South Puget Sound Higher Education Diversity Partnership Institute / The Diversity Center

February 8, 2008
8:00am - 3:30pm

Pacific Lutheran University

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Immigration, Citizenship, & Higher Education: Latinos/as in Washington State

Building on successful annual institutes that have brought together faculty, staff, students, and community partners, the South Puget Sound Higher Education Diversity Partnership looks forward t SPSHEDP o its seventh gathering of regional institutions to share and build around issues of diversity.

Schedule

8:00am - 8:30am
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30am - 8:45am
Welcome-Steve Smith, UWT

8:45am - 9:45am
Impact of Immigration in the United States and Washington State, Mr. Ricardo Sanchez, Higher Education Coordinating Board

9:45am - 10:00am
BREAK

10:00am - 11:00am
Latino/a Representation in Higher Education
Dr. Frances Contreras, University of Washington

11:00am - 11:30am
Citizenship Quiz-Roundtable Activity

11:30am - 12:30pm
LUNCH

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Breaking Barriers
Dr. James Falco, Heritage University

1:30pm - 1:45pm
BREAK

1:45pm - 3:00pm
Town Meeting-Audience Comments and Questions with Ricardo Sanchez, Frances Contreras, & James Falco

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Closing Raffle and Evaluations

SPSHEDP 2007/2008

Bates Technical College, Evergreen State College-Tacoma, Green River Community College, Highline Community College, Olympic College,
Pacific Lutheran University,
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, Pierce College Puyallup,
South Puget Sound Community College,
Saint Martin’s University, South Puget Sound Community College,
Tacoma Community College, University of Puget Sound, University of Washington Tacoma

Past Institutes

2002
Faculty Institute 2002

2003
Strengthening Campus Connections

2004
Student Voices Informing Strategies for Diversity

2005
Knocking Down Walls...Move!

2006
Reflections Upon Privilege

2007
Can We Talk?

The Diversity Center