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All Symposium events will be interpreted
for the Deaf (Sign Language). |
| Friday, February 18 |
8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast (Old Cabell Hall Lobby) |
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8:30 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks and “Charge”
John T. Casteen III, President, University of Virginia
WEBCAST
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9:00 a.m. |
Session 1 Diversity in Higher Education: Why
it Matters
How the role, scope and impact of diversity furthers a university’s
educational mission.
William E. Kirwan & Sylvia Hurtado
WEBCAST
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break (Old Cabell Hall Lobby)
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| 10:45 a.m. |
Session 2 Shaping the Entering Class: Determining
Merit for Admission
How merit is determined in making admission decisions and the
effect of those decisions on the diversity of the student population.
Angela E. Oh & Michael T. Nettles
WEBCAST
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12:30 p.m. |
Luncheon for Speakers & Invited Guests
(Rotunda-Lower West Oval Room)
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2:00 p.m. |
Session 3 Where Are We Now? Self-Assessment
and Strategic Change
How a university identifies and examines organizational practices
that influence diversity.
Michael A. Olivas & Edgar F. Beckham
WEBCAST
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3:15 p.m. |
Coffee Break (Old Cabell Hall Lobby)
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3:30 p.m. |
Session 4 Realizing the Vision: University
Initiatives
How a university can effect change in practices and attitudes
related to diversity.
Eugene Y. Lowe Jr. & Gladys Brown
WEBCAST
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4:45 p.m. |
Summary and Challenge to Roundtables
Edward A. Snyder, Dean and Charles C. Abbot Professor of
Business,
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
WEBCAST
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5:30 p.m. |
Reception (Bayly Art Museum)
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| Saturday, February 19 |
8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast (Newcomb Hall Theater
Lobby)
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8:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Charge to Roundtables (Newcomb
Hall Theater)
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9:00 a.m. |
Roundtable Discussions I:
Identifying Issues and Concerns |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Coffee Break (Newcomb Hall Theater Lobby/McIntire
School Lobby)
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Roundtable Discussions II: Setting a Plan for
Action
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
Patricia H. Werhane, Ruffin Professor of Business Ethics
and Senior Fellow, Olson Center, Darden Graduate School of Business
Administration, Chair-Elect of the University of Virginia Faculty
Senate |
