The 2013 Annual Diversity & Inclusion in Higher Education & the Workplace Conference Acknowledge, Resolve, and Pursue: Toward an Education Nation of Inclusion May 8 9 2013 Conference / May 7, 2013 Pre-Conference Seminar Omni Parker House, Boston, MA --Identify and share your current issues in faculty diversity, inclusion, workplace - culture and climate, social media, and institutional intersections -Redefine inclusive leadership, multicultural decision-making, strategic alignment, change management, stakeholder inter-relations, and conflict management - Explore Quantitative and Qualitative Frameworks in diversity strategy & execution -Imagine new possibilities for ongoing innovation
Pre-Conference Seminar Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Executing Strategic Inclusion: Enabling Vision, Alignment & Action registration and continental breakfast 7:45 8:45 am welcome and introductions: 8:45 9 am Carole Weinstein, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board seminar 9 am 5 pm general session a Building and Influencing a Vision & Culture of Talent Stewardship through Inclusion It s been said, that leaders should spend about 40 percent of their time building relationships and sourcing talent. Yet, most spend a fraction of that time on the very task that can move their workplace forward. Creating and executing on strategic inclusion requires a culture that supports the tactical approaches to change. This seminar defines what is meant by a culture of talent stewardship and provides tips and strategies for creating an institutional culture where people can be successful. Dani Monroe, President, Center Focus International, Inc., Board Member, ECU & Board of Education, MA general session b GGIA Measuring Gender Intelligence: Strategic Inclusion from Vision to Action The Global Gender Intelligence Assessment is a brand new, self-assessment developmental gender focused tool to help men and women better understand gender, become more inclusive, and provide strategies for how to improve effectiveness in key aspects of work and life. This intelligence tool can provide strategies and action plans to improve insight into and inclusion of, gender, as well as providing adaptive ways of working with mixed gender teams. Barbara Annis, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Barbara Annis & Associates Alan Richter, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, QED Consulting general session c Alignment, Communication, & Change Management You will explore how to execute your strategic plan to ensure alignment and adaptation as shifts continue. In addition, you will recognize how to ensure all stakeholders are involved in your communication strategies, garnering support, and enabling you to exert your influence to achieve your organization s goals. Marketing partners Call Customer Service at 212 339 0345
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 registration and continental breakfast 7:45 8:15 am welcome and introductions 8:15 8:30 am Carole Weinstein, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board a 8:30 9:45 am In Pursuit of Self Awareness & Acknowledgement: A Mirror Toward Our Stories, Our Circles, Our Boxes, and Our Stuff Storytelling and Diversity Dialogue Circles take center stage in this engaging and transformative opening session that will challenge you to consider issues you may never have fully explored. In this safe, non-threatening discovery process, you will generate self- insight regarding your own perspectives, fears of personal disclosure, cultural assumptions or stereotypes, and levels of maturity and courage. You will have candid discussions, see diversity through fresh lenses, and be encouraged to identify, resolve, and pursue ways you can apply new insights to foster true inclusion on your campuses and workplaces. Pearl J. Alexander, Esquire, Senior Director, People Strategies Georgia Institute of Technology Cheryl O. Cofield, Esquire, Director, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion Georgia Institute of Technology b 9:45 10:45 am Strategic Diversity Leadership: Activating Change and Transformation in Higher Education Diversity work when approached as an intellectual endeavor, evidence-based, and with a pragmatic focus can achieve operational results. In this session, you will view a conceptual framework for pursuing diversity in a national and international context. You will learn about the competencies, knowledge and skills needed to execute effective leadership and how to reframe existing diversity infrastructure, building accountability systems, assessing the diversity process, and addressing legal threats to implementation. Damon Williams, Associate Vice Chancellor, Vice Provost, & Chief Diversity Officer University of Wisconsin concurrent session c1 11 am 12:15 pm Cultural Literacy in a Changing Landscape: Keeping Rhythm with a More Syncopated World Through discussion, video, interactive game-play and a take away workbook, you will explore current trends affecting educational institutions from dialogues about race and culture in a changing America. In these Dialogues on Diversity, you will be introduced to Micro-Literacies to define the common cultural and social connective tissue we have in common that we do not realize we share. You will glean new knowledge to initiate fun, engaging, challenging and hopefully sustained dialogues at your institution. Larry J. Tish, Co-Founder, Dialogues on Diversity Ron Jones, Co-Founder, Dialogues on Diversity www.conferenceboard.org/diversityhighered
concurrent session c2 11 am 12:15 pm Recruitment & Retention of Diverse Faculty While recruitment of a diverse faculty has been a major focus for many higher education institutions, retention has not. Many leave for diverse reasons. In this session, you will examine those reasons, as well as the importance of mentoring individuals from historically underrepresented populations. You will learn about a new process, Speed Mentoring which offers an opportunity for many faculty mentor others through a focus on awareness of campus cultural issues, academic priorities, assessment goals, getting support from leadership, envisioning success, getting buy in, and reframing policies to support and measure initiatives. Gretchel L. Hathaway, PhD, Senior Director of Campus Diversity and Affirmative Action Union College luncheon 12:15 1:30 pm d 1:30 2:45 pm Diversity in Higher Education: Understanding the Social Science Evidence Having a solid grounding in evidence is crucial for decision makers. This session will explore social science research evidence on racial diversity in higher education, including such issues as trends in the level of diversity over time and the effects of diversity on students. The speaker will draw from both his own research and the research of others, and you will acquire knowledge of research evidence that should prove useful in your lives and careers. Peter Hinrichs, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute Georgetown University networking refreshment break 2:45 3 pm concurrent session e1 3 4:15 pm Inclusive Leadership: Discovering the Hidden Gems in Your Workplace Everyone has talent. Yet, does your workplace recognize and ignite everyone s talent? If not, why not? If not, how can you? In this session, you will unpack the concept of untapped talent and how leaders and managers can gain a better understanding of the traits and skills that exist in your own workforce. You will also learn how to examine your own talent to enable you to reach more of your potential. Dani Monroe, President, Center Focus International, Inc., Board Member ECU & Board of Education, MA concurrent session e2 3 4:15 pm Keeping It Real! Making CONNECTIONS! In this unique and interactive high impact training opportunity, you can begin to build a foundation of multicultural competence, inclusive leadership and intercultural communication through diversity training and dialogue. Through game play, preconceived barriers disappear as you find yourself effortlessly opening your hearts and minds to one another as you explore together. You will learn how high impact lasting programming can enable diversity and inclusion learning efforts. Ralph Newell, Vice President, Business Development & Technology Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Leslie Robinson, Chief Executive Officer and Psychotherapist, Trance4mation Games Call Customer Service at 212 339 0345
f 4:15 5:15 pm Plenary Session: The InclusionSCORECARD : Driving Results session sponsor As higher education is increasingly faced with competing interests, severe economic challenges, shifting and reframing of institutional policies, processes, and culture, metrics matter. You will learn about a new strategy to engage and leverage the full potential of all employees who bring diverse & unique expectations, communication styles, and approaches to their careers The InclusionSCORECARD can aid in creating a comprehensive road map for making inclusion a core strategy to create inclusive campus communities, and enhance attracting a diverse staff and faculty, as well as promoting innovative and culturally relevant curriculum. Shirley Engelmeier, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Inclusion Strategist, InclusionINC Maria Hernandez, PhD, Practice Leader, InclusionINC Tom Brown, Higher Education Consultant, InclusionINC networking reception 5:15 6:15 pm book signings and play 7 8:30 pm The Black-Jew Dialogues The Black-Jew Dialogues uses comedy and theater - combining fast-paced sketches, improvisations, puppetry, multimedia, and a game show - to help promote vital conversations about diversity and the changing face of America. After the laughter the performers become skilled facilitators and lead the audience through an honest, open, and safe discussion on the content they just experienced. This gives participants the opportunity to share their own personal stories and gain valuable insight into the commonality that we all share. Ron Jones, Co-Founder, Dialogues on Diversity and Performer, The Black Jew Dialogues Larry J. Tish, Co-Founder, Dialogues on Diversity and Performer, The Black Jew Dialogues Thursday, May 9, 2013 g 6:45 7:45 am Optional Yoga Activity A Yoga expert will guide you through an optional early bird, mind, body and spiritual connection session. Dr. Linda Smith, Yoga Expert & Professor, University of Maryland University College h 7:45 8:45 am Breakfast Session: Talking Circles Informal roundtable conversations to share opinions, ideas, issues, focused on key topics. welcome and introductions 8:45 9 am Carole Weinstein, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board Presentations Available online in advance of the conference
i 9 10:15 am Looking Forward: Chief Diversity Officer Reflections You will hear several CDOs share their predictions about how to get to an education nation of inclusion. Taffye Benson Clayton, EdD, Vice Provost for Diversity & Multicultural Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC Lisa M. Coleman, Chief Diversity Officer, Special Assistant to the President Harvard University Pamela Nolan Young, Esq., Adviser to the President, Director of Institutional Diversity & Equity, Smith College networking refreshment break 10:15 10:30 am j 10:30 11:45 am Preparing Students for the Global Workforce: Curriculum Matters session sponsor A global mindset and inclusive leadership skills are critically important for success in all workplaces. In this session, you will learn how Ernst & Young is supporting universities in developing future global business leaders. You will hear how these universities are designing and embedding global mindset and inclusive leadership skills into their curricula so that their students are appropriately prepared as they enter the global workforce. Gioia Pisano, Inclusiveness Recruiting Leader, Ernst & Young LLP Jeff Wiese, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Student Services, Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri Linda Espahbodi, Director - Master of Accounting Program College of William and Mary k 11:45 am 12:30 pm Disabilities on Campus: A Wide Variety of Strengths and Accommodations for Both Student Populations and University Staffing Needs With one sixth of the world s population estimated to have at least one diagnosable disability, university enrollment, along with faculty/staff hiring rates, still remains far below this percentage at many institutions. Government and greater public awareness is pushing for more progress with this large population to retain their students and staff after acceptance or hiring. You will learn about how you can integrate people with disabilities into any university s Diversity & Inclusion strategies, and how to problemsolve for already existing students or employees with disabilities. Michael John Carley, Executive Director, ASTEP Alan Muir, Founding Executive Director Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD) Mike Rembish, Regional Business Director, Cintas l 12:30 1:15 pm Closing Session: Applied Learning In small groups, you will reflect on your key learning from the conference. m 1:15 3:15 pm Optional Research Working Session A new feature added this year is the opportunity to participate in an inaugural research working group experience to identify dimensions and topics for further exploration and to build communities of interest within diversity and inclusion. Light lunch will be provided.
Registration Information Online www.conferenceboard.org/diversityhighered Email customer.service@conferenceboard.org Phone 212 339 0345 8:30 am to 5:30 pm ET Monday through Friday The 2013 Annual Diversity & Inclusion in Higher Education & the Workplace Conference Acknowledge, Resolve, and Pursue: Toward an Education Nation of Inclusion Conference (907013-1) May 8 9 2013 Omni Parker House, Boston, MA Associates and Non-Associates $995 Pre-Conference Seminar (B99013-1) May 7, 2013 Omni Parker House, Boston, MA Associates and Non-Associates $345 Hotel Accommodations Fees do not include hotel accommodations. For discounted reservations, contact the hotel directly no later than the cut-off date and mention The Conference Board Diversity & Inclusion in Higher Education & the Workplace Conference. Omni Parker House 60 School Street Boston, MA 02018 Tel: 617 227 8600 Hotel reservations cut-off date: Friday, April 5, 2013 Cancellation Policy Full refund until three weeks before the meeting. $500 administration fee up to two weeks before the meeting. No refund after two weeks before the meeting. Confirmed registrants who fail to attend and do not cancel prior to the meeting will be charged the entire registration fee. Team Discounts per person For a team of three or more registering from the same company at the same time, take $300 off each person s registration. One discount per registration. Multiple discounts may not be combined. Printed on New Leaf Insight (FSC ), which is made with 100 percent recycled fiber and 100 percent post-consumer waste, processed chlorine free, and designated Ancient Forest Friendly TM. Printed and bound by Sheridan Communications Inc., Alpha, NJ, an FSC -certified printer. No films or film-processing chemicals were used in the printing. The Conference Board and the torch logo are registered trademarks of The Conference Board, Inc. Program subject to change. March 2013
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