Eighth Annual
Quest for Community: A Call to Action

Conference Speakers

Judy Shepard

Shepard, whose son Matthew was murdered in 1998 in a crime motivated by hatred of gays, urges an end to anti-gay violence and promotes a greater understanding of gay issues. She will speak in conjunction with Wright State's Presidential Lecture Series and Rainbow Alliance. This lecture is free and does NOT require registration.

Keynote Speaker:
Nadinne Cruz

Friday, April 18, 2008
9–10 a.m.
Apollo Room, Student Union
Quest Registration required.

For more than 25 years, Cruz has advanced service learning nationally and internationally. As executive director of the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs, Cruz led 18 colleges and universities to develop community-based learning programs. She won the 2005 National Youth Leadership Council’s Alec Dickson Servant Leader Award, which honors exemplary leaders who have inspired the service learning field. Now an independent consultant, Cruz works with colleges and universities, national and state Campus Compacts, and the California State University system on service learning and civic education.