17 April, 2012

SEMINAR 9 AM–5 PM

Whether you are engaged in the process of developing a Diversity and Inclusion Plan or have an existing one, strategically sustaining it within your institution is crucial to the difference between the success and failure of your organization’s goals. You will benefit from tried and proven strategic techniques that have been successfully implemented at various types of higher education Institutions. You will:

• Learn from a panel of HE diversity professionals who have focused on sustaining a Diversity and Inclusion Plan
• Share experiences and adapt various components of others from colleagues at various Higher Education institutions
• Develop your own Diversity and Inclusion Sustainability Plans
• Effectively use employee resource groups to Sustain a Diversity Inclusion Plan
• Identify metrics that assist with sustainability
• Strategize a diversity council that works
• Identify other University alliances/structures needed for sustainability
• Define & examine the professional and personal stressors that can have a negative impact on your ability to lead a successful Diversity and Inclusion Sustainability Plan

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 8–9 AM

INTRODUCTIONS 9–9:15 AM
Linda Nelson, Chief Diversity Officer and Human Resources Officer, Georgia State University

A 9:15–10:15 AM

Impact of Organizational Structure on Sustainable D&I Plans

Moderator
Linda Nelson, Chief Diversity Officer and Human Resources Officer, Georgia State University
Panelists
Lynette Chappell Williams, Associate Vice President, Department of Inclusion and Workforce Diversity, Cornell University
Lisa Coleman, Chief Diversity Officer, Harvard University

NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK 10:15–10:30 AM

B 10:30–11:45 AM

Cornell's Approach to Strategy & Sustainability

Lynette Chappell Williams, Associate Vice President, Department of Inclusion and Workforce Diversity, Cornell University

NETWORKING LUNCHEON 11:45 AM–12:30 PM

C 12:45–2 PM

Harvard's Approach to Strategy & Sustainability

Lisa Coleman, Chief Diversity Officer, Harvard University

NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK 2–2:15 PM

D 2:15–3:30 PM

GSU's Approach to Strategy & Sustainability

Linda Nelson, Chief Diversity Officer and Human Resources Officer, Georgia State University

E 3:30–3:45 PM

Applications 

F 3:45–5 PM

Wellness As a Strategy & Personal & Professional Stressors 

Beth McKinney, Director Wellness Program, Cornell University
Cheryl Johnson Ransaw, Director Employee Development and Wellness, Georgia State University

5:30 PM

Informal Gathering & Networking Opportunity: Walk to the High Line