Wednesday February 18, 2015 4:00-8:00 p.m. Conference Registration Hillsborough Community College 9 th Annual Black, Brown & College Bound Summit Summit at a Glance Thursday February 19, 2015 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Conference Registration 8:00-10:00 a.m. Pre-Conference Concurrent Workshops Facilitating Student Success for Men of Color in Community Colleges: An Institutional Responsibility Perspective Dr. Frank Harris III, Associate Professor, postsecondary education and Co- Director of the Minority Male Community College Collaborative (M2C3), San Diego State University, San Diego, CA Dr. J. Luke Wood, Assistant Professor of Community College Leadership, the Director of the Doctoral Program Concentration in Community College Leadership and Co-Director of the Minority Male Community College Collaborative (M2C3), San Diego State University, San Diego, CA Grand Ballroom A-D Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers for Underrepresented Minority Students Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail, President and CEO, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Inc. Grand Ballroom G-J 10:15a.m.-12:15 p.m. Pre-Conference Concurrent Workshops Transforming Experiences: Successful Minority Male Mentoring Programs in Higher Education
Mr. Duane O. Reid Jr., Project Director Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI), Academic Acceleration for African American males (4A) Grant Program Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore, MD Ms. Felicia L. Ganther, J.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Maricopa County Community College District, Tempe, AZ Dr. Marco J. Barker, Senior Director for Education, Operations, and Initiatives for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Dr. Michael Odu, Faculty Coordinator of the HOPE Scholars Program, Tenured Professor of Mathematics, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL Grand Ballroom A-D Join the Change Agents: An Orientation for First-Time Attendees Dr. Sylvia Carley, Black, Brown & College Bound Convener, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL Mr. Derrick Brown, Campus Grants Officer, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL Grand Ballroom G-J 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own 12:45-2:00p.m. Opening Plenary featuring Dr. Raul G. Cuero, Founder, and Research Director of the International Park of Creativity IPOC, former Distinguished Professor and Research Scientist at Prairie View A&M University Campus, and Hispanic Scientist of the year 2013, USA by the Museum of Sciences and Industry (MOSI) in Tampa, Florida 2:30-3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Student Session featuring Dr. Marcus Bright, Executive Director of Education for a Better America (EBA); Administrator in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Office of Education Equity, Access, and Diversity 4:00-5:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Student Session featuring Mr. Michael Benitez, Jr, Chief Diversity Officer and Dean of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Puget Sound 5:30-6:30 p.m. Evening Plenary featuring Dr. Damon William, Senior Vice President for Programs, Training, and Youth Development for the Boys and Girls Clubs of
America; former Associate Vice Chancellor, Vice Provost, Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison 6:30-8:00 p.m. Reception, Featured Entertainment Tampa Marriott Patio & River walk Friday February 20, 2015 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Conference Registration 7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:00-9:00 a.m. Morning Plenary featuring Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African-American Studies, Duke University 9:15-10:15 a.m. Featured Session featuring Dr. Luis Ponjuan, Associate Professor in Higher Education Administration in the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University 10:20-10:55 a.m. Student Only Session featuring Mr. Steve Harvey, Emmy Award winning TV personality, talk show host, actor, comedian and founder of The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation providing uplift and educational opportunities for youth 10:30-11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 12:15-1:45 p.m. Luncheon Plenary featuring Mr. Steve Harvey, Emmy Award winning TV personality, talk show host, actor, comedian and founder of The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation providing uplift and educational opportunities for youth Grand Ballroom 2:30-3:45 p.m. Presidential Panel, moderator Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, President Emeritus of Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland OH; Top 25 Women in Higher Education in 2013 and awarded 2014 American Association of Community Colleges Community College Leadership Award 4:15-5:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
4:30-6:30 p.m. Student Session featuring Mr. William D. Caballero, filmmaker, composer, and multimedia storyteller 6:00-7:30 p.m. Professionals: Dinner on your own 6:45-8:30 p.m. Student Networking Reception featuring Professional Athlete Saturday February 21, 2015 8:00-10:00 a.m. Conference Registration 8:00-9:00 a.m. Roundtable Sessions 9:15-10:30 a.m. Student Panel 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Closing Plenary Brunch featuring Dr. Shaun R. Harper, Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education; faculty, Graduate School of Education, Africana Studies, and Gender Studies, University of Pennsylvania,