Call for Proposals: Tri-State Diversity Conference

Call for Proposals:

Learning Today: Stronger Tomorrow
2010 Tri-State Diversity Conference
February 4-5, 2010
Cincinnati Airport Marriott, Hebron, KY

The Tri-State Diversity Conference is designed for Land Grant Universities, including administrators, faculty and staff from Extension, research, and academic programs; private and public university representatives; K-12 educators; community outreach leaders; health and social services professionals; employers and supervisors; human resource staff; and all others wanting to empower greater diversity and cultural understanding within their communities and workplaces.

You are invited to submit an abstract for presentation during the 2010 conference on best practices, curriculum models, research, training, and success stories for implementing diversity initiatives in any of the following focus areas:

· Health and Wellness
· Education and Youth development
· Building Strong Communities v
· Diversity in the Workplace

Conference Goal:

The overall conference goal is to network and link people and resources together in order to better integrate diversity into programs, policies, and practices for creating community well-being. Some 175 - 250 participants are expected to attend.

Conference Objectives:

1. Showcase best practices, curriculum models, research, outreach strategies, training methods, and/or success stories for implementing community-based or work related diversity initiatives in the areas of education and youth development, community development, the health field, and the workplace.
2. To identify research needs and questions related to culturally diverse practices.
3. To network and link resources to help integrate diversity into programs, policies, and accepted
practices for creating community and workplace well-being.
4. To create space for participants to examine their experience through reflective dialogue sessions.


Contact Enid Wohlstein at enid.wohlstein@ky.gov for the application form.

Applications are due to Nancy Calix by Friday, June 5, 2009.

Refer forms and questions to Nancy C. Cálix, Work Phone: 502-597-5233,Kentucky State University Fax: 502-597-5933, 400 East Main Street, Email: nancy.calix@kysu.edu , Frankfort, Kentucky 40601