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3rd ACS Diversity Conference

Relationships and Communication: Diversity Is Not An Option In The Real World

The Heifer Ranch
Perryville, Arkansas
April 1-3, 2005

 

Agenda (PDF)

Focus: Ethnic Diversity

Basic Goals:

  1. Provide opportunity for students/staff/faculty to talk with and listen to each other about diversity issues.
  2. Generate awareness of issues and enthusiasm for addressing them.
  3. Provide a model that can be adapted for individual campus dialogue opportunities.
Students at the Diversity conference
  Students and Faculty at the Diversity Conference


Friday, April 1

6:00 p.m.

Dinner (Ranch Dining Hall)

7:00 p.m. Keynote address Strength in Diversity     Meeting Room A
Governor William Winter, Mississippi
Informal conversation with Governor Winter
9:00 p.m. Adjourn for the evening
Saturday, April 2
7:00 a.m. Breakfast (Ranch Dining Hall)
   
All Saturday sessions will be facilitated by Marichal Gentry, associate dean of students, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
   
Meeting Room A

Breaks will be provided throughout the day
8:00 a.m. - 12 Noon Diversity, What Is It ?
Diversity, Why Is it Important?
Diversity, Who Are We?
Diversity, What Does It Mean for Me?
Diversity, What Is It Like On My Campus?
Diversity, How Do We Make It Work?
12:00 Noon-12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45 - 1:15p.m. Tour of the Ranch
1:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Case Study (in small, pre-assigned groups)
Large Group discussion of Case Study
Campus Team Time
Sharing from Campus Teams

5:00 p.m. Closing (evaluation) and Adjournment
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:30p.m. Optional Evening activities     Meeting Room A
Film: Bamboozled
Sunday, April 3 Departure
7:00 a.m. Breakfast

 

 


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