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Dear colleagues:<\/p>\n
We are pleased to announce that the SUNY Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the University Faculty Senate and the Faculty Council of Community Colleges will host a conference entitled \u201cEngaging Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity in the Classroom, Campus and Community\u201d Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 2017 at the Albany Marriott Hotel.<\/p>\n
A call for workshop and poster proposals closes Sept. 29. Please see below.<\/p>\n
This conference<\/a> will leverage SUNY investments in student success and diversity while exploring best practices in recruitment and retention of students, faculty and staff within the domain of higher education.<\/p>\n At SUNY, diversity can be broadly defined to include all aspects of human difference, including but not limited to, age, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, gender expression and identity, language heritage, learning style, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, status as a veteran, and world-view.<\/p>\n Who is invited?<\/strong> Call for Proposals<\/strong> The deadline for proposals is Sept. 29, 2017.<\/p>\n Workshop Presentations<\/strong> Poster Presentations<\/strong>
\nState University faculty (full-time and contingent), administrators and staff are the primary audiences. The community and educational partners also are welcome to attend this conference. It is designed to examine pedagogy and best practices to facilitate diversity, equity and inclusion in classrooms, on campuses, and within communities. We encourage the exchange of ideas on the recruitment and retention of faculty, staff and students, and the completion and success of students, particularly those from historically underrepresented groups.<\/p>\n
\nOpportunities for presentations will include workshops and posters. Proposals on topics that support equity in the workplace and in the classroom (including research that demonstrates the impact of inclusion programs on student, staff or faculty growth and success) should be no more than 500 words. The planning committee has developed a separate detailed listing of topics that can be used to develop a workshop or panel presentation. Please refer to the Diversity Workshop Presentation Guidelines<\/a>. Proposals may be submitted online.<\/p>\n
\nWorkshops will be approximately 90 minutes in length and held over the course of two days in four concurrent sessions. Presentation proposals discuss pedagogy or best practices to ensure diversity, equity and inclusion across one or more of the following strands are invited:
\n1. Engaging the Classroom
\n2. Engaging the Campus
\n3. Engaging the Community<\/p>\n
\nPosters are encouraged if they include elements of any of the strands discussed above. Posters will be on display throughout the event, with a specific time set aside for their presentation and discussion.<\/p>\n