student leader that helped him find peace again.
It was his village.
The village of people around him who helped him pick up the pieces and become whole again.
But this program isn’t about Q’s village only…
It’s about yours!
This keynote focuses on acknowledging the importance of our support systems, the power in connection, and ensuring that we are pouring into those who pour into us. Because we need each other more than we think we do sometimes.
Students Will:
- Understand the importance of guidance, advocacy, and asking for help when things get hard.
- Process through their connections and relationship, who is a part of their own “village”, and whose support system are they a part of.
- Explore strategies for building connections at their college with peers, faculty, and staff as means of encouraging success as student leaders.