The Arkansas College Personnel Association is hosting their 2014 Spring Drive-In Conference from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 2, at Philander Smith College. The theme of the conference is “Moving Forward in Social Justice: Where do We go from Here?” and will feature Rotary World Peace Fellow, author, and singer-songwriter, David LaMotte.
The conference will also include presentations from faculty and staff of Arkansas area colleges. Register at aracpa.org/registration/spring-drive-in. Dr. Michael Twyman, Institute director will present “Best Practices in Higher Education.”
Here is the full conference schedule:
8:30 a.m. – Registration / Isolation Cell Tour
9:00 a.m. – Welcome with Dr. Lloyd Hervey
9:15 a.m. – Keynote David Lamotte
10:45 a.m. – Snack break in Kendall Atrium
11:00 a.m. – Immigration Reform & Social Justice with Dr. Zulma Toro, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Senator Joyce Elliott
11:45 a.m. – Best Practices in Higher Education with Dr. Michael Twyman
12:30 p.m. – Lunch in Kendall Atrium/CSAO Lunch
1:30 p.m. – Best Practice Sessions
LGBT Communities
Dr. Catherine Crisp
Kendall Elders Hall
Restorative Justice
Rikki Turner and Debra Gentry
Library Conference Room
Disability as Diversity
Sharon Downs and Melanie Thornton
Kendall Nugent
Social Justice Leadership
Dr. Angela Webster-‐Smith
Kendall Atrium
Harrison Community Task
Force on Race Relations Patty Methvin, Carolye Cline, Nate Jordan & Layne Ragsdale
Room 103
2:15 p.m. – Social Justice General Session
2:45 p.m. – Closing Session with David Lamotte
4:30 p.m. – Conference ends
Lamotte has presented keynotes and workshops on four continents for many organizations, including Rotary International. He has taught, spoken, and performed concerts at conferences, churches, professional retreats, universities, corporations, and schools.
He obtained his masters in International Relations, Peace and Conflict Resolution from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia as a recipient of the prestigious Rotary Peace Fellowship. He is about to publish a book titled “World Changing 101: Challenging the Myth of Powerlessness.”
Lamotte will also be performing in concert at 7 p.m. in Kendall Nugent free of charge for conference attendees. Guests can purchase tickets at tiny.cc/lamotte
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