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Conference on Racial and Ethnic Diversity

Conference schedule

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Friday, September 28, 2007

4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Meeting of the ACM Committee on Minority Concerns (Members Only)

6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Registration and Reception

6:30 - 6:45 p.m. Welcome and Overview of Conference

• Susan Ashley, Dean of the College, Colorado College
• John Ottenhoff, Vice President, ACM
• Cedric McClure, Chair, ACM Committee on Minority Concerns; Multicultural Counselor and Summer Program Coordinator, Macalester College

6:45 - 7:45 p.m. Dinner Campus Teams are seated together to initiate conversations that we'll revisit throughout the conference. Please consider these questions as you dine together:

• How well does our campus seem to understand the complex nature of diversity issues?
• What diversity initiatives on our campus are working especially well?
• In which areas do we need to make the most progress?
• What's the current climate on our campus for minority faculty, administrators, and students?
• What are the collective goals of your campus team for this conference?

7:45 p.m. Keynote Address -- "Faculty Diversity: Seizing the Opportunities"

• José Moreno, Assistant Professor of Chicano and Latino Studies, California State University, Long Beach
• Introduction by Mario Montano, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Colorado College
• Dr. Moreno's presentation is available to download (PDF; also available in PowerPoint)

7:30 - 8:45 a.m. Breakfast

8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Outline of Events, Session Introduction

• Betsy Hutula, Coordinator of Projects and Administration, ACM
• John Ottenhoff, Vice President, ACM

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Panel I: Institutional Perspectives on Diversity

• Larry Breitborde, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Knox College
• Susan Ashley, Dean of the College, Colorado College
• David Burrows, Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Lawrence University

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 - 11:30 a.m. Small Group Discussion: Responses Please address the following questions in your discussion:

• Who has a voice on campus regarding diversity issues?
• What are the issues we need to still get on the table at this conference?
• How are definitions of diversity shifting and what are the implications for education?

11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Keytation -- "Diversity, Privilege, Oppression and Leadership: Are We Making Any Progress in the 21st Century?"

• Eddie Moore, Jr., Director of Diversity, The Bush School
• Introduction by Bill Green, Assistant Dean for Community Life & Diversity, St. Olaf College

In Eddie Moore's words, "This interactive, informational, challenging and energetic session will examine and explore issues related to diversity, privilege, oppression and leadership across America (especially within education). It is imperative those of us promoting diversity and fighting for social justice evaluate and discuss whether or not we are making progress in the 21st century. We all have an excellent opportunity to be positive role models, powerful decision makers, and effective agents of social/institutional change if they have the tools to do so. Are we ready? Are we making any progress?

Participants will leave this session with the skills/knowledge necessary to begin addressing tough issues including racism, privilege, oppression and leadership both individually and institutionally."

1:00 - 1:50 p.m. Campus Teams Please address the following questions during this time with your campus team:

• Of the big issues and ideas discussed so far, which are most applicable to your campus?
• Of the specific programs discussed so far, which seem most adaptable for your campus?
• In which ways have the discussions so far affected your ideas about the diversity agenda on your campus?

1:55 - 3:25 p.m. Panel II: Diversifying the Professoriate and the Curriculum

• Bradley Bateman, Provost, Denison University
• Shigeko Mato, Associate Professor of Modern Languages, Monmouth College
• Jane Rhodes, Dean for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Macalester College

3:25 - 3:40 p.m. Break

3:40 - 4:25 p.m. Breakout Session I -- Special Topics

• Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity
• Interdisciplinary Programs: Sensitive Teaching Content
• Mentoring Minority Faculty
• Homogeneous Students in the Classroom: Race, Class, and Gender
• Minority Student and Faculty Life
• Tenure, Promotion, and Scholarship in ACM Colleges

4:30 - 5:15 p.m. Breakout Session II -- Special Topics (Same topics as Breakout Session I, but with different groups)

5:15 - 5:25 p.m. Daily Wrap-Up

• Betsy Hutula, Coordinator of Projects & Administration, ACM

6:00 p.m. Reception & Dinner

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast

Welcome: Dick Celeste, President, Colorado College

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Panel III -- Building a Culture of Diversity

• Quinton Clay, Admissions Counselor, Grinnell College
• Reitta Turner, TRIO/Student Support Services, Carleton College
• Mike Edmonds, Vice President for Student Life/Dean of Students, Colorado College

10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Campus Teams Please address the following questions during this time with your campus team:

• Which ideas have you heard here are most salient for your campus?
• What more do you need to know?
• What specific follow-up steps should be undertaken on your campus?
• Who will take each step?

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon Reporting Back and Closing Remarks

• John Ottenhoff, Vice President, ACM
• Mario Montaño, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Colorado College
• Christopher Welna, President, ACM