Feb 18, 2016 through Feb 19, 2016, 8:00am - 3:00pm
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Cost:
$195 early bird fee
Location:
Marriott, Cincinnati Airport
Tri-State Diversity Converence
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The Tri-State Diversity Conference is hosted by four land grant universities from Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. It is designed for administrators, faculty, and staff from Cooperative Extension, research, and academic programs; private and public university representatives; K-12 educators; community outreach leaders; health and social services professionals; employers and supervisors; human resource staff; elected and appointed officials; and all others wanting to expand diversity efforts and increase cultural understanding in their communities and workplaces.
Conference Goal:
The overall conference goal is to link people and resources together in order to better integrate diversity into
programs, policies, and practices for creating community well-being. Approximately 175 – 250 participants are expected to attend.
Conference Objectives:
- Showcase best practices, curriculum models, research, outreach strategies, training methods, and/or success stories for implementing community-based or work related diversity initiatives in the areas of education,community development, the health field, and the workplace.
- To identify research needs and questions related to culturally diverse practices.
- To network and link resources to help integrate diversity into programs, policies, and accepted practices for creating community and workplace well-being.
- To create space for participants to examine their experience through reflective dialogue sessions.