LIVE WEBINAR!!

4th Annual Diversity Summit
Cultivating Higher Achievement in Generational Engagement
C.H.A.N.G.E.

October 13-15, 2009
College of Natural Resources, NCSU

 

Welcome
Agenda
Location 
Speakers' Bios
Registration (new page)
Sponsors

  WELCOME

The conference is designed to cover  topics of diversity relating to Natural Resources,  but are transferable to different disciplinary areas.

This summit should be beneficial to professionals who address diversity issues in the workplace. Furthermore, those that are  interested in learning different tools to use to work with and retain diverse groups in your organizations this conference is for you.

This summit is the fourth annual diversity conference for the College of Natural Resources at NCSU.  The planning committee for this year’s conference includes:

Thomas R. Easley, College of Natural Resources, NCSU
Shaefny Grays, College of Natural Resources, NCSU
David Washington, College of Management, NCSU

Summit Sponsors

• Weyerhaeuser
• The College of Natural Resources

AGENDA

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

10:30 am - 11 am Welcome and Introductions

11 am – 11:45 am Military- recruitment and retention

12 pm-12:45 pm The “Solo” Status of Women in the Workplace

1 pm adjourn

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

10:45 am Welcome 

11 am – 11:45 am GLBT Welcoming Environment

12 pm- 12:45 pm Building Bridges: Strengthening Leadership for Diverse Communities

1 pm- 1:45 pm Generational Trauma and its impact on student success

Thursday, October 15, 2009

10:45 am Welcome

11 am – 11:45 am Panel: The Corporate View of Diversity

12 pm- 12:45 pm  Diversity in Higher Education

1:30 pm – End of Summit

LOCATION has CHANGED!

October 13-15, 2009

North Carolina State University

Park Shops
Room 130
http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/buildings/park.html

BIOS

James H.Johnson Jr., Ph.D. is the William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of strategy and entrepreneurship and director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center. His research interests include community and economic development, the effects of demographic changes on the U.S. workplace, interethnic minority conflict in advanced industrial societies, urban poverty and public policy in urban America, and workforce diversity issues.
Dr. Johnson examinesthe causes and consequences of growing inequality in American society, particularly as it affects socially and economically disadvantaged youth; entrepreneurial approaches to poverty alleviation, job creation, and community development; interethnic minority conflict in advanced industrial societies; and business demography and workforce diversity issues.
He has published more than 100 scholarly research articles and three research monographs and has co-edited four theme issues of scholarly journals on these and related topics. His latest book is "Prismatic Metropolis: Inequality in Los Angeles".
He received his PhD from Michigan State University, his MS from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and his BS from North Carolina Central University.

 

Brett A. Locklear, a Lumbee Indian, is the Director of Graduate Recruiting for the Graduate School at North Carolina State University.  He earned a BA from UNC-Pembroke and a M.A. in Education Administration from NC State.  His thesis, “Generational Trauma, Anger and Cultural Invasion:  Barriers to Access in Recruitment, Retention and  Persistence for American Indian Students in Higher Education,”  has provided him the opportunity to present academic papers to institutions across the nation as well as national conferences addressing the Indian Education, tribal sovereignty, the political demolition of Indigenous nations, the psychological implications of mascots and stereotypes amongst Native peoples, and the social climate of higher education and accessibility. 
Brett is service oriented and serves on numerous boards advocating for inclusion, civic rights, and cultural preservation for American Indians.  He is a board member of the Triangle Native American Society, the United Tribes of North Carolina, and a Commissioner for the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs.

 

 

Linda Oakleaf is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University. Prior to her return to school, Linda was the Training Coordinator for the Girl Scouts of Metro Detroit. For her dissertation, Linda is
studying lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees within a youth-serving, leisure setting.

 

 

 

 

 

Frank Rackley is the North Carolina Timberlands Manager in the Division of Southern Timberlands with Weyerhaeuser in Vanceboro, NC. Past positions include: Director of Finance and Planning, Wood Procurement Analyst, Foreman, and Industrial Engineer. Mr. Rackley holds a BS in Wood Science and Technology and Economics from NCSU, as well as his MBA from East Carolina University.

 

 

 

 

Alberto “Paco” Roman is currently a Manager of Learning and Development with Cisco and has 15 years of professional experience in education as a teacher, lecturer, academic advisor, corporate educator/trainer and instructional designer.   In his management role he leads all sales related learning and development activities and is the central point of contact for any global training initiatives requiring learning and development support associated with new product introduction for the global sales force.  He  leads a group of geographically disbursed instructional designers and performance consultants and is charged with the coaching and ongoing development of this team.  Paco has held several other positions within Cisco, most recently managing a team of international sales associates,  admitted into Cisco’s year long college hire Sales Associates Training Program.   Paco sits on the Cisco Civics council as an operations manager and the point of contact for outreach activities related to the Boys and Girls Club of Wake County.  He also chairs Conexion, the Cisco Latino Employee Resource Group in RTP.   Paco has a long history with NCSU beginning in 1992 as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer where he supported the Football Program Sports Medicine Practice while obtaining his Masters in PRTM.  Most recently Paco sits on the College of Management and College of Forestry Diversity Advisory Boards.  He is also a Professional Mentor for the Latino Student Employee Resource Group within the College of Management.  Paco earned a BS in Education from Plymouth State University in NH.  

 

 

Denise Sekaquaptewa, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology, and Faculty Associate at the Research Center for Group Dynamics in the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She also serves as Director of the Honors Program in Psychology and Brain, Behavior & Cognitive Science, and has been named a 2007-2008 Faculty Fellow at the National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sekaquaptewa received her undergraduate degree in psychology from  Arizona State University, and her master's and doctoral degrees from the Ohio State University.  Her research in experimental social psychology focuses on stereotyping and intergroup dynamics, in particular how being in the numerical minority in terms of gender or race influences academic outcomes and experiences.  The consequences of unintended stereotyping for intergroup behavior and individual performance in stereotyped domains are also a focus of her work. Dr. Sekaquaptewa's research has been published in major psychology journals (e.g., Psychological Science, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology) and in several books.

 

 

David Washington, Ph.D is currently a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship at North Carolina State University. His responsibilities include the College of Management’s assessment, diversity, and student services activities. Past Positions include: Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs, president of Washington Enterprise; a human resource management consulting firm based in Garner, N.C., and he held several leadership positions while in the U.S. Army from 1997 to 2001. Dr. Washington completed his Ph.D. in Educational Research and Policy Analysis at North Carolina State University, and has a Master of Science Administration in Public Administration from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, and an Master of Business Administration from Webster University in Saint Louis, Missouri.

 

 

 

Beverly Jones Williams is the Director of Outreach and Education in the Office for Equal Opportunity at NC State University.   In this position, she coordinates the Equal Opportunity Institute, directs the NC State Affiliate of the National Coalition Building Institute, and works with a variety of other outreach programs.   Beyond directing these programs, Beverly is also a facilitator and participant.  Beverly has been presenting programs on diversity for over 25 years. Beverly Jones Williams began working in the Office for Equal Opportunity in March of 2000 after working five years as a Training and Development Specialist in Human Resources at NC State University.  Her tenure at NC State began in University Housing where served in several roles including Assistant Director for the East Campus Region. She received a BA in Speech Communication and MS in College Student Personnel Services from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. 

SPONSORS

We gratefully acknowledge these sponsoring organizations for this conference.

• Weyerhaeuser
• The College of Natural Resources, NCSU