Agenda

    All conference workshops and institutes will be at Grainger Hall. Keynote presentations will take place in the Ag Hall Auditorium, 1450 Linden Drive. Participants will be notified of locations and times. The Spoken Word Showcase will be held at the Pyle Center.

  • Friday, March 23, 2007
    • Noon–8 p.m.Check in for registrants at Grainger Hall,
      main level
    • 4–6 p.m. (4) CONCURRENT GENERAL INSTITUTES
      Grainger Hall
      • Katie Roller, Toni Johns, Tessa Lowinske Desmond: “Back to Basics”
      • Steve Birdine: "Moving Your Diversity Dialogue From Talk To Action!"
      • Tracie Q. Gilbert: “What's Race Got To Do With It: Social Disparities and Student Success” (repeated)
      • Eric Mata: “Redefining Masculinity” (repeated)
    • 7 p.m. Official Welcome
      Guests: Youth Speaks Madison
      Ag Hall Auditorium
      • 7:45–9 p.m. Introduction/Guest Speaker:
        Julie Chavez Rodriguez
        "Si Se Puede (Yes We Can)"
        Followed by a Q/A with Julie Chavez Rodriguez
        Ag Hall Auditorium
    • 9:15 p.m.–11 p.m. Spoken Word Showcase
      Featured Guests: Climbing Poetree, New York City, from Def Poetry Jam fame
      Pyle Center
  • Saturday, March 24, 2007
    • 9 a.m.–6 p.m.Check in for registrants at Grainger Hall,
      main level
    • 8:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast with Conference escorts or on your own.
    • 10 a.m.–11:45 a.m. (4) CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
      • Dr. Kerry A. Rockquemore/ Dr.Tracey A. Laszloffy: “How to Win Tenure Without Losing Your Soul”
      • Dr. Aimee Meredith Cox: “What is Diversity in the Post Affirmative Action Era?”
      • Dr. Francie Kendall: “Be Careful What You Ask For: Creating a Genuinely Diverse Institution Will Probably Require Changing the Landscape of Your School”
      • Diallo Shabazz: “Political Agendas: The Role of College Students in Creating Institutional Change”
    • Noon–1:30 p.m. Lunch with Conference escorts to State Street, or on your own. Meeting location: Grainger Hall, main level
    • 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (4) CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
      • Dr. Julie Kailin: "How to Engage Students in Critical Conversations About Race"
      • Marilyn Levin, MSW, CAPSW: "Conflict Transformation: Using the Best in You to Inspire the Best in Others"
      • Carlos Wiley/Carl Wesley: "Improving Campus Climate by Fostering Institutional Change"
      • Diallo Shabazz: "Organizing Institutions in Times of Immediate Crisis"
    • 3:45–5:15 p.m. (5) CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
      • Dr. Paul Barrows: Sifting and Winnowing Through Racism, Sexism, Nepotism and the Administration's Raw Abuse of Power: A Case Study at UW-Madison.”
      • Julian Sanchez/Duke University students: “Duke University Center for Race Relations: A Student-Based Model Program for Intergroup Relations and Campus Life”
      • Dr. Francie Kendall: “How To Be an Ally as a Person of Privilege”
      • Dr. Hazel Symonette: “Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize: Using the Self As Responsive Instrument for Equity, Excellence and Social Justice”
      • Flood the Hood with Dreams: "The Truth Is"
    • 5:30–6:45 p.m. Dinner with Conference escorts to State Street, or on your own. Meeting location: Grainger Hall, main level
    • 7 p.m.–7:45 p.m. Mt. Zion Baptist Church Mass Choir
      Guests: Youth Speaks Wisconsin
      Ag Hall Auditorium
      • 7:45 p.m.–9:15 p.m. Introduction:
        Keynote Speaker Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
        "Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster"
        Followed by a Q/A with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
        Ag Hall Auditorium         )
    • 10 p.m.–2 a.m. Conference Dance with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Featuring DJ Triple XXX
      Great Hall, Memorial Union
  • Sunday March 25, 2007
    • 8 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Breakfast on your own or with Conference escorts. Meeting location to be determined.
    • 10 a.m.–11:15 a.m. (3) CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
      • Dr Charles Taylor: "Ten Problems That Students of Color Face on Predominantly White Campuses”
      • Eric Knueve/ALPS: "Infusing Social Justice Throughout a Campus Program
      • Eric Mata: "Redefining Masculinity"
      • 11:30a.m.–12:45p.m. (3) CONCURRENT MAJOR WORKSHOPS
        • First Wave/Josh Healey: Hip Hop Goes to College: The First Wave Learning Community”
        • Tracie Q. Gilbert: “What's Race Got To Do With It: Social Disparities and Student Success”  
        • Rodney Horikwa/Dr. Will Clifton: "UW Multicultural Learning Communities"

    • SPECIAL SLATE OF WORKSHOPS: Grainger Hall

    We strongly encourage high school student participation.