2012 NADOHE Annual Conference
March 12 - 14, 2012
Los Angeles, CA

Tentative Conference Schedule
March 12–14, 2012

Monday, March 12

NADOHE Board Meeting (Board Members Only)
(8:00am - 12:00pm)

NADOHE Conference Leadership Institute
(2:00pm - 3:45pm)
Leadership Institute on Promoting Multicultural/International Synergies

Globalization is reshaping many campuses, which is shifting and shaping definitions of diversity. The intersection of multicultural education/diversity and campus globalization/internationalization is occurring with greater frequency but rarely strategically. Campus international and diversity professionals have not often advanced the agenda of the other, but in a time of diminishing resources can these areas become stronger by building on their synergies? Are chief diversity officers viewed as resources in the area of global diversity? How might CDOs urge collaboration between these areas without subsuming their respective issues? A panel of CDOs at campuses grappling with these issues will discuss their role in promoting multicultural/international synergies and the challenges and rewards involved.

Celebrating Diversity Reception
Sponsored by ING
(5:00pm - 6:00pm)

Tuesday, March 13

Conversation Over Coffee
(7:00am - 8:00am)
This is an opportunity for NADOHE members to have an informal continental breakfast with colleagues and Board Members to discuss organizational issues, as well as current concerns on their campuses.

ACE Plenary Session and ACE Adult Learner of the Year Award
California: The Bellwether of American Higher Education
Sponsored by RuffaloCODY
Presentation of the Adult Learner of the Year
(8:00am - 9:30am)

Coffee in the Executive Campus
(9:30am - 10:00am)

NADOHE - ACE Co-Sponsored Session
Through the Lens of the President: The Role of the Chief Diversity Officer in a Changing Higher Education Environment

Devorah Lieberman, President of La Verne University, La Verne, California; Steven J. Diner, Chancellor, Rutgers University-Newark, Newark, New Jersey; Colin Diver, President, Reed College, Portland, Oregon; Roderick J. McDavis, President, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

Wanda Mitchell, Vice Provost & CDO, University of New Hampshire - Moderator
Co-Sponsored by ACE.
(10:00am - 11:30am)

Closing Luncheon Plenary Session and ACE Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award
(11:45am - 1:00pm)

NADOHE Opening Keynote Address
Whistling Vivaldi and Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us
Dr. Claude M. Steele, Dean, I. James Quillen for the School of Education at Stanford University
(1:15pm - 2:30pm)

NADOHE Concurrent Sessions
(2:45pm - 4:00pm)

Concurrent Session #1
Advancing Scholarship for the Diversity Imperative in Higher Education

The official journal of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education (www.apa.org/journals/dhe) has been described by our publisher, APA Journals, as one of the highest performing new journals in their history. After publishing four volumes under inaugural editor, Michael R. Stevenson, the journal has transitioned to Roger L. Worthington as its second editor. This session offers participants with an opportunity to hear a brief presentation on the history and vision for the future of the Journal. There will also be an opportunity for participants to interact with the editor and members of the editorial board about the publication process and discuss ideas about topics of special attention in the coming years.

Moderator: Roger L. Worthington, University of Missouri

Estela Mara Bensimon, University of Southern California
Mitchell J. Chang, University of California, Los Angeles
Daryl G. Smith, Claremont Graduate University

Concurrent Session #2
What Do Today's Chief Diversity Officers Actually Do?

Given national shifts in the higher education environment, both on college and university campuses as well as in academic medical school settings, what is the current role of the CDO? Are the areas of value-added impact, the same as 8-10 years ago? What might the CDO role look like in coming years?

"The Role of the Chief Diversity Officer in the Health Professions" - Marc A. Nivet, Chief Diversity Officer; Laura Castillo-Page, Senior Director of Diversity Policy and Programs and Organizational Capacity Building; Tiffani St. Cloud, Lead Program Management Specialist (Association of American Medical Colleges)

"The Evolving Role of the CDO" - Lucy Leske, Vice President and Education Practice Co-Leader; Oliver Tomlin, Vice President, (Witt/Kieffer)

"Empowering the CDO: Measuring Your Diversity Initiative Success" - Yolanda Moses, Associate Vice Chancellor, Diversity, Excellence & Equity; Gladys Brown, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Diversity, Excellence & Equity, Director, Office of Faculty & Staff Affirmative Action; Sue Anderson, Manager, Staff Employment and Development, Human Resources; Brian Murphy, Associate Director, Office of Faculty & Staff Affirmative Action (University of California, Riverside)

Concurrent Session #3
Underrepresented Groups in STEM: Toward Greater Success
Panel: To be Determined

NADOHE Business Meeting
(4:15pm - 5:45pm)

NADOHE Awards Reception
(6:00pm - 7:00pm)

Wednesday, March 14

NADOHE Networking Breakfast
Concluding Keynote Address
The Partnership Paradigm, Immigration and Student Success
Invited Speaker: Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, City of Los Angeles
(8:00am - 9:00am)

Closing Plenary Session
Follow-Up Panel Discussion on The Partnership Paradigm, Immigration and Student Success
Panelists to Date: Dr. Mildred García, President, California State University, Dominguez Hills
(9:15am - 11:00am)

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