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Elkhart Culture Series: Thought Leadership Conference has ended

ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 

Registration Directions:  (1) Review the event details, sessions and speaker information; (2) Click "Tickets" or register on Eventbrite HERE; (3) Once you register, your Sched account will be created and you’ll be able to make a personal agenda.

**American Sign Language services available for all general sessions through Goshen College and interpreting services. 
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Rafi-Khalid Hasan II

Monroe County Community School Corporation
Equity and Inclusion Coordinator
rkhasan@mccsc.edu
About MeEquity and Inclusion Coordinator for Monroe County (Ind.) Schools - 4 yearsGraduate Degrees in Africana/Black Studies      Research focus: The Great Migration post-WWII, Black Urban North 1945 - 1959Black Studies Scholar for 25+ yearsCity of Bloomington Board of Public Safety - 2 years 
Talk to me about
Educational Equity within Gifted and Talented Programs
Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Practices within Project-Based Learning
     School and Community Relationships Building
     Stakeholder and Advocacy Groups
Engaging the Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander Community
Professional Learning Opportunities for Administrators and Educators




Tuesday, May 21
 

TBA

Quiet Rooms 8:00 AM - 3:00 PMLIMITED Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce - NIPSCO ROOM, 2ND FLOOR

7:00am EDT

Registration LERNER Foyer

8:00am EDT

** General Session Featured Speaker: Vibrant RelationshipsLIMITED LERNER AuditoriumMelinda Higginson, Ph.D.

8:55am EDT

Turnaround Schools: 7 Correlates of Effective SchoolsLIMITED IUSB Elkhart Room 204Sarita Stevens

10:05am EDT

Developing Immigrant Communities into Fuller Participation in the Local EconomyFILLING IUSB Elkhart Room 218John Pinter

11:15am EDT

** General Session Featured Speaker: Create AMAZING! Be A Superhero for the Cultures in Your Life!LIMITED LERNER AuditoriumHayley Boling

11:45am EDT

LUNCH BREAK ON YOUR OWN IN THE CITY WITH A HEART

1:00pm EDT

A Community-Engaged Educational EcosystemFILLING IUSB Elkhart Room 219Jay Brockman, Ph.D.

2:15pm EDT

Elkhart Community Schools Partnerships Past, Present and FutureFILLING IUSB Elkhart Room 133Alex Holtz

3:15pm EDT

** General Session Featured Speaker: Why Diversity and Inclusion Should MatterLIMITED LERNER AuditoriumMarina Hadjioannou Waters, JD, MPH

4:00pm EDT

Roundtable Discussion: Year 2025 - Attract & Retain Talent, Create Inclusive Communities, and Foster Inclusive Economic Development through Vibrant RelationshipFILLING LERNER Crystal Ballroom CEric Ivory • Matt Werbiansky • Tessa R. Sutton, Ph.D. *

5:45pm EDT

** General Session Panel Discussion: Year 2025 - Building an Inclusive, Connected Community Culture: Education, Business, & CommunityLIMITED LERNER Crystal Ballroom BLevon Johnson • Tessa R. Sutton, Ph.D. * • Phil D'Amico • Marian Hodges • Kellie Mullins • Yolo Lopez Perez • Darial Sterling • Steve Thalheimer, Ph.D. • Candy Yoder

7:00pm EDT

** General Session – Culture Series: Continuing the Conversation with Dr. Randal Pinkett, Ph.D. LERNER AuditoriumThe Lerner - 7 PM Keynote: Randal Pinkett, Ph.D.