[Counselor_Educ] Fwd: Building Community Through Diversity Initiatives Conference

[robinsoh at ohio.edu]

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From: Kim Hayden <hayden at ohio.edu>
To: hayden at ohio.edu
Subject: Building Community Through Diversity Initiatives Conference
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:24:25 -0400

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The following is sent on behalf of Brian Bridges, Vice Provost for 
Diversity, Access and Equity and blind copied to you.  Please do not reply 
to all. Thank you.
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Dear Colleagues,

I would like to share with you a unique opportunity to integrate students 
from Ohio University's Athens campus and the regional campuses to attend an 
undergraduate research conference entitled "Building Community Through 
Diversity Initiatives" on May 7th and 8th in Baker Center. The conference 
brings together undergraduate students from Athens and three regional 
campuses who are presenting their research and creative contributions on 
topics relating to diversity, multiculturalism, intersectionality and 
identity.

The conference will kick off on Friday, May 7th at 7 p.m. in Baker Center 
242 with keynote speaker Dr. Rebecca Wanzo, Associate Professor of English 
and Women's Studies at Ohio State University, speaking on "Dying from 
Difference: Understanding Life and Death at the Margins," with a reception 
to follow.

Saturday's schedule will feature concurrent sessions from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
in Baker University Center with session topics related to race, class, 
gender and culture.  During lunch, conference participants will be able to 
enjoy poetry, dance, and an original play.

I encourage you to incorporate synergistic pedagogical strategies to 
incorporate a combination of research and diversity into your syllabus as 
appropriate and encourage students to attend these events. This event helps 
to prepare our students for the world ahead and will contribute to their 
learning outcomes in several areas, including cross-cultural understanding, 
research, professional development, and the interconnectedness between 
theory and practice. Our efforts to educate our students for the future 
align perfectly with this conference.

For more information about the conference, including the itinerary, 
conference poster and housing, please go to 
<http://www.ohio.edu/dae/conference>www.ohio.edu/dae/conference  or call 
the Women's Center at 750-593-9625.


Brian Bridges
Vice Provost for Diversity, Access and Equity

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