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Conference on Racial and Ethnic Diversity

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Dr. Jose F. Moreno, Ed.D.

"Faculty Diversity: Seizing the Opportunities"

Jmoreno7@csulb.edu

• Presentation prepared by Dr. Moreno for his keynote address, "Faculty Diversity: Seizing the Opportunities" (PDF; also available in PowerPoint)

José F. Moreno is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chicano and Latino Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Moreno's area of emphasis is Latino/a Education and Policy Studies.

Born in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico and raised in Oxnard, CA, he received his B.A. in Social Ecology from the University of California, Irvine; Ed.M. from Harvard University; and Ed.D. from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy.

Prior to joining CSULB, Dr. Moreno served on the faculty in the School of Educational Studies at Claremont Graduate University, where he also served as the Research Analyst for the Campus Diversity Initiative Evaluation Resource Project and as Senior Institutional Researcher at Pomona College. Previously, Dr. Moreno served as a Post-Doctoral Scholar in the Division of Education at the University of California, Davis, where he studied the long-term influences of pre-college outreach programs for the nationally recognized Puente Project.

Dr. Moreno's publications include: The Elusive Quest for Equality: 150 Years of Chicano/a Education (Ed.); University Faculty Views About the Value of Diversity on Campus and in the Classroom; College Access, K-12 Concentrated Disadvantage and the Next 25 Years; The Revolving Door of Underrepresented Minority Faculty in Higher Education; and, co-editor with Patricia Gandara of a special issue of The Journal of Educational Policy titled, "The Puente Project: Issues & Perspectives on Preparing Latino Youth for Higher Education."

Dr. Moreno 's teaching and research interests include: Latino/a Education; Educational Access and Equity; Diversity and Higher Education; Pre-College Outreach Programs; Evaluation Methods; and the Social Context of Education. Dr. Moreno is a past Co-Chair of the Editorial Board of the Harvard Educational Review and researcher for the Harvard University Civil Rights Project.

Currently he is faculty advisor to the Chicano and Latino Studies Student Association and Grupo Mexica Folklorico at CSULB. Dr. Moreno also serves on the Board of Education for the Anaheim City School District, a K-6 district with over 19,000 students in the city of Anaheim.

Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr.

"Diversity, Privilege, Oppression and Leadership: Are We Making Any Progress in the 21st Century?"

eddie.moorejr@bush.edu

Eddie Moore, Jr. currently serves as Director of Diversity at The Bush School in Seattle, WA. He is responsible for overall programming, budgeting, student groups and working with other departments building implementing strategies associated with recruitment, retention and community outreach. Dr. Moore recently earned his Ph.D. in Education: Social Foundations from the University of Iowa. His research is on the educational experiences of African-American football players at small colleges in the Midwest. Dr. Moore is an ex-student athlete and remains committed to the influence of athletics and academics in the lives of all students.

Prior to his current position, Dr. Moore was Director of Intercultural Life at Central College in Pella, IA. Before coming to Central College he was the Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Intercultural Life at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, IA. The job description for both places was very similar. He was responsible for overall programs, budget and operations. As Assistant Dean of Students, Dr. Moore's duties ranged from discipline, recruiting and day-to-day small college operations.

Before coming to Cornell College, Dr. Moore was a Teaching Assistant and Adjunct Instructor at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA and at Cornell College. As Teaching Assistant, Dr. Moore was responsible for teaching the course Human Relations for the Classroom Teacher at each institution. Dr. Moore had full responsibility for the meeting of classes, planning and conducting class sessions, evaluating student work and assigning grades for students of each respective institution.

Previously, Dr. Moore was a motivational speaker, Camp Counselor and Coach for the Loras College All-Sport Camp for four summers. As counselor, Dr. Moore supervised and coached students, ages 7-14, in developing skills in a variety of sports and activities. He organized, presented and facilitated diversity training, nutrition and self-esteem development sessions. During the 1996-97 school year, Dr. Moore served as Hall Director and supervised a staff of seven Resident Assistants also at Loras College in Dubuque, IA. As Hall Director he dealt with discipline problems and policy violations. He also developed programs and activities, balanced financial accounts and filed facility reports for the resident's hall. Dr. Moore also served as an Assistant Football Coach for the Loras Duhawks during the seasons of 1993, 1994 and 1995. Dr. Moore coached the quarterbacks and recruited athletes from the Florida area.

In 1996 Dr. Moore developed and maintains a growing and thriving Multicultural Diversity Consulting and Research Team: America & MOORE, Research & Consulting. The team, which consists of several on-call presenters, in addition to Dr. Moore, has given interactive and motivating presentations to students from grade K through post secondary levels. Presentations have also been given to parents, community members and organizations, city and state government employees throughout Iowa. The presentations focus on issues of diversity, race relations, community, stereotypes and self-esteem. This challenging presentation leaves participants with constructive questions about their personal beliefs, prejudices and biases. Included within the session is information and discussion on various issues preventing peaceful human relations and 'white privilege'.

Dr. Moore holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell College in Political Science. He also received his teaching certification from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. He received his Masters of Arts in Educational Administration from Loras College in Dubuque, IA. He is recently received his Ph.D. in Education: Social Foundations from the University of Iowa.

Dr. Moore is also actively involved in community work along with his academic responsibilities. He worked at the Broadway Neighborhood Center in Iowa City. While there he met with junior and senior high students attending the local community center on weekends. He held educational sessions, arranged for the students to attend local community events and maintained a student recycling program. Dr. Moore also developed and conducted a parent involvement group for the Prescott Headstart Program in Dubuque, IA. He developed and presented parenting and educational issues such as spanking, Ritalin, relationships and gift giving. Dr. Moore has also worked with adolescent students attending an after-school program funded by Substance Abuse Services Center. Dr. Moore developed various topics affecting teens today. Those issues included the nigger word, job skills and applications, love and abstinence, race relations, academic achievement, Black history and social skills and mannerisms.

Dr. Moore has taken his message to national and international conferences and college and university organizations. A list of conference presentations would include FINE: First in the Nation In Education, Iowa's Educational Research Foundation, AERA: American Education Research Association, in 1999, AESA, in 1998, and NCORE: National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in 2000.

A listing of college presentations would include School-to-Work Graduations, Des Moines Area Community College; Luther College, Decorah, IA; the College-Bound Program, Iowa State, Ames, IA; Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA; and Saturday Scholars, Chicago. Dr. Moore has also been invited to be keynote speaker for MLK celebrations in Fayette, IA in 1996; Fort Madison, IA in 1999 and 2002, in Dubuque, IA in 1997 and 2000, and Kirkwood Community College in 2002.

As Hall Director at Loras in 1995-1996, Dr. Moore organized and facilitated a series of forums and panel discussions for the college and surrounding community covering the topics of affirmative action, interracial dating, flag burning, women and minorities in higher education, religion, gender/color and race relations. Recognized for his ability to motivate students of all ages into action, Dr. Moore continues to be invited to teach and speak locally, nationally and internationally on issues related to diversity, cultural competency, self-esteem enhancement (www.eddiemoorejr.com ). He is a life-long learner as he works to maximize and sharpen his expanding knowledge base and experiences.

Dr. Moore is presently an active member of Brothers of the Academy (BOTA). This is an organization of young African American males across the nation in higher education. The organization focuses on issues of recruiting and retaining students, staff and faculty of color in higher education. Dr. Moore maintains an energetic, positive and caring attitude professionally, spiritually and as a private citizen.