12th Annual
Quest for Community: A Call to Action
Changing Lives, Changing Communities

Wright State's Diversity Conference

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

8:30–9:00 a.m - Registration/Student Union Apollo Room
Musical Entertainment by The Shawn Stanley Trio

9–9:45 a.m. - Convene and Welcome

David R. Hopkins, P.E.D., President, Wright State University
John D. Trasviña, Assistant Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development

Introduction of Lecturer
David R. Hopkins, P.E.D., President, Wright State University

9:45–10:45 a.m. - Keynote Speaker: Randal Pinkett, Ph.D.
Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO, BCT Partners
"Leveraging 'Personal Diversity' to Succeed
in Leadership AND Life"

11 a.m.–noon - CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1

Introducing Welcome Dayton
Session I—E156B/C Student Union (Endeavour Room B/C)
Moderator: Judge Walter Rice, U.S. District Court
Panelists: Matt Joseph, Dayton City Commissioner
Tom Wahlrab, former Human Relations Council Executive Director.

What's the fuss about immigration? Can a city just sidestep the dysfunction of the national conversation and take its own measure on responding to the newest wave of immigrants in its midst? Might a city take notice and even nurture the contributions of its newest residents? Might a city consider the possibilities for economic growth and cultural diversity if it were intentionally "immigrant friendly?"

The city of Dayton took notice of its newest immigrant residents and, through a community conversation, wrote a plan to become immigrant friendly and formally adopted it as a policy framework: Welcome Dayton.

From the Ground Up: Three Years of Progress, Pitfalls, and Possibilities for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Ally (GLBTQA) Campus Concerns
Session II—E156A Student Union (Endeavour Room A)
Moderator: Rick Danals, Ph.D., Office of Student Activities
Panelists: Roxie Patton, Rainbow Alliance, GLBTQA Resource Room
Heather Wilder, Ph.D., and Kitty Friedman, Allies: Organization for GLBTQA Faculty and Staff
Daniela Burnworth, Ph.D., Safe Space Program
Student Representative, Rainbow Alliance

Discover how a team of individuals and organizations united to transform the campus environment for GLBTQA students, faculty and staff from the ground up. By using their ingenuity, effort, and relentless pursuit of equality, a group of individuals and offices created new educational programs, visibility, and support networks on campus. In addition to sharing the new resources available to the campus community, the panel will share the pitfalls and progress that made this dream a reality and possibilities for the future.

Yourself, Your Campus, and Your Community: Changing Lives and Changing the World
Session III—E163A Student Union (Discovery Room A)
Moderator: Nycia Bolds, University Center for International Education
Panelists: Aaron Stokes, Black Student Union
Sean Curtis, Greek Affairs Council
Andy Macy, Rainbow Alliance
Gina Pottkotter, Residential Community Association
Paul Reed, Student Government
Joseph Gibbons, University Activities Board

As representatives of the "Big Six" Student Organizations—Black Student Union, Greek Affairs Council, Residential Community Association, Rainbow Alliance, Student Government, and the University Activities Board—we feel that giving back to the community is of the utmost importance. We also recognize that service is not solely external, and that it begins inside each of us. In our workshop, we will be addressing three levels of service: the self, the campus, and the community. The discussions will be interactive, comprehensive, and enticing. We will work together to ensure that everyone in attendance will not only learn a lot about themselves and those around them, but will have fun doing it.

Conversation with Randal Pinkett
Session IV—Student Union Atrium
Moderator: Patricia Jones, Office of the Provost

Continue the conversation with the 2012 Quest keynote speaker, Randal Pinkett, Ph.D., in this breakout session that offers an opportunity for an intimate exchange about a myriad of topics and plenty of time for your questions.

12:15–2:30 p.m. - Luncheon/Apollo Room

Performance by Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
President's Remarks—David R. Hopkins, President,
Wright State University
Presentation of the annual Kim Goldenberg
Quest for Community Award
Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Howard,
Founder and Principal of Broadbridge International Group, Ltd.
"Changing Lives, One Dinner at a Time"

2:45–3:45 p.m. - CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2

Step Up: Changing Lives, Changing Communities
Session I—Student Union Atrium
Moderator: Dana Murray Patterson, Ph.D., Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center

This workshop is led by DCDC2, the corps of pre-professional apprentice dancers, a number of whom are Wright State University students. The DCDC2 dancers will perform a lecture-demonstration, which is a theme-based performance using any context or materials from the study of the humanities, from history to science. This particular lecture-demonstration is part of the dance company's Step Up lecture-demonstration series. Step Up celebrates diversity and seeks to inspire its audience. There will also be an interactive session for the audience at the end of the lecture-demonstration.

Service-Learning: A Local-Global Continuum
Session II—E157 Student Union (Atlantis Room)
Moderator: Cathy Sayer, Office of Service Learning and Civic Engagement
Panelists: Jennifer Subban, Ph.D., Urban Affairs
Megan Trickler, University Center for International Education (UCIE)
Amanda Turner (South Africa program participant)
Megan Hague (South Africa program participant)

In Summer 2010, Jennifer Subban, Ph.D., associate professor of urban affairs, led a 17-day service-learning trip to South Africa. Students took the course "International Approaches to Community Development" in preparation for the trip, and then implemented a community-base youth leadership institute abroad that ended with participants implementing a service project. This session lays the foundation for understanding service-learning at Wright State, international teaching opportunities for faculty possible through UCIE, practical tips from the professor who organized the course and trip, and stories from student participants.

Ways to Teach Multicultural Competency
Session III—E163 Student Union (Discovery Room)
Moderator: Jeffrey Vernooy, Office of Disability Services
Panelists: Carl Brun, Ph.D., Social Work
Jean Edwards, Ph.D., General Education
Barbara Hopkins, Ph.D., Economics
Edwin Mayes, University College
Julianne Weinzimmer, Ph.D., Sociology

This session will describe the Multicultural Competency (MC) designation for courses under the new semester Core, formerly General Education. Courses already approved as MC Core courses will be described. Participants will learn about the process to develop and submit MC Core course applications. Tools, such as versions of the Dialogues on Race and media resources, will be discussed. The outcome of this session is that participants will strongly consider submitting MC Core course applications.

We Serve U-Panel
Session IV—E156A Student Union (Endeavour Room A)
Moderator: Joanie Hendricks, Office of Financial Aid
Panelists: Jacqueline Neal, Jen McCamis, Shirley Barber, and Becky Traxler, We Serve U
George Frey, Relay for Life
Joe Radelet, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Jacalyn Allen, Division Director, March of Dimes
THE MISSION and CHOOSING to ACCEPT it!!

Join our panel discussion and learn how U are vital in making the WSU Mission a successful reality! Our panelists from We Serve U, Relay for Life, March of Dimes and Big Brothers Big Sisters are eager to show you opportunities for making the most of your volunteer experiences. It's about community, it's about people, and it's about transforming the lives of our students and the communities we serve!

3:50–4:30 p.m. - Closing Ceremony/Reception

Student Union Atrium
Musical Entertainment by Magdalen

4:45–6:00 p.m. - Movie: Memories of Ubuntu
E163 Discovery Room
Memories of Ubuntu is a short documentary about youth and hope in post-apartheid Durban, South Africa. Living in a country during a pivotal moment of transitional struggle, high school students must learn to find value and beauty in themselves and their country. In discovering their identities, their voices, their stories, they will discover their purpose as the youth of Durban.