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SACRAMENTO, CA
January 14-15, 2009
Diversity Conference
THE NEW FACCC EI DIVERSITY CONFERENCE: EMBRACING CHANGE
January 14-15, 2009
Sacramento City College (link to website) http://www.scc.losrios.edu/
3835 Freeport Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95822
REGISTRATION
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Early Bird Rate |
Regular Rate |
FACCC Members Full-Time |
$115.00 |
$150.00 |
FACCC Members Part-Time |
$99.00 |
$115.00 |
Wednesday Only |
$60.00 |
$80.00 |
Thursday Only |
$60.00 |
$80.00 |
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Nonmembers Full-Time |
$150.00 |
$199.00 |
Nonmembers Part-Time |
$125.00 |
$125.00 |
Wednesday Only |
$80.00 |
$100.00 |
Thursday Only |
$80.00 |
$100.00 |
Registration includes all meals, reception, sessions and materials.
Register Online (link)
Sacramento City College Faculty Only – Register Here (link)
WORKSHOPS WILL INCLUDE:
- Are Barack Obama and Tiger Woods Black? A discussion of current understanding of race and multiracial identity.
- What’s student diversity in the classroom or in curriculum have to do with my discipline? What’s this diversity all about?
- Project to Reduce Attrition of Male Students Enrolled in the AS Degree Nursing Program at Monterey Peninsula College.
- Diversity in the Academic Senate.
- What is Right could be Wrong. A discussion of how ideology creates structured privilege.
- Translating principles into practice: One professor's pedagogy for teaching diversity in a positive manner.
- Addressing the Diversity of Veteran Students in our classes and on our Campuses.
- Scratching the Surface without Drawing Blood: Strategies and Discussion for Implementing Diversity Training across the institution.
- Teaching and Learning in a Hip Hop Culture.
- Creating Change: Putting Students at the Center of our Practice.
- The Los Rios Academic Senate Presents: Best Practices for Fostering Student Access and Success.
- The Chicano/Latino Educational Pipeline: A Trickle of Student Achievement.
- Assessing Cultural Fit, Academic Support among Multi-ethnic sample of Community College Students: Do student perceptions predict academic success?
- Walking the Talk: Addressing the Challenges of Diversity.
- The "New Gospel" of Diversity and Rules for Institutional Change.
- Iranian and American Cultural Frames of Reference.
- Autism in the College Classroom.
- UMOJA Community for Student Success.
- Understanding the “Ability” in Disability: Beyond Classroom Accommodations.
- Assessing Intercultural Competencies.
- Pedagogy in Cultural Spaces: Training a Culturally Responsive Faculty.
- Moving To Culturally Relevant Andragogy: Practical Help In The Trenches!
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Dr. Francisco Reveles,
Professor, Department of Education Leadership & Policy Studies,
California State University Sacramento
Sacramento City College Faculty Only – Register Here
Schedule Coming Soon
ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE
The FACCC Education Institute is proud to present the first annual Statewide Diversity Conference to address issues of diversity within California Community Colleges. This is the conference to attend to receive the most up-to-date and forward thinking information about diversity. There is an exciting lineup of speakers and presentations that will inspire educate and open our minds and eyes on the many issues that faculty, students and colleges deal with in regards to diversity. You won’t want to miss this event.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
All faculty, administrators, counselors, librarians, and staff are urged to attend.
TRAVEL/ACCOMMODATIONS
Parking (Information on where to park and if permits will be required forthcoming)
Hotels
The hotels listed below are all Union Hotels:
Citizen Hotel
926 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Holiday Inn Sacramento-Capitol Plaza
300 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 446-0100
The Sheraton Grand Hotel
1230 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 447-1700
For more information, and to register, click here, or contact Program Director Silvia Farias at (916) 447-8555 or sfarias@faccc.org.