Keynote Address by Dr. Jillian Kinzie at the Conference
During the first year, Academic Affairs, International Programs and Services, and Office of Student Diversity, and Student Government sponsored the events. Starting from the academic year 2008-2009, Office of the Provost and the Vice President Academic Affairs allocated formal funding to the Tilford Group.
During the Spring of 2009, the Diversity Council to the President was established and the Council met for the first time.
(ii) Second Lecture by Dr. Jeffrey R. Williams : "Recruitment and Retention of Domestic Minorities" in October 2007
(iii) Third lecture by Dr. Joni Barnard : "Diversity in the Workplace" in November 2007
(iv) Fourth lecture by Dr. Anh Tran : "Stratagies to Promote Diversity Appreciation" on February 4, 2008 Picture
(v) Fifth Lecture by
Dr. Browyn Conrad, Gender
Discrimination in Academe
Associate Professor of Social Sciences, PSU on March 25, 2008
(vi) Sixth Lecture by Regent Janie Perkins ,
Diversity: My Personal Experiences
Member, Kansas Board of Regents, on April 25, 2008
(vii) Seventh Lecture by Jeremy Deckard, Kansas Human Rights Commission, Diversity: Food for Thought on September 23, 2008
(viii) Eighth Lecture by Dr. John E. Tidwell Gordon Parks: The Living Tree, partner with the Axe Library on February 19, 2009
(ix) Ninth Lecture by Dr. Matthew Whitaker Understanding Culture and Building Community on April 2, 2009
(x) Tenth Lecture by Rev. Daniel Kuot, one of the 'lost boys of Sudan',Darfur, Sudan Today: Daniel's amazing story and what is happening in Sudan today October 6, 2009
(b) Bring diversity and multiculturalism to the classroom and curriculum.
(c) Participate in the Performance Agreement activities.
(d) Partnership with Student Government to achieve diversity and multiculturalism goals.
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