Diversity and Inclusion

ATTENTION: Deadline for proposals has been extended to May 12th!

Please mark your calendar for Lawrence University’s inaugural diversity conference which will focus on inclusive pedagogy.

Teaching All Students Well: Preparing an educated citizenry for wise participation in a diverse democracy

2017 Diversity Conference
August 17–18, 2017
Lawrence University

Featuring keynote speaker Derald Wing Sue, professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University and author of Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues in Race.

If you are interested in helping to shape the future of education, submit a proposal to present at the conference by May 12th.  For additional program details, download the digital brochure.

Questions?
Call 920-832-6744 or email michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.

Linda Morgan-Clement, Julie Esch Hurvis Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life, and Martyn Smith, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, will present Imagine More on April 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Warch Campus Center’s Esch Hurvis Room.

John Lennon may have imagined that a world without nations, heaven, hell, possessions, and religion would be a world of peace. While many of us resonate with his longing for world peace, the majority of the global population cannot imagine peace without religion and spiritual practice. Lawrence University has made a commitment to recognize, support and nurture individual and collective spiritual practice and religious life as a part of our holistic education.  This lecture/dialogue invites participants to discuss ways to utilize our diverse commitments and spiritual practices to imagine more than a world without this essential component of many cultures and communities.

The Cultural Competency Lecture Series at Lawrence features our faculty, students and staff sharing their expertise related to the knowledge and skills necessary to take a culturally competent, equity-minded approach to the work and learning in which they are engaged at Lawrence. Bring your lunch and learn!

Please join us by sending a RSVP to michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu by April 24.

Come and share ideas on April 14, 2017 • 11 am – 1 pm

Thomas Steitz Hall of Science Atrium

Please RSVP to michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.

Come and share ideas on April 14, 2017 • 11 am – 1 pm

Thomas Steitz Hall of Science Atrium

Please RSVP to michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu by April 10.

August 17-18

Teaching All Students Well

Proposals are due April 7.

Sessions can be either 50-minute presentations (with question-and-answer periods) or 80-minute panels or interactive activities. They should directly address the conference focus on inclusive pedagogy.

Potential topic areas include:

• Strategies for eliminating the achievement and opportunity gap
• Diversity in curriculum and its impact on learning, development and student engagement
• Performing and visual arts as diversity education
• Increasing participation of low-income students and students of color in high-impact educational experiences
• Creating inclusive classrooms where all students feel they belong
• Recruiting and/or retaining diverse teachers and faculty
• Partnering with diverse communities to ensure student success
• Strategies for effectively handling potentially controversial topics in the classroom
• Classrooms as laboratories for civic engagement and leadership development

Proposals should include: 

• Presentation title
• Names and job titles of presenters
• Organization
• Summary (for use in conference program)
• Detailed description, including statement of relationship to theme, purpose and learning outcomes, presentation techniques and strategies to engage audience in active learning
• Technology needs
• The proposal should not exceed 5 pages.

Questions?
Call 920-832-6744 or email michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu