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Tentative Conference Agenda
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| Morning Sessions |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Registration/Social/Upon Arrival - Light Refreshments |
| 9:00 - 9:15 |
Welcome and Introductions
Susan Lagos Lavenz
Chair, Diversity Committee, College of Education
Robert Yager
Professor Emeritus, College of Education
Sandra Bowman Damico
Dean, College of Education, University of Iowa
Michael Hogan
Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Iowa
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| 9:15 - 10:15 |
Keynote: "Beating the Odds"
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| 10:15 - 10:30 |
Discussion and Questions
Moderator: Dr. Freeman Hrabowski |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Break - Coffee Available
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| 11:00 – 11:30 |
Book Signing |
| 11:30 - 1:00 |
Lunch
On your own (map provided in folder) |
| Afternoon Sessions |
| 1:00 - 1:30 |
Yager Diversity Award-Previous Finalists Recognition and Website Unveiling
Betsy Huston
Johnson School of the Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA
Julie Walstrom
Perry School District, Perry, IA
Georgia Hollrah
Denison High School, Denison, IA
Cynthia Wiese
Maquoketa Community School District, Maquoketa, IA |
| Diversity Initiatives Panels - Moderated by Dorothy Simpson-Taylor, Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, University of Iowa |
| 1:30 - 2:00 |
Community Diversity Initiatives Panel
Rick Spears
Youth Counselor, United Action for Youth, Iowa City
Thomas Walz
Professor Emeritus, UI School of Social Work
Shari Miller
Youth Leadership Coordinator, Department of Corrections |
| 2:00 - 2:30 |
University Diversity Initiatives Panel
Jodi Linley
Iowa Biosciences Advantage, UI College of Medicine
David Manderscheid
Professor and Chair, UI Department of Mathematics
Vanessa Shelton
Director, IHSPA, UI School of Journalism and Mass Communications |
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
School Diversity Initiatives Panel
Francisco Pepin
Associate Principal, West High School, Iowa City, IA
Dave Markward
Superintendent, Cedar Rapids Community School District
Sean Baylor
Facilitator, McKinley Middle School
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| 3:00 - 3:30 |
Evaluations and Closing Remarks |
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