Center for the Study of Justice in Society

2007-08 Calendar

Faculty Summit at Seattle University
Race: Beginning A Holistic Conversation
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Student Center 160
Seattle University

8:45-9:00 | Registration (Coffee and pastries will be served)
9:00-9:05 | Welcome
9:05-9:45 | Who were and are we?
9:45-10:15 | How do we adapt and should we?
10:15-10:45 | Open Discussion
10:45-11:45 | Can we build university support?
11:45-12:00 | Break and pick up lunches
12:00-12:30 | Where do we go from here? Reflections and Next Steps
12:30-1:00 | Keynote Address: What's Diversity Got to Do With It? A Paraphrase of Tina Turner's Question, Professor Derrick A. Bell, Jr., New York University School of Law
1:00-2:00 | Book-signing

Please RSVP to csjs@seattleu.edu as space is limited. Presence at entire event not required! Drop-ins welcome.  [Event flyer found here]

 

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Why this summit?       During academic convocation, diversity was identified as one of the key ‘wild cards’ as Seattle University moves towards an integrated Jesuit education for leadership. The racial composition of Seattle University faculty has transformed dramatically over the last decade. What is our faculty’s evolving understanding of diversity in areas such as curriculum; faculty climate; faculty hiring, retention, promotion & tenure; student climate; and overall multicultural competence?  In this summit, faculty members from different niches on campus will begin an open conversation about each of these areas, in order to suggest paths for constructive change and institutional best practices.  CSJS is pleased to sponsor this conversation, a critical faculty component of our justice mission.

 

Professor Derrick A Bell, Jr., a civil rights icon, race scholar, law professor and former university administrator, will deliver a luncheon keynote address entitled: “WHAT'S DIVERSITY GOT TO DO WITH IT?: A Paraphrase of Tina Turner's Question.”

 

Who should attend?  This summit is open to the entire Seattle University community; all faculty members and administrators are especially encouraged to attend.

 

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Speakers:

• Professor Derrick A. Bell, Jr., New York University School of Law
• Professor Margaret Chon (Director, Center for the Study of Justice), School of Law
• Dr. Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs (Wismer Professor for Gender & Diversity Studies), College of Arts & Sciences
• Professor Christian Halliburton, School of Law
• Fr. Pat Howell, S.J., Vice President of Mission & Ministry
• Dr. Jacob Diaz (Assistant Vice President, Dean of Students), Division of Student Development   
• Dr. Nalini Iyer (past CSJS Director; past Wismer Professor for Gender & Diversity Studies), College of Arts & Sciences
• Dr. Sonora Jha, College of Arts & Sciences
• Dr. Quan Le, Albers School of Business & Economics
• Dr. Lydia McAllister, College of Nursing
• Dr. Jacquelyn Miller, Associate Provost of Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost
• Dr. Jodi O’Brien (Gaffney Chair), College of Arts & Sciences
• Dr. Jeanette Rodriguez (Founding CSJS Director; past Wismer Professor for Gender & Diversity Studies), College of Arts & Sciences
• Fr. Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J., President of Seattle University
• Dr. Olúfémi Táíwò (immediate past Gaffney Chair), College of Arts & Sciences
• Dean Kellye Testy (Dean of the School of Law and past Wismer Professor for Gender & Diversity Studies), School of Law
• Dr. Flora Wilson-Bridges, School of Theology and Ministry