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2016 Northern Nevada Diversity Summit
Northern Nevada Diversity Summit - Exploring Diversity and Equity Through Access, Retention & Engagement
The Northern Nevada Diversity Summit titled "Exploring Diversity and Equity Through Access, Retention & Engagement" commenced Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 at 8:00 am and concluded Thursday, April 7th, 2016 at 5:30 pm. The summit attracted over 400 attendees ranging from higher education personnel, college students, K-12 personnel, community leaders and organizations across multiple states. The summit included a keynote, panel discussion, and a total of 74 presentations in varying formats (poster presentations, 20 minute concurrent sessions, 30 minute roundtables, and 90 minute workshops).
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Co-chairs of the Cultural Diversity Committee:
- Kim Beers, Director, Human Resource Systems, UNR
- Eleni Oikonomidoy, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Multicultural Education, UNR
Members of the 2015-2016 Northern Nevada Diversity Summit Organizing Committee and Cultural Diversity Committee (CDC):
- Matthew Aguirre, Graduate Research Assistant, President's Office, UNR
- Yevonne Allen, Specialist, Equity and Inclusion Office, TMCC
- Jill Atkinson, Director, Equity and Inclusion Office, TMCC
- Larry Dailey, Professor and Chair of Media Technology, Reynolds School of Journalism, UNR
- Lydia DeFlorio, Assistant Professor, College of Education, UNR
- Kari Emm, Transfer Recruitment Coordinator, Office of Prospective Students, UNR
- Ryan Erhart, Graduate Research Assistant, Nevada Wolf Shop, UNR
- Jeremy Floyd, Librarian II, Libraries, UNR
- Louis Forline, Associate Professor, Anthropology, UNR
- Geoffrey Green, Financial Aid Advisor, Financial Aid and Scholarships, UNR
- Timothy Griffin, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice, UNR
- Blane Harding, Director, Center for Student Cultural Diversity, UNR
- Michelle Hernandez, Human Resources Business Partner, Renown
- Debra Harry, Faculty, Gender, Race, and Identity, UNR
- Thomas Hertweck, Lecturer and Assistant Director, English, UNR
- Hyun-Joo Jeon, Assistant Professor, College of Education, UNR
- Sadhana Joshi, Graduate Research Assistant, Office of International Students and Scholars, UNR
- Sandesh Kannan, External Vice President, Graduate Student Association, UNR
- Teresa Larson, Budget Analyst, University of Nevada School of Medicine Budget and Finance, UNR
- Albert Lee, Assistant Professor, Music, UNR
- Zhizhong Li, Supervisor of Clinical Nursing, SICU/SMICU, Renown
- Saundra Mitrovich, Outreach and Retention Coordinator, Center for Student Cultural Diversity, UNR
- Meridith Oda, Assistant Professor, History, UNR
- Sandra Prytherch, Program Manager, Raggio Research Center for STEM Education, UNR
- Juana Reynoza-Gomez, Coordinator of Student Affairs and Outreach, College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources, UNR
- Patricia Richard, Chief Diversity Officer, President's Office, UNR
- Adilia Ross, International Student Advisor, Office of International Students and Scholars, UNR
- Rajaratnam Siddharthan, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNR
- Lane Simonian, Instructor, Humanities, WNC
- Lauren Slemenda, Resident Director, Residential Life, Housing & Food Services, UNR
- Wei-Chen Tung, Associate Professor, Orvis School of Nursing, UNR
- Shernaaz Webster, Psychologist, Counseling Services, UNR
- Kaprece Young, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Associated Students of the University of Nevada, UNR
- Veronica Zepeda, Lecturer, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UNR
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