The Diversity Leadership Retreat will provide students the opportunity to discuss diversity, social justice, leadership, and so much more. Participants will be inspired and equipped with strategies for success, lessons on leadership, and practical skills that will be helpful in navigating our global society. Workshop topics include: Diversity in the Community, Oppression and Cultural Conformity, Politically Incorrect, Leadership in a Global Environment, Symbols Used to Define Who You Are, Inclusion for LGBTQA Communities, and Effective Communication in Leadership. This event will feature Rev. Dr. Jaime Washington, President and Founder of the Washington Consulting Group, a Multicultural Organizational Development Firm and James Brown, Co-President of ALFA World Wide, Ltd. and a former Senior Vice President at ESPN. RSVP here.
9:30 - 10:00 am
Registration/Check-in/Continental Breakfast
University Center I-Lounge
10:00 -10:55 am
Welcome and Icebreakers
University Center I-Lounge
9:30 - 10:00 am
Registration/Check-in/Continental Breakfast
University Center I-Lounge
11:00 -11:55 am
Opening Session with James Brown- ALFA World Wide, Ltd. and former Senior VP of ESPN
University Center Ballrooms
12:00 -12:40 pm
Break Out Session 1
Workshop: Conformity as Symbolic Oppression: Reconciling Value Neutrality and Double Consciousness in an Ostensibly Multicultural Society
Facilitator: Jovan Scott Lewis
Location: UC 233
Workshop: The Importance of Ethnicity and Leadership when Working with Diverse Communities
Facilitator: Saif Ishoof, Executive Director at City Year Miami
Location: UC 237
Workshop: Leadership in a Global Environment
Facilitator: Monica Sharif, Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Business
Location: UC 245
Workshop: What'd You Say?! Politically Incorrect Speech on Campus
Facilitator: Jeremy Bourgoin, Assistant Area Director in Hecht Residential College
Location: UC I-Lounge
12:40 -2:10 pm
Keynote Speaker & Lunch- Rev. Dr. Jaime Washington
University Center Ballrooms
2:15 -3:00 pm
Break Out Session 2
Workshop: Conformity as Symbolic Oppression: Reconciling Value Neutrality and Double Consciousness in an Ostensibly Multicultural Society
Facilitator: Jovan Scott Lewis
Location: UC 233
Workshop: Beyond Tolerance: Creating Inclusion for LGBTQA Communities
Facilitator: Rev. Dr. Jaime Washington, President and Founder of the Washington Consulting Group
Location: UC 237
Workshop: Leadership in Teams
Facilitator: Monica Sharif, Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Business
Location: UC 245
Workshop: Can You Hear Me Now? The Importance of Effective Communication in Leadership
Facilitator: Jesse Ford, Assistant Director of Multicultural Student Affairs
Location: UC I-Lounge
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Closing Remarks
University Center I-Lounge