TO: ASU FACULTY & STAFF
FROM: COALITION TO INCREASE MINORITY DEGREES
SUBJECT: CALL FOR PRESENTERS AT EXPANDING MINORITY
OPPORTUNITIES: FIRST ANNUAL NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
On January 19-21, 1995, the ASU-headquartered Coalition to
Increase Minority Degrees (which includes Project PRIME,
Project 1000, the Southern Rocky Mountain Alliance for
Minority Participation, the Hispanic Experts Database/Minority
Experts Database, and the Bilingual Review/Press), in
partnership with the American Council on Education, Arizona
State University, The College Board, The Charles A. Dana
Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation will host
EXPANDING MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES: FIRST
ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE. The conference will
be held at Arizona State UniversityŃs Memorial Union.
THE CONFERENCE IS THE FIRST OF WHAT WILL BE AN ANNUAL EVENT HELD DURING
THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WEEK HERE AT ASU.
In 1995, pre-conference workshops will take place on
January 19, (Thursday), and the conference itself will take
place on January 20-21 (Friday and Saturday). The
EXPANDING MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES: FIRST
ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE will bring together
major presentations on a wide range of topics related to
expanding opportunities for underrepresented minorities
African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans).
The general cost for ASU faculty and staff attending the
conference is $125, a 50% discount off the non-ASU
college/university faculty/staff rate of $250. This price covers
all meal events, sessions, exhibit areas, and special events.
For éconference-onlyä registrations (no meal events or
special events of any kind), the ASU faculty and staff rate
is $70 (a 50% discount off the non-ASU college/university
faculty/staff rate of $140) and provides access to conference
sessions and exhibit areas.
If you are interested in making a presentation at this
conference or require additional information,
please contact us at the address below:
EXPANDING MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES: FIRST
ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Attn: Conference Coordinator
Hispanic Research Center
Box 872702
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-2702
Voice: (602)-965-3367
Fax: (602)-965-8309
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A FACSIMILE OF THE CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
AND CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS FOLLOWS:
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YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
EXPANDING MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES: FIRST
ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE to be held at Arizona
State University in the metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona.
The Expanding Minority Opportunities Conference will focus
on coalition building at each step along the educational
pipeline from precollege education to postgraduate
employment issues. Educators, educational administrators,
students, foundation officers, corporate representatives, and
MINORITY INITIATIVES' PROGRAM STAFF FROM AROUND THE NATION WILL
be present to discuss issues of critical importance to minority
student and minority professional opportunities in education
and in employment. Sponsored by the American Council on
Education (ACE), Arizona State University (ASU), The
Coalition to Increase Minority Degrees (CIMD), The College
Board, and The Charles A. Dana Foundation, the Expanding
Minority Opportunities Conference focuses on African
American, Hispanic, and Native American concerns. Specific
conference points of interest include elementary, secondary,
and college educational issues; recruitment using high
technology to expand minority opportunities; getting
minority scholarly and creative work published;
future directions of government, corporate and
foundation support for minority initiatives, the effects of
NAFTA on minority opportunities; and minority
involvement in legal, medical, health, and other professions.
Please check below for additional, anticipated session topics.
SESSION TOPICS
WE ANTICIPATE SHOWCASING THE FOLLOWING SESSION TOPICS
among others. If you (or you and your colleagues) are
interested in Expanding Minority Opportunities at any level,
we are interested in your suggested form of participation. We
encourage presentations that provide engaging content with
visionary ideas along the lines of the sample topics below.
* ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
* COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
* CURRICULUM ISSUES
* EFFECTIVE NETWORKING
* EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
* ESTABLISHING BRIDGE PROGRAMS
* FINANCIAL AID
* GETTING PUBLISHED
* GRADUATE SCHOOL: MYTHS AND MISASSUMPTIONS
* GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
* MINORITIES AND HIGHER EDUCATION
* MINORITIES AND THE PROFESSIONS
* MINORITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP
* MINORITY RECRUITMENT TECHNIQUES
* NAFTA OPPORTUNITIES
* PARENTS AS PARTNERS
* REACHING MINORITY EXPERTS
* RECRUITING MINORITIES
* RETENTION PROGRAMS
* STUDENT DATABASE AND TRACKING
* STUDENT PEER NETWORKING
* SUCCESS IN éGATEKEEPINGä COURSES OR SUBJECTS
* TESTING AND MINORITIES
* TRAINING TEACHERS
SPEAKERS
THE FOLLOWING SPEAKERS HAVE ALREADY CONFIRMED PLANS
to make presentations at the Expanding Minority
Opportunities: First Annual National Conference:
Donald Stewart, President, The College Board; Nancy Cole,
President, Educational Testing Service; Robert Atwell,
President, American Council on Education; Mari Luci
Jaramillo, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Inter-
American Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense; Luther
Williams, Assistant Director for Education and Human
Services, National Science Foundation; Lattie Coor, President,
Arizona State University; Alfredo de los Santos, Jr., Vice
Chancellor, Maricopa County Community
College District; Anthony Evans, President, California State
University, San Bernadino; John M. Lincoln, Director, Project
PRIME and the Navajo Higher Education Demonstration
Model; Manuel G mez, Associate Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs, University of California, Irvine; Gloria De
Necochea, Program Officer, ARCO Foundation; H ctor Garza,
Director, Office of Minorities in Higher Education, American
Council on Education; Daniel Angel, President, Stephen F.
Austin State University; and Michael Olivas, Professor of Law
and Associate Dean for Research, University of Houston.
CALL FOR PRESENTERS
PRESENTERS FOR THE EXPANDING MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES:
First Annual National Conference are invited to submit
proposals in one of two ways. (1) As an individual presenter
(20 minutes). We will combine groups of three presenters with
similar topic ideas, with additional time available for panel
discussion and questions. Or (2) as a 3 or 4 person panel
session (90 minute session).
AT THE EXPANDING MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES:
FIRST ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE, individuals
representing elementary, secondary, and higher education
levels, educators from all academic disciplines with a special
focus on science, engineering, and mathematics fields,
publishers, editors, corporate representatives, foundation
officers, researchers, and employment program staff are
invited to join us in exploring the education and
employment opportunities for minority students and
professionals.
PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
OUR AUDIENCE INCLUDES K-12 TEACHERS, COMMUNITY
college, college, and university faculty and administrators,
foundation officers, students, corporate representatives, and
minority educational, community, and employment program
staff. The Expanding Minority Opportunities Conference will
emphasize issues pertinent to all phases of minority
opportunities in education and in employment. The
conference will also draw in government agencies, human
resource/personnel managers, affirmative action
administrators, and corporate recruiters.
ALL PRESENTERS MUST REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE. THE
early, reduced registration fee will be extended to persons
whose proposals are not accepted. Deadline for submissions is
September 30, 1994. All submissions will be carefully
reviewed, and presenters will be notified of acceptance by
October 31, 1994.
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE AGENDA
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1995
EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION, CHECK-IN 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
REGISTRATION, CHECK-IN 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS 8:00 AM - 5.00 PM
EXHIBITOR AREA OPEN 8:00 AM - 5.00 PM
OPENING RECEPTION 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1995
REGISTRATION, CHECK-IN 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
EXHIBITOR AREA OPEN 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CONFERENCE SESSIONS 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
PLENARY DINNER 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1995
PLENARY BREAKFAST 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
EXHIBITOR AREA OPEN 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CONFERENCE SESSIONS 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
PLENARY LUNCHEON 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
PLENARY DINNER 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
DINNER/DANCE 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM
CALL FOR PRESENTERS
Postmark deadline for submission: September 30, 1994
Please complete and attach to a typed double-spaced abstract
not to exceed 300 words.
1.) Which of the following best describes your presentation
section? (If more than one is applicable, please rank, starting
with 1 as the highest).
__Elementary Education, __Secondary Education,
__Undergraduate Education, __Graduate/Professional
Education, __Employment/Career, __Bridge Programs,
__Teacher Training, __Minority Faculty, __Community-
Based
Organizations, __Data Management, __Opportunities
Presented by NAFTA, __Testing & Minorities, __Minorites
and the Professions, __Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity,
__Getting Published, __Minority Recruitment/Retention,
__Minority Entrepreneurship, __Other.
2.) Presentation Title____________________________
3.) A/V and Other Equipment Needs_________________
4.) Session Length Request:
__20 minute, panel member;
__90 minute team panel/ discussion
5.)PRESENTER'S NAME_____________________________
Position/Title_________________________________
Institution/Organization_________________________
Address_____________________________________
City, State, ZIP________________________________
TELEPHONE FAX E-MAIL___________________________
PLEASE NOTE:
*List additional Co-Presenters on a separate sheet.
*Submissions are due by September 30, 1994.
*Notifications will be made by October 31, 1994.
*All presenters are required to register for the conference.
*The (reduced) early registration fee will be extended to
persons whose proposals are not accepted.
MAIL TO:
Conference Coordinator
Expanding Minority Opportunities
Box 872702
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona 85287-2702
(602) 965-3367 (Voice)
(602) 965-8309 (FAX)
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Bitnet: ATMJS@ASUACAD
GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION
CONFERENCE HOTEL AND TRANSPORTATION
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL SERVICE AT ARIZONA STATE
University is the official travel agency for the Expanding
Minority Opportunities: First Annual National Conference.
Reserved rooms at special conference rates have been secured
at hotels in Tempe. The hotels are close to the ASU campus,
and many offer complimentary shuttle transportation between
your hotel and the airport. If you currently have a travel
agency, American Express will work with them to ensure the
special conference rates.
AMERICAN EXPRESS HAS NEGOTIATED CONFERENCE AIRLINE
discounts with American Airlines. Please cite é#S0215T4ä
when making you airline reservations and mention that you
are attending the Expanding Minority Opportunities
Conference, co-sponsored by the Coalition to Increase Minority
Degrees (CIMD).
FOR COMPLETE CONFERENCE TRAVEL AND HOTEL RESERVATIONS,
please call American Express Travel Service at 1-800-448-7180,
Monday-Friday, 8 am - 5 pm, Mountain Standard Time.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE
conference site for the EXPANDING MINORITY
OPPORTUNITIES: FIRST ANNUAL NATIONAL
CONFERENCE. ASU is located in Tempe, Arizona, which
offers quick and convenient access to downtown Phoenix
and to Scottsdale, Arizona.
THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA, WITH ITS 310 SUNNY DAYS
annually, holds attractions which include the beautiful Heard
Museum featuring Southwest history and contemporary
native American arts and crafts, Museo Chicano, the desert
Botanical gardens, and South Mountain Park--the largest city
park in the world. Tempe, ASUŃs home, offers Frank Lloyd
WrightŃs final masterpiece, the Gammage Center for the
Performing Arts, as well as the Sun Devil Stadium, site of the
Fiesta Bowl. Old Towne Tempe, a short walk from the
conference site, is noted for its seventy-year old bridge which
spans an ancient riverbed, the Salt River, from which
Hohokam Indians engineered a complex system of canals
over 1,000 years ago.
REGISTRATION FORM
Name____________________________________
Position/Title_______________________________
Company/Organization________________________
Mailing Address_____________________________
City, State, ZIP_______________________________
Telephone; FAX; E-mail________________________
REGISTRATION COSTS
BEFORE NOVEMBER 30
Full Registration: Includes admission to all meal events,
workshops, exhibit areas, and special events.
Educators, nonprofits $250
Students $200
Conference Only Registration: Includes all workshops and
exhibit areas.
EDUCATORS, NONPROFITS $140
STUDENTS $100
Preconference Workshops
JANUARY 19, 1995 $125/SESSION
$250/ALL DAY
AFTER NOVEMBER 30 OR ON-SITE
Full Registration: Includes admission to all meal events,
workshops, exhibit areas, and special events.
EDUCATORS, NONPROFITS $275
STUDENTS $225
Conference Only Registration: Includes all workshops and
exhibit areas.
EDUCATORS, NONPROFITS $160
STUDENTS $125
Preconference Workshops
JANUARY 19, 1995 $200/SESSION
$300/ALL-DAY
SPECIAL EVENT REGISTRATION:
Special Event tickets may also be purchased at the conference
registration desk.
OPENING RECEPTION (1/19) $15
PLENARY LUNCHEON (1/20) $20
PLENARY DINNER (1/20) $40
PLENARY BREAKFAST (1/21) $15
PLENARY LUNCHEON (1/21) $25
GALA DINNER/DANCE (1/21) $65
SATURDAY DANCE ONLY (1/21) $25
Three or more registrants from the same organization receive
a 5% discount rate per person.
Please indicate here if you are interested in student
housing/dormitory rates.________________________
Total registration amount: $_________
_____Check enclosed payable to: CIMD
_____Purchase order attached; please invoice my company
VISA_____; MasterCard_____;
Expiration date:__________
Card #____________________________________
Signature__________________________________
Cancellations will be accepted in writing until November 30,
1994. A $25 processing fee will be deducted from each cancelled
registration.
Mail or Fax Payment to:
Conference Coordinator
Expanding Minority Opportunities
Box 872702
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona 85287-2702
(602) 965-3367 (Voice)
(602) 965-8309 (FAX)
Profs: ATMJS
Internet: [log in to unmask]
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