Academic Excellence Symposium: A Dialogue on Equity and Inclusion
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2017) - A Dialogue on Equity and Inclusion will be the
theme during Daytona State College's 9th annual Academic Excellence Symposium slated
for Friday, March 3, in the Hosseini Center on the college's Daytona Beach Campus, 1200 W. International Speedway
Blvd.
The free, public symposium, geared toward giving educators strategies for best practices
in teaching and learning, will focus on equity and inclusion through three specific
lenses: poverty and affluence in the 21st century; LGBTQ issues and perspectives;
and supporting students with disabilities and special needs.
Gary Paul Wright, founder and executive director of the African American Office of Gay Concerns and a national authority on HIV/AIDS prevention, will present on LGBTQ issues and
perspectives during one of a variety of sessions and panel discussions that also will
include student views on many of the topics.
Carol Tonge Mack, assistant dean in the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences at the
University of Cincinnati, will join DSC English Prof. Frank Gunshanan in heading up
a conversation about affluence and poverty in the 21st century. McMicken is an expert
on social justice and diversity in the workplace, while Gunshanan is a leader in Daytona
State's initiative to fight hunger and homelessness among students.
Participants also will have the opportunity to attend a variety of sessions hosted
by Daytona State faculty and staff that will further explore the symposium's theme
of equity and inclusion.
Attendees are encouraged to come prepared to engage in the conversation by sharing
observations, concerns, successes and challenges related to the three areas of focus.
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