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Program and Resource Guide ® Program and Resource Guide National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education NCORE® 2012 PROGRAM AND RESOURCE GUIDE th Annual 25th Annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education 25 The Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies Public and Community Services Division College of Continuing Education University OUTREACH The University of Oklahoma 3200 Marshall Avenue, Suite 290 ® ✦ Norman, Oklahoma 73072 May 29 through June 2, 2012 New York City, New York (NCORE Sponsored by The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. ® The Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies Accommodations on the basis of disability are available by calling 2012) Public and Community Services Division ✦ College of Continuing Education ✦ University Outreach (405) 325-3694. THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies National Advisory Committee (NAC) National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education® The Executive Committee of the Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies serves as the primary planning body for the Annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE®). The Executive Committee encourages direct, broadly based input into the planning process NCORE 2010-NCORE 2012 Cristine Cullinan, PhD, Assistant Professor and Associate Hazel Rountree, JD, Assistant Director Director Affirmative Action from all conference participants through the conference evaluation process, discussion, and other written and verbal communication. Organizational Development and Training Wright State University—Dayton, OH Fay Akindes, PhD, Associate Professor/Director University of Oregon—Eugene, OR Communication, Center for Ethnic Studies Usha Sahadeva-Brooks, Office Services Manager/Analyst University of Wisconsin, Parkside—Kenosha, WI Lee Gill, JD, Associate VP for Inclusion and Equity/CDO Office of Residential Life Richard Allen, PhD Richard E. Hilbert, PhD Lotsee F. Patterson, PhD Office of the Senior VP, Provost and COO University of California, Los Angeles—Los Angeles, CA Policy Analyst Professor Emeritus Professor Emeritus Phil Birdine, PhD, President The University of Akron—Akron, OH The Cherokee Nation Department of Sociology School of Library and Western Oklahoma State College—Altus, OK Gregory Tanaka, PhD, JD, Visiting Professor Tahlequah, Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma Information Studies Africa Lozano, MS, Academic Advisor/Assistant Mentor Mills College of Education—Oakland, CA Norman, Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma Shannon Burton, Academic Specialist Center for Educational Opportunity Norman, Oklahoma School of Criminal Justice University of Wisconsin-Madison—Madison, WI Vernon Wall, Senior Director Michigan State University—East Lansing, MI Professional Development, Research and Scholarship G. Dean Patterson, PhD, Associate VP for Student Affairs ACPA-College Student Educators—Washington, D.C. Clayton Cobb, Counselor/Professor Case Western Reserve University—Cleveland, OH Amy C. Bradshaw, PhD Seneca Centre For Outreach Education Jeffery Wilson, PhD, Assistant Professor Leadership Thomas L. Hill, PhD David L. Tan, PhD Associate Professor Seneca College—Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ruby Peredes, PhD, Assistant Vice Chancellor University of Memphis—Memphis, TN Vice President Associate Professor and Department of Educational Psychology Diversity and Climate Student Affairs Department Chair The University of Oklahoma Carretta Cooke, Assistant to the VP for Student Affairs University of Wisconsin-Madison—Madison, WI Iowa State University Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Appointment Norman, Oklahoma Northwestern University—Evanston, IL Ames, Iowa College of Education Becky Petitt, PhD, Associate Vice President for Diversity NCORE 2013-NCORE 2015 The University of Oklahoma Janet Fleetwood, PhD, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity Norman, Oklahoma Development and Equity and Professor, Family Medicine Texas A&M University—College Station, TX Cheryl Avant, PhD, Director of Career, Counseling and Disability Drexel University—Philadelphia, PA Services Willie V. Bryan, EdD Charles Ransom, BA, MLS, Career Counselling and Disability Services Former Vice Provost and Beth Wilson, JD Samuel Lopez, PhD, DPT, Director Multicultural Studies Librarian, University Library Lincoln University—Jefferson City, MO Associate Professor Silas Law, PhD Office of Multicultural Academic Services University of Michigan—Ann Arbor, MI Orient Express Executive Assistant to the Department of Health President, and UNC Charlotte—Charlotte, NC Paul Buckley, PhD, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Students Norman, Oklahoma Undergraduate Dean’s Office Promotion Sciences Director, Institutional Access Miriam Sahatdjian Gogol, PhD, Dean Ana Marrero-Lopez, Assistant Director Dartmouth College—Hanover, NH The University of Oklahoma and Equity School of Liberal Arts Health Sciences Center Multicultural Engineering Program Mercy College—Dobbs Ferry, NY Southern Methodist University Luis Cano, Student Body President Oklahoma City, Oklahoma University of Nevada, Las Vegas—Las Vegas, NV Dallas, Texas Moises Salinas, PhD, Chief Diversity Officer Student Development Sara Mata, Grant Coordinator Office of Diversity and Equity Valencia College-East—Orlando, FL Charles E. Butler, PhD Department of Nutritional Sciences Central Connecticut State University—New Britain, CT Professor Emeritus Jessica Martinez-Brooks Ex-officio Members: Oklahoma State University—Stillwater, OK Tonya Dixon, Professor of Nursing Education, Human Relations, and Director Renay Scales, PhD Harper College—Winthrop Harbor, IL African and African American Studies Community Outreach and Education James P. Pappas, PhD Tamra Minor, PhD, CDO and Assistant Vice President Dir. of Faculty Development and AP, Family Medicine The University of Oklahoma Jesse Dixon, Jr., EdD, Director Oklahoma City Community College Vice President for Office of Diveristy and Inclusion Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine Norman, Oklahoma Office of Multicultural Affairs Oklahoma City, Oklahoma University Outreach, and State University of New York (SUNY)—Albany, NY University of Pikeville—Pikeville, KY Dean UW-Eau Claire—Eau Claire, WI College of Liberal Studies Sandra Moore, Associate Provost for Diversity Planning Melisa Williams, Director The University of Oklahoma University Diversity Office/Provost Office Multicultural Education and Diversity and Student Involvement Marisa Herrera, EdD, Director, Ethnic Cultural Center Jeanette R. Davidson, PhD Office of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity Norman, Oklahoma Eastern Kentucky University—Richmond, KY Medaille—Buffalo, NY Director University of Washington—Seattle, WA Jorge L. Mendoza, PhD African and African American Studies Rodrick Moore, PhD, Director, Multicultural Student Affairs Chair and Professor Appointment and Associate Professor Student Life Terri Johnson, Assistant Dean Psychology Department School of Social Work Belinda P. Biscoe Boni, PhD University of South Carolina—Columbia, SC NCORE 2012-NCORE 2014 Student Multicultural Affairs, Student Life The University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma Director, Mid-Continent Comprehensive Southwestern University—Georgetown, TX Norman, Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Center Sedelta Oosahwee Elaine Brigham, Co-Director Associate Vice President Ietan Consulting, LLC Intergroup Dialogue Program Andy Karafa, PhD, Interim Dean, Arts and Sciences University Outreach Washington, D.C. Mount Holyoke College—South Hadley, MA Academic Department Head, Social Sciences Robert Con Davis-Undiano, PhD Public and Community Services, College Ferris State University—Big Rapids, MI Jeffrey Carr, EdD, Chief Diversity Officer (Chair) Teresa (Teri) Mora of Continuing Education Ursula Robinson-Wright, EdD, Assistant Dean Neustadt Professor The University of Oklahoma Peabody Student Affairs Office of the President Cleopatria Martinez, PhD, Professor of Mathematics Director Vanderbilt University—Nashville, TN Point Loma Nazarene University—San Diego, CA Maricopa Community Colleges—Phoenix, AZ Executive Director Hispanic Student Services and of Upward Norman, Oklahoma World Literature Today Bound The University of Oklahoma Rudy Rodriquez, PhD Debbie Corsino-Moore, Director Girija Shinde, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology Oklahoma Panhandle State University Multicultural Initiatives Volunteer State Community College—Livingston, TN Norman, Oklahoma Shad Satterthwaite, PhD Retired Professor, College of Education Goodwell, Oklahoma University of North Texas—Denton, TX Salt Lake Community College—Salt Lake City, UT Officer Michael Snowden, PhD, Chief Diversity Officer University Equal Opportunity Joseph Ruanto-Ramirez, Office Manager Matsimela Diop, PhD, Director Office of Equal Opportunity Melvin C. Hall, Esquire The University of Oklahoma Cross Cultural Center Multicultural Student Services McNeese State University—Lake Charles, LA Sylvia H. Morales Partner, Riggs, Abney, Neal, Norman, Oklahoma UC San Diego—La Jolla, CA University of North Dakota—East Grand Forks, MN Turpen, Orbison & Lewis Community Volunteer Quanta Taylor, Student Coordinator Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Latino Culture Consultant Michael Soh, Administrator S. Nzingha Dugas, Director and Academic Coordinator Office of Multicultural Affairs Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Undergraduate Education Initiatives Multicultural Student Development Unit Transylvania University—Lexington, KY
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