Thank you for attending the “We Are One” Inclusive Excellence Summit on Sept. 7, 2017, at the Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro, TN, hosted by UT’s Diversity Advisory Council.

 

PowerPoint and video presentations are available below.

Speakers

James Anderson
Chancellor, Fayetteville State University
Noma Anderson
Special Advisor to the President on Diversity and Inclusion, University of Tennessee System

Debbie Bazarsky
Visiting Assistant Professor, Center for Human Sexuality Studies, Widener University
JoAnn Canales
Professor and Founding Dean, College of Graduate Studies Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Amber Carter
Communications Coordinator, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Keith Carver
Chancellor, University of Tennessee, Martin
Jaime Chahin
Professor and Dean, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University
Beverly Davenport
Chancellor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Joe DiPietro
President, University of Tennessee
Ronald Harris
Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Yolanda Kirkpatrick
Master Teacher, Clinical Assistant Professor, Center for Enhancing Education in Mathematics and Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ferlin McGaskey
Assistant Director, Tennessee Teaching and Learning Center
Tia McNair
Vice President of Office of Diversity, Equity and Student Success
Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
Jack Thomas
President, Western Illinois University

 

Presentations


Valuing Diversity & Inclusion in Higher Education: Challenges & Strategies
(A Conversation with Presidents and Chancellors)

Joe DiPietro: Moderator
Keith Carver, Chancellor, University of Tennessee Martin
Beverly Davenport, Chancellor, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Jack Thomas, President, Western Illinois University

Video


How Committed Leadership Can Utilize Diversity, Inclusion, and Globalism to Enhance the Educational Experience of Students and to Accomplish the Strategic Priorities of the Institution

James Anderson, Chancellor, Fayetteville State University

PowerPoint

Video


Disability Inclusiveness

Amber Carter, Communications and Marketing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

PowerPoint

Video


Value of Diversity in the Workplace

Ronald Harris, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee

Video


Making Excellence Inclusive for All Students: The “Real” versus the “Ideal”

Tia McNair, Vice President of Office of Diversity, Equity and Student Success, Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

PowerPoint

Video


Leadership, Diversity and Developing Relationships with Hispanic Serving Institutions

Jaime Chahin, Dean of the College of Applied Arts, Associate Professor of Social Work, Texas State University

PowerPoint

Video


Strategies for Increasing the Underrepresented Minority Pipeline: A Case Study of Latino Graduate Students in the Food and Agricultural Sciences   

JoAnn Canales, Professor and Founding Dean, College of Graduate Studies, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

PowerPoint

Video


Academic, Personal and Professional Experiences of International Graduate Students and Students of Color         

Ferlin McGaskey, Assistant DirectorTennessee Teaching and Learning Center

PowerPoint

Video


Why Representation Matters: Teaching Toward Consciousness

Yolanda Kirkpatrick, Clinical Assistant Professor, VolsTeach Program, University of Tennessee Knoxville

PowerPoint

Video