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Leadership Symposium 2008
UMD / UWS STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
BRIDGING UNIVERSITIES: BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES
Monday, October 27th 4-7:30pm
Kirby Ballroom, UMD
Free / Refreshments provided / All students, faculty and staff are welcome
The Program
4-5pm Keynote: Tim Wise, Diversity, Civic Engagement, and Student Leadership
Tim Wise is the author of “White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son”
“ Wise offers a highly personal examination of the ways in which racial privilege shapes the lives of most white Americans… (he) will inspire activists, educators, or anyone interested in understanding the way that race continues to shape the experiences of people in the U.S
5-5:30pm Refreshments
5:30-6:30pm Session One Conversations
- Mayor Ness: From Student Leadership to Civic Engagement
- Bridget Markwood: Ethical Leadership
- Susana Pelayo-Woodward: The Color of Fear showing and discussion of the film by Victor Lewis
6:30-7:30pm Session Two Conversations
- Jane Birkholz and Janet Hanson: Women in Leadership
- UMD Student Panel: Appreciating Difference on Campus
- Casey LaCore: Bridging Town and Gown: A Model of Civic Engagement
Sponsored by: Kirby Leadership Institute, UMD
The UMD Diversity Commission
UWS Leadership Program
