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Energy packed diversity conference peaks with moving sendoff |
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by Jean Elliott |
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| The 2005 Mid-Atlantic Conference on the Scholarship of Diversity provided a lively forum for sharing research in the second annual gathering sponsored by Virginia Tech. Held at Hotel Roanoke, more than 125 participants from five states shared and pondered their research. “This year’s conference combined outstanding diversity research, a tribute to the arts, and an incredible camaraderie among participants,” said Ben Dixon, vice president for multicultural affairs at Virginia Tech. Topics ranged from strategies to increase diversity in computer science, to developing effective interventions with regard to international cultures in marriage and family therapy. “Jazzing Women,” a New York and local tap and jazz group who entertained the participants one evening at Mill Mountain Theatre, also performed an encore at the conference’s sendoff luncheon to a crowd already invigorated by a Nikki Giovanni keynote. A spontaneous and moving conference finale incorporated sign language and crowd participation in a song written by Elise Witt, called Open the Window. |
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 Conference goers attend poster session |
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Opening Keynote |
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William Harvey, vice president of the American Council on Education, delivered the opening keynote. Co-author of Minorities in Higher Education Twenty-first Annual Status Report (2003-2004), Harvey noted that students of color continue to make significant gains in college enrollment, but still lag behind their white counterparts in the rates at which they pursue a higher education... |
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Papers... |
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| If you wish to print a paper, you must contact the author. |
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Braves or Brave Hawks at UNCP: A Philosophical Review of a "Native" Mascot Deaf Lesbian Space Marriage and Family Therapists’ Experience with Awareness of Diversity Multicultural and Diversity Affairs: How are our institutions meeting these initiatives? Kathy McCleaf, Associate Professor, Mary Baldwin College International Approaches in Marriage and Family Therapy Moral Judgment and Children with Behavioral Disorders Multiculturalism in Teacher Education: Let's Talk About Strategies That Work Perceptions of Exemplary Teachers in Urban Schools Reflections on a Dialog about Diversity: The Experience of the Process The Development and Benefits of a Mother-Daughter Book Club Teaching "Context of Culture": Successes & Challenges Promoting and Advancing the Educational Attainment and College Aspirations of Virginia High School Students through the Faculty-In-Residence Program The Other-Race Effect in Recognizing Faces Telling How it Feels: from Simulations to Poetry-Read-Alouds Exploring the Impact Gender May Have on Students' Learning Styles and Course Achievement in Selected Accounting Courses Predictors of School Attachment in a Sample of Rural Latino Youth Students' Perceptions of Global Education and Diversity Incorporating Diversity Issues into "Hard Science" Teaching: A Personal View Evidence-Based Strategies and Interventions: Increasing Diversity in Computer Science Title of Poster Session : Determining Implementation Strategies for Diversity Initiatives |
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