Editors: A complete Diversity Summit agenda can be found at .
The University of Colorado at Boulder's Eighth Annual Campus Diversity Summit, "Bias, Blame and Bigotry: Stressors on Diverse Communities," will be held Feb. 19-21.
The keynote speaker is Julianne Malveaux, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated economist, lecturer and columnist whose primary area of research focuses on the labor market and public policy. Her talk, "Share Status -- A Global Imperative," will focus on the basic premise that an injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere.
Malveaux will speak on Friday, Feb. 21, at 9 a.m. in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom. All summit events are free and open to the public.
"Our country is experiencing some critical and traumatic events that are having an impact on our campus community," said Ofelia Miramontes, associate vice chancellor for diversity and equity. "I believe Dr. Malveaux's remarks will help us to focus attention on the broad spectrum of issues raised by our current national climate. The panel following her remarks also will help us to explore their ramifications within our university community."
On Feb. 19, a dramatic performance incorporating personal experiences of bias, blame and bigotry on campus and in the community will be performed by the Interactive Theatre Project of Wardenburg Health Center at 4 p.m. in Old Main Chapel.
Sessions on Feb. 20 will focus on upward mobility strategies for Spanish-speaking members of the university community at 10:30 a.m. in UMC room 457; stressors affecting people with disabilities, featuring Al Swain, an inspirational speaker on multicultural and disability issues, at 1 p.m. in UMC room 235; media portrayals of people of color, presented by Associate Professor Patricia Raybon of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at 4 p.m. in Old Main Chapel; and issues of bias and bigotry against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender collegiate athletes, with former college student-athlete Nora Beck at 7 p.m. in Eaton Humanities Building room 150.
The Diversity Summit will conclude on Feb. 21 with a full day of activities at the UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom, featuring Malveaux's keynote address at 9 a.m. and followed by small group discussions on race, women in positions of influence, new federal policies for foreign students, issues in the GLBT campus community and the impacts of stress and bias on people with disabilities. The session on upward mobility strategies for Spanish-speaking members of the campus community also will be repeated Friday at 1:30 p.m.
The Diversity Summit supports the university's strategic goals to foster a supportive campus community and to enhance student learning. Supervisors are encouraged to allow staff to use administrative leave or release time to attend one or more of the sessions, and faculty are encouraged to bring their classes.
The summit is organized by the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs and the Office of Diversity and Equity and is sponsored by the Cultural Events Board, the Chancellor's Standing Committee on GLBT Issues, the Chancellor's Committee on Women, the Program Accessibility Committee, the Office of Disability Services and the Office of International Education. Partial funding support is provided by the President's Fund for the Support of Diversity.
For a complete agenda and additional information on each session, visit the Office of Diversity and Equity Web site at .
To RSVP call (303) 492-8772 or TTY (303) 735-5176. Anyone requiring a special accommodation to attend should contact Sharon Vieyra at (303) 735-1332 or e-mail Sharon.Vieyra@Colorado.Edu.