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Leadership Development Institutes

Evolving Personal and Professional Identity in Times of Change

November 10 - 13, 2005
Marriott Crystal City at Reagan National Airport

1999 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202

There has been a growing shift in our personal and national identity as a result of the rapidly changing demographic configuration of U.S. society. A distinguished panel will address the concept of evolving identity and the need to develop models for promoting conversation and collaboration at the personal, interpersonal and systemic levels.

 

Keynote Address: Ruben Martinez

November 10, 2005

Rubén Martínez, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, poet and performer, is a Loeb
Fellow at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and Associate Professor of
English in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston. He is the author
of the acclaimed book, Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail, and
The Other Side: Fault Lines, Guerrilla Saints, and the True Heart of Rock ‘n Roll. His most recent work, The New Americans was featured on the landmark PBS series
detailing the lives of migrant families in the U.S.

 

4 Day Workshops
Thursday – Sunday
November 10 - 13, 2005

Schedule - Friday PM to Sunday AM
A. Training of Trainers I: Developing Introductory Diversity Workshop (Introductory)
B. Training of Trainers (II): Developing Cultural Competency and Facilitation Skills (Intermediate)
C. Developing Strategic Diversity Initiatives (Intermediate/Advanced)

 

2 Day Workshops
Thursday – Friday
November 10 - 11, 2005

Schedule - Thursday PM to Friday
101. Exploring Our Cultural Assumptions: The Journey to Becoming Effective Cultural Allies (Introductory)
102. Emotional Intelligence - A Pathway to Diversity Mastery
103. Re-framing and Re-visioning Our Evolving Identities
104. Assessing the Culture - Sustaining Change

 

2 Day Workshops
Saturday - Sunday
November 12 - 13, 2005

Schedule - Saturday to Sunday AM
201. Building Cultural Competency (Intermediate)
202. Unfolding Change: Strengthening Our Interventions
203. Storymaking: How Written and Spoken Narratives Develop and Shape Our Identities

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