Conference Program

Schedule At-A-Glance

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Diversity Career Fair, Cabot Cage

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Student Panel Reception, John D. O’Bryant, African American Insitute, Cabral Center

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student Panel Discussion, John D. O’Bryant, African American Insitute, Cabral Center
Diversity: The Workplace Currency for the 21st Century
Presenters: Roger Brown, President, Berklee College of Music, and Co-Founder, Bright Horizons Family Solutions and Rachelle "Ray" Hood, Chief Diversity Officer, Denny's Restaurants
Moderator: Beverly Edgehill, President and CEO, The Partnership, Inc.

Host: Academic & Cultural Enrichment Services (ACES), Northeastern University

Thursday, November 16, 2006
(All events located at the Curry Student Center)

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Music: Berklee College of Music Students, Curry Student Center Ballroom
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Opening Keynote: STRATEGIES for the Future of Race Relations on New England College Campuses
Welcome: Ahmed Abdelal, Provost, Northeastern University
Keynote Introduction: Donnie Perkins, Dean and Director, Affirmative Action and Diversity, Northeastern University

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, President, Spelman College

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Break

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM - Concurrent Sessions
12:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Luncheon Keynote: Focus On ACTIONS in Support of Race Relations on New England College Campuses
Keynote Introduction: Dr. William H. Smith, Executive Director, Center for Diversity in the Communication Industries, Emerson College
Keynote Speaker: Tim Wise, Author and Anti-Racism Activist

Luncheon Keynote Sponsor: Bentley College

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM - Concurrent Sessions

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Reception, Curry Student Center Ballroom
Honoring Presidents of Color from New England Colleges and Universities
Music: Berklee College of Music Students
Welcome: Ahmed Abdelal, Provost, Northeastern University
Master of Ceremony: Dr. Jack M. Wilson, President, University of Massachusetts

Friday, November 17, 2006
(All events located at the Curry Student Center)

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM - Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Concurrent Sessions
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Break
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Panel and Town Hall Meeting - Focus on the Future: ALLIANCES
Panelists: Myra Hindus, Vice President for Cultural Diversity, Berklee College of Music
Dr. J. Keith Motley, Vice President for Business and Public Affairs, University of Massachusetts
Arthur Doyle, Vice President, The New England Office, The College Board
Moderator: Dr. David Hall, Professor of Law, Northeastern University

1:00 PM Closing Remarks
Donnie Perkins, Dean and Director, Affirmative Action and Diversity, Northeastern University

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Panels and Concurrent Sessions At-A-Glance

 

Wednesday, November 15, 2006
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Cabot Cage

• Student Diversity Career Fair

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute, Cabral Center

Panel Discussion for Students
Diversity: The Workplace Currency for the 21st Century

Thursday, November 16, 2006
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM - Concurrent Sessions
(All sessions held in the Curry Student Center)

• Impact of Demographics on Admissions, Retention & Graduation
• Teaching Privilege to the Privileged
• Faculty/Staff Dialogues on Race Using the Model of City-Wide Dialogues on Boston's Racial and Ethnic Diversity
• Impact of International Issues on the Classroom
• Native American Experiences on College Campuses: Included or Invisible?
• Sustaining Our Gains - Building on Best Practices in Hostile Racial Environments

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM - Concurrent Sessions
(All sessions held in the Curry Student Center)

• Strategies for Educating New Immigrants in Higher Education
• The Multicultural Think Tank: A Model for Student Participation
• Strategies for Effective Teaching in a Multicultural Classroom
• Priming the Pipeline for Multicultural Scientists
• A Look at Recruiting and Retaining: Non-Traditional "High Risk" Female Students
• Managing Multiculturalism vs. Social Justice Diversity
• Chief Diversity Officer: An Emerging New Profession

Friday, November 17, 2006
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Concurrent Sessions
(All sessions held in the Curry Student Center)

• Campus Conversations On Race: A Talk Worth Having
• Teaching Privilege to the Privileged
• New Paradigms for Diversifying Faculty and Staff in Higher Education: Uncovering Cultural Bias in the Search Hiring Process
• Bringing Diversity to the Purchasing Process
• Best Practices for Positive Race Relations and Diversity in the Post-University of Michigan Court Ruling Era
• The Other Tradition: A Historical Look at Interracial and Multiracial Unity and Cooperation

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Panel and Town Hall Meeting

• Focus on the Future: Alliances

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Host:
Northeastern University

Sponsors:
The College Board, University of Massachusetts System, Berklee College of Music, Boston College, Dartmouth College, Emerson College, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Massachusetts College of Art, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Simmons College

Keynote Luncheon Sponsor:
Bentley College

Corporate Gold Sponsor: Starbucks Coffee Company