JDOTT’s 1st Professional One Day Conference

 

“Expanding the African American Paradigm for Students,
Staff and Faculty member at PWIs."
September 29-30, 2011

 

On September 29-30, 2011, we will be hosting our first mini-conference - “Expanding the African American Paradigm for Students, Staff and Faculty member at PWIs," in collaboration with Indiana University-Purdue-University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The one-day conference is designed to engage faculty, students and professional staff. Students will have the opportunity to meet professional mentors and create personal success plans.  Professional staff will dialogue about and assess issues affecting retention, and learn strategies to enhance achievement.  Faculty will be able to engage academic colleagues on best practices for African Americans at PWIs.  This conference is the first of its kind that has a bend towards creating authentic think tank strategies. We have the best minds at our universities and colleges and we want to use this moment as an opportunity to allow our best thinking to catapult us even further.

 

The conference takes place during the popular Circle City Classic.  So, in addition to the conference, you will be able to enjoy wonderful entertainment, activities and great food with thousands of colleagues.

 

Conference Overview:
This conference will serve as a platform and catalyst for all participants to create partnerships, seek out professional mentors, discuss their research, as well as to develop support systems to address all problems affecting African American working in academia.

 

 

TENTATIVE PROGRAM OUTLINE (Schedule Subject to Change):

 

 

Thursday, September 29, 2011:

 

6:00pm – 8:30pm

Conference Check-In and Opening Reception
Location: Taylor Hall

 

Friday, September 30, 2011:

 

7:30am – 8:15am

Registration/Check-In
Location: Taylor Hall

 

8:00am – 9:00am

Opening Remarks I (Taylor Hall)
Opening Remarks: Jeffery Jackson, Conference Chairperson/JDOTT Midwestern Regional Representative
Welcome Address: Dr. Kenneth Durgans, Assistant Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, IUPUI/JDOTT President Emeritus

 

9:00am – 10:15am

Concurrent Professional Sessions I (Taylor Hall)
Workshop I: Uncovering Synergy to Address Obstacles Affecting the Growth of African-American Students, Staff, and Faculty Members within JDOTT’s Midwestern Region, Part 1-Disclosure (Obstacles)  
Zephia Bryant, JDOTT VP for Programming
Jeffery Jackson, JDOTT Midwestern Regional Representative
Workshop II: Ten Problems that Black Students Face on Predominantly White Campuses
Dr. Charles Taylor, Education, Edgewood College
Workshop III: Together Everyone Achieves More: T.E.A.M. Mentoring Program for First-Year Minority Students
Mr. Taran McZee, Director of Multicultural Affairs and International Programs, Hanover College
Workshop IV: The State of the Black College Student
Dr. Darryl Scriven, Founder, African-American Family Enrichment Institute

 

10:30am – 11:45am

Concurrent Professional Sessions II (Taylor Hall)
Workshop I: Uncovering Synergy to address obstacles affecting the growth of AA  Students, Staff, and Faculty Members within JDOTT’s Midwestern Region, Part 2 - Decision (Solutions)
Workshop II: The State of the Black College Student
Dr. Darryl Scriven, Founder, African-American Family Enrichment Institute
Workshop III: African American Women as Faculty Members in Religiously-Affiliated Universities
Ms. Sheryl McGriff, Doctoral Candidate, Eastern Michigan University
Workshop IV: Beyond Diversity:  Foundation for Social Justice Education
Ms. Shemeriah Arki, Senior Program Director, The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio

 

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Lunch w/ Speaker
Luncheon: Paul James, JDOTT Exec V.P. – JDOTT Update

 

1:45pm – 3:00pm

Concurrent Professional Sessions III (Taylor Hall)
Workshop I: Uncovering Synergy to address obstacles affecting the growth of AA Students, Staff, and Faculty Members within JDOTT’s Midwestern Region” Part 3 - Destiny (Action Plan)
Workshop II: Ten Problems that Black Students Face on Predominantly White Campuses
Dr. Charles Taylor, Education, Edgewood College
Workshop III: African American Women as Faculty Members in Religiously-Affiliated Universities
Ms. Sheryl McGriff, Doctoral Candidate, Eastern Michigan University
Workshop IV: African American Male Equity Project
Dr. Robin Hughes, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Indiana University, Indianapolis

 

3:15pm-4:00pm

Closing Remarks

 

 

To Submit a Proposal:
The 2011 Mid-west Region Proposal Committee seeks presentations that:

  • Directly reflect the conference theme
  • Focus on the potential of using African centered paradigms in Higher Education to create better understandings of Africa and its Diaspora 
  • Offer innovative solutions and new services to address issues on campuses facing African American professionals and/or students
  • Address the values of student affairs and experiential learning regarding today’s and tomorrow’s Black students
  • Identify ways that will allow practitioners and Ethnic Studies Scholars (including Africana Studies and the like) to develop and maintain their passion for the profession, particularly in the context of developing Black students and sustainable community partnerships
  • Reflect scholarly and programmatic connections and collaborative efforts between multicultural populations

 

Include in your proposal:

  • All presenter’s names, their campus and contact information
  • Short bio (1 paragraph) for each presenter including general information as well as expertise on the topic

 

Please submit your conference program proposal online no later than August 12, 2011 at 5PM.  Author(s) of accepted proposals will be notified on or before August 26, 2011.

Your abstract should be no more than 250 words and can only be submitted electronically. We ask that you submit using Microsoft Word.

 

If you have questions or need further information, please contact the 2011 JDOTT Mid-west Region Proposal Committee Co-Chairs:

Paul James: pjames@bw.edu or (440) 826.2426
Dwain Archer: dwain.archer@louisville.edu or (502) 852.3473

 

To Register for the Conference:
Registration opens Monday, August 1, 2011 at 12 Noon Pacific Standard Time. To register, on 8/1/2011, click the PayPal button below and follow instructions.

 

JDOTT 2011 Fall Professional Development Conference Registration

 

Conference costs:

$75.00 early registration by September 2.
$90 after September 2, or on-site registration.

If you need a special invoicing for your institution, please send an email to: jdott.membership@gmail.com

 

For more information on the conference:

Contact Regional Representative, Jeff Jackson at: jefljack@iusb.edu

 

 

Summit on Blacks in Higher Education

Each year, at the National Conference on Race in Higher Education, The John D. O’Bryant Think Tank hosts its National Annual Summit. The Summit is designed to bring together Black intellectuals to discuss Black issues in Higher Education (at PWIs), dialogue about strategies and best practices and propose practical solutions.  It is also an opportunity for community members to meet and network. This past year, the conference was held in San Francisco, California.

 

Panelists engaged in audience-solution driven discussion on the state of black organizations, their standing, issues/problems and implementable strategies.



From left to right:
1: Dr. Eric Abercrumbie opening the discussion with traditional, cultural libations.

2: Khalid Hussein El-Hakim (Black History Mobile 101, VP of Iron Fist Records, New Rising Sun Entertainment) & Stefanie Brown (National Field Director – Youth and College Division - NAACP)

3: J. David Reeves

4: Darryl Scriven (African American Family Enrichment Institute, Author, Professor)

5: ebyii Sababu Thomas (Reverend, Professor – Howard University)

 

Past Summits:

 

2010 – San Francisco, California

2009 – San Diego, California

2008 – Orlando, Florida: “Assessing Black Organizations: What are the barriers to your active participation in African American/Black Professional organizations?”

2007 – San Francisco, California: Keynote Speakers: Wade Nobles, Professor, Author

2006 – Chicago, Illinois

2005 – Manhattan, New York

2004 – Miami, Florida

2003 – San Francisco: Keynote Speakers: Theophile Obenga, Professor, Author, Reknown Kemetologist (Egyptologist), Oba T’Shaka, Professor, Frmr. Chair of Black Studies, Author

 

 

Nationwide Community and Neighborhood Tours

JDOTT has become known for it’s interesting and unique tours of the cities and sites where NCORE is located. This year, JDOTT took members/non members on an educational tour highlighting the African symbolism found in the nation’s capitol, Washington D.C. More info can be found by clicking this link: http://www.ikg-info.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid=58.

 


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From left to right:

1: Tour guide explains symbolism on the Temple. 2: 1st Black YMCA – Washington D.C. 3: Kemetic symbology in Washington D.C.

 

 

2008 – Orlando, Florida
                                               
2007 – San Francisco-Bay Area, California
             Tours:  Nairobi–East Palo Alto and Stanford University
                                               
2006 – Chicago, Illinois
             Tours:  Chicago’s African American Southside

 

2005 – Manhattan, New York
             Tours:  Harlem and Sylvia’s Famous Soulfood Restaurant

 

2004 – Miami, Florida
             Tours:  Black Miami, the first beaches, islands and hotels owned by African Americans

 

2003 – San Francisco Bay Area
             Tours:  The historic Fillmore District, Coit Tower, Downtown Cruise of the San Francisco Bay, Oakland and Jesso’s Famous Soulfood

 

 

Social and Networking Events

 

African American Networking Activities

1. Professional Networking Receptions: Each year, JDOTT holds networking opportunities for Blacks in higher education and their friends.  These sessions provide professional and career minded people to share information and resources as well as create long-lasting collegial relationships.

2. Jazz Socials

3. Sports Socials: Appetizers and NBA finals—Each year NCORE falls just around the NBA playoffs.  JDOTT members enjoy light socializing and sports banter.

 

For More Information JDOTT or African American Networking and Socials:
jdott.membership@gmail.com
 

 

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