Date

Subject

Facilitator

October 17, 2006

The October Diversity Think Tank discussion will explore the issue of retention of a diverse staff in Cooperative Extension.

Beverly Phillips and JoAnn Hinz.

September 19, 2006

Using the principles we are learning in our Responsibility Based Culture work, a group of colleagues has been working to redesign the Cooperative Extension civil rights program. You can read the recommendations of the Civil Rights Redesign and Response Committees at: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/admin/crights/

Civil Rights Re-Design and Response Committee members.

July 18, 2006

Cancelled

May 9, 2006

Cancelled

April 18, 2006

Discussion will focus on the growing concern about the impact of the immigration debate on our educational programming.

Ann Bilder, Associate System Legal Counsel and Vicki Washington, Assistant Vice President for Academic Diversity and Development.

March 21, 2006

We will discuss the five diversity projects funded through the Chancellor's Cross-Institutional Grants program. The project outline is available for reference.

Refer to project outline for program facilitators.

February 21, 2006

UW-Extension Multicultural Awareness Workshops. Join us for a discussion and update on these workshops. If you have already attended a workshop, will be attending one in March or May, or have questions about the workshops please do not miss this Think Tank.

Gloria Green

January 17, 2006

We will continue the conversation on Taylor Cox's model for building a multicultural organization. We will discuss, raise questions and brainstorm ideas about how the model may apply to our work on a day to day basis.

Wintford Thornton and Gloria Green