Second Annual Best Practices in Diversity Forum
270 Rike Hall
Phone: (937) 775-2559
Fax: (937) 775-3545

     Program and  Registration

Wright State's Raj Soin College of Business, Department of Management(RSCOB),The Institute for Business Integrity, The Ohio Civil Rights Commission,Miami Valley Human Resource Association and The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission jointly present the Second Annual Best Practices in Diversity Forum.

Date Wednesday November 1, 2006
Location Berry Room, Wright State Nutter Center

11:00 a.m - 11:30 a.m Registration
11:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m Lunch

12:45 p.m - 01:45 p.m

Best Practices, Cummins Inc - Tim Solso

01:45 p.m - 02:00 p.m 

 Break

02:00 p.m - 03:00 p.m 

 Mock Mediation, Employment Discrimination - Brad Adams

03:00 p.m - 03:15 p.m. 

 Break

03:15 p.m.- 04:15 p.m.

Best Practices, PK USA - Bill Kent

04:15 p.m - 04:25 p.m.

 Closing remarks - Ann Wendt

04:30 p.m - 05:00 p.m. 

 Networking Reception

Registration fee 

 $35.00 - includes lunch, breaks, and parking

 

Registration

For Registration
Contact: Kettering Center
Phone: (937) 775-1100
http://www.wright.edu/kcce/

For Information

Contact: Dr. Ann Wendt

Phone: (937) 775-2468
http://www.wright.edu/cqi-bin/

About the Speakers

Tim Solso

Positions
Years
President and Chief Operating Officer 1995-2000
Executive President and Chief Operating Officer 1994-1995
Executive Vice President- Operations 1992-1994
Vice President and General Manager-Engine Business 1988-1992
Vice President-Marketing 1986-1988
Vice President-Special Engine Markets 1984-1986
Vice President and General Manager-Holset 1980-1984
Executive Director-Personnel 1977-1980
Director-Development and Training 1974-1977
Employment Director 1972-1974
Assistant to Vice President-Personnel 1971-1972
Joined Cummins 1971

Cummins Inc., based in Columbus, Indiana, was formed in 1919 and today is a global power leader that designs, manufactures, sells and services diesel engines and related technology around the world.

Cummins enjoyed its most profitable year in 2005, earning $550 million on sales of nearly $10 billion. The Company, which employs more than 33,000 people and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, is the largest independent manufacturer of diesel engines in the world. In addition to its engine business, Cummins operates several lines of complementary businesses: power generation, distribution, filtration, turbochargers, fuel systems and exhaust aftertreatment products. Cummins serves customers in more than 160 countries and territories through its network of 550 company-owned and independent distributor facilities, and more than 5,000 dealer locations. The Company is a leading manufacturer of diesel engines and related products in a number of major markets outside the United States, including Europe, China, India, Mexico and Brazil.

Brad Adams

Brad Adams has been the Regional ADR Administrator for the Toledo Regional Office of The Ohio Civil Rights Commission since September of 1999. The Ohio Civil Rights Commission is a state agency that investigates and enforces Ohio Civil Rights Act prohibitions against discrimination in employment, public accommodations, housing and other areas while providing comprehensive education and outreach to organizations throughout Ohio.

Mr. Adams previously served as an Intern and Investigator for The Ohio Civil Rights Commission prior to entering a career in professional mediation with the Commission. While working for the Commission Mr. Adams took several mediation courses through Capital University Law School as well as other professional governmental and educational entities that allowed him to be recognized by the Ohio Supreme Court in October of 1998 as a Mediator for the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division.During Mr. Adams tenure with The Ohio Civil Rights Commission as a Mediator he has mediated hundreds and hundreds of complex civil rights discrimination cases with a settlement rate in excess of 75% of those cases he mediates.Mr. Adams received his Bachelors of Arts Degree from Capital University in 1992. He also earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Toledo in 1994. Mr. Adams is a member of many professional organizations inclusive of having a past appointment in 2002 to the Ohio State Bar Association’s Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee.

Bill Kent

Bill Kent currently serves as Vice President, Human Resources for PK USA, a major tier one automotive supplier located in Shelbyville Indiana.

A graduate of Ohio University, Mr. Kent has worked in the human resources profession for the past 25 years and has held leadership positions with Anheuser Busch Companies, Harris Corporation, Cordant Technology, and GenCorp. In 2005 Mr. Kent was recognized by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for his dedication and contributions as a partner and liaison between the Employer Community and the Commission’s efforts to improve equal employment opportunity opportunities for all citizens in the State of Indiana.

 
Sponsored By

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Ohio Civil Rights Commision

www.crc.ohio.gov
 

The Ohio Civil Rights Commission follows a proactive approach in education, training, and the dissemination of publications to better educate and inform Ohioans about their civil rights. Our Valuing Diversity: Learning and Living Together course of study for Ohio’s public school students is one positive way of preparing people to live more harmoniously in the globally diverse 21st Century.

Department of Management(RSCOB)
www.wright.edu/rscob/acad/management

Management is the art of getting things done through other people.  The faculty members of the Department of Management at the Raj Soin College of Business are dedicated to helping students develop skills to be a high-performing manager.The curriculum gives students a sound foundation in teamwork, ethical decision making, motivating others and creating a work environment that helps organizations achieve their strategic business goals while developing motivated employees.

Through the ongoing collaboration with business and government, the Department of Management also provides professional development seminars, faculty-guided student projects and applied research projects to address real-world business opportunities.

Institute for Business Integrity

www.wright.edu/rscob/ibi

The Institute for Business Integrity (IBI) provides a forum and resources to continually improve moral competency in business education and to promote responsible practices in the business community.  The Institute is aligned with the college mission of developing successful and ethical business leaders and it does so through focused service, teaching and research activities.

Raj Soin College of Business
www.wright.edu/business

The Raj Soin Soin College of Business has a long tradition of developing influential business leaders in the region and beyond.Through collaboration with the business community and alumni, the college continues to launch new academic programs, increase scholarship support and expand career opportunities for our students. This collaboration enriches our students’ academic experience while helping area businesses excel.

Miami Valley Human Resource Association
www.mvhra.org

The Miami Valley Human Resource Association (formerly the Miami Valley Personnel Association) was organized just prior to the First World War. A number of Dayton Personnel executives met for the purpose of fostering and promoting better methods of maintaining the best possible human relations in industry and commerce. Out of these early experiences so many worthwhile values have evolved that today the Association includes Human Resource professionals from local organizations that comprise a large segment of the business community. All of these industrial and commercial establishments are helped in many ways by their participation in the Association.

The goal of the Miami Valley Human Resource Association remains that of ever striving to build and maintain at the highest level the best possible human relations in industry and commerce. Service to out membership is of utmost importance. Quality programming and networking opportunity remain their key focus

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission www.eeoc.gov

EEOC has five commissioners and a General Counsel appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The five-member Commission makes equal employment opportunity policy and approves most litigation. The General Counsel is responsible for conducting EEOC enforcement litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Equal Pay Act (EPA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).