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As a nationally recognized model in higher education on the issue of diversity, the University of Maryland (UM) seeks to share its success with other colleges and universities in their quest to diversify their campuses.
Building on their collaborative Ford Foundation funded Diversity Blueprint project with the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), UM is now hosting professionals in a five-day Institute.
The Institute will enable professionals to obtain practical “nuts and bolts” strategies to build and implement a campus-wide diversity agenda on their campuses.
The 5-day IMPLEMENTATION AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION Institute will include two "HOT TOPICS" special segments. The first focuses on campus climate, in particular, building a comprehensive Hate Crimes/Bias Incidents Response Protocol and Prevention Plan. The second offers re-examination of the use of race in admissions one yar after the landmark Supreme Court ruling on Affirmative Action. Invited experts will discuss the Brown v Board of Education case, the Bakke case, the UM Banneker Scholarship case, the and the use of the combination of cognitive and non-cognitive variables in assessing student preparedness for admission to higher education with an eye to building diverse learning campus communities.
Participants will also have a chance to share the successes of model diversity programs on their campuses at the Best Practices Forum. The Forum will also give I3 participants the opportunity to explore Best Practices based on their institution size, type, and geographic location.
Participants in I3 will be invited to bring data describing their institution's demographics, governance structures, and organizational schemas. Through facilitated analysis of this data, I3 will enable participants to take home a plan of local action for the institutionalization of diversity in all aspects of campus life.
I3 will also enable participants to link to a collaborative network of higher education professionals across the country.
Some of the proposed workshops (a complete listing of choices can be found on the Printable Brochure and Registration Form or on the Schedule Page):
- Creating a Campus-Wide Diversity Initiative (Academic, Student, and Administrative Affairs)
- Developing a Comprehensive Affirmative Action, Recruitment, and/or Retention Plan for Admissions and Employment Contexts
- Multicultural Curriculum Transformation and Diversity Course Requirements
- Building Faculty and Staff Capacity to Teach and Provide Training on a Range of Diversity Content Areas
- Examining Diversity Beyond Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
- Creating Campus Contexts for Intergroup Dialogue, Negotiating Diversity-Related Conflict and Controversy, and Addressing Campus Climate Concerns
- Student Coalition Building Across Categories of Difference
- Establishing a Diversity-Focussed Living and Learning Community
- Assessment and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Campus Diversity Efforts and Creating Diversity-Focussed Accountability Measures
- Linking Diversity and Technology.
- Diversity Programming-Focussed Grant Writing
Costs:
Entire Institute: $1,750 per person
One Day Rate: $475 per person
Two Day Rate: $850 per person
Three Day Rate: $1,625 per person
Teams of 3 or more: $1,500 per person
A limited number of scholarships are available to full-time graduate students. For more information, please contact Dr. Christine Clark , or call 301.405.2841
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For the most updated information, please consult the ONLINE Registration form.
When:
July 7-11, 2004
Where :
Wyndham City Center
1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Out-of-Town Participants
To make reservations, please call: 202.775.0800
Or make Hotel reservations online at:
http://www.wyndham.com/groupevents/858I3/main.wnt
Ask for special I3 rates!
Logistics
Planes:
We are serviced by three different airports: Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI), Reagan National Airport (DCA), and Dulles International Airport, VA (IAD). D.C.'s National Airport is located on the Metro's Blue and Yellow Lines. Both Dulles and BWI are serviced by shuttles.
Trains and Subway:
The Hotel is conveniently located to the Metro. It is FOUR blocks South of Dupont Circle on the RED line, and THREE blocks North of Foggy Bottom on the Blue and Orange Lines. You may take the Blue Line from Reagan National Airport. Amtrak's Union Station is located on the Red Line.
Space is Limited so Register Now!
For more information, call or email Dr. Christine Clark at 301.405.2841 or cclark1@umd.edu.
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