From SUNY Brockport web site:
Registration is now open!
13th Annual Diversity Conference
"Building Community through Diversity" CHAMPIONING ACCESS AND EQUITY
Thursday, September 19 • 8 am-5 pm
Pre-registration for the Annual Diversity Conference is now open online. The Diversity Committee invites the campus community to celebrate diversity by attending the annual Diversity Conference in the Seymour Union. This year's conference deals with disparities in access to education, health care, as well as the influence of gender, race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status on equity and civil rights. The workshops offer a wide range of topics that will broaden our diversity experiences. Faculty are encouraged to include the Conference in their syllabi, students are encouraged to attend.
The Conference is free to all Brockport students, faculty and staff. Tickets for Off-campus students are $20, Alumni $40, and off-campus non-student participants are $50. Pre-registration is required for everyone so that we can plan seating. Online registration will be open until Tuesday, September 17. Walk-in registration will be available the day of the Conference based on space available.
Read the abstracts for the Educational Sessions.
Register for the Conference
Volunteer at the Conference
Have an hour or two to help staff the Conference? We can put you to work (very light duty) as an usher, moderator, attendance taker, in the Cultural Showcase, or as a floater. Please volunteer (students, faculty and staff are welcome).Conference Schedule8 am-3 pm Registration Seymour College Union9 am - 10:15 am Keynote Address11 am -2 pm Cultural Showcase Seymour College Union Lounge Ballroom 11 am - 12:15 pm Educational Session I 1-2 pm Multicultural Food Tasting 2 -3:15 pm Educational Session II 3:30-4:45 pm Educational Session III |  |
Keynote Speaker
 | The Diversity Committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Muriel A. Howard will deliver the Keynote Address at the 2013 Diversity Conference on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Dr. Howard is president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and first African-American to lead one of the six presidentially based higher education associations in Washington, D.C. She is also AASCU’s first female president. As AASCU president, Dr. Howard is an advocate for public higher education at the national level, working to influence federal policy and regulations on behalf of member colleges and universities; developing collaborative partnerships and initiatives that advance public higher education; directing a strategic agenda that focuses on public college and university leadership for the 21st century; and providing professional development opportunities for presidents, chancellors, and their spouses. She also served as the president of Buffalo State College, State University of New York from 1996 to 2009. |
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