Advancing Diversity at Virginia Tech 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center
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Agenda
8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am Welcome, Introductions, and Updates
9:45 am Break
10:15 am Keynote: Creating a Climate of Success for All
11:30 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Workshops
- Mentoring Faculty: How to Be a Successful Mentor
- Increasing Diversity and Success in STEM Students: Lessons Learned from UMBC's Meyerhoff Program
- In Pursuit of Work/Life Balance
- Maintaining Momentum towards Institutional Transformation
- Dealing with Differences in Workplace Interactions
2:30 pm Networking Reception and Poster Presentations
3:30 pm Adjourn
Featured Speaker
Freeman Hrabowski
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, has served as President of UMBC (The University of Maryland, Baltimore County) since May, 1992. His research and publications focus on science and math education, with special emphasis on minority participation and performance. He currently chairs the National Academies’ Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Science & Engineering Workforce Pipeline.