The Cultural Compass Conference is designed to engage students, faculty, staff and community partners to discuss using higher education to produce culturally proficient global leaders of service to their communities through culturally centered intellectual exchanges of ideas.

Clinton J. Normore
Director of Multicultural Student Affairs
& the Clara Luper Scholarship Program

CONFERENCE AGENDA

(PRINTABLE CONFERENCE AGENDA)

8:30 – 9:00        Continental Breakfast
                                                               
9:00 – 9:45        Plenary Session
                                Welcome and Opening Remarks:
                                Tom McDaniel, President

                                Key Note Speaker: 
                                Bishop Robert E. Hayes Jr.,
                                Oklahoma Area Bishop of the Oklahoma Conference of the United                                 Methodist Church

10:00 – 11:30    Panel Discussion (Cultural Leadership)
                        “How to rise above cultural disparities and become a leader”
                        Moderator:   Clinton Normore, Director of Multicultural Student Affairs
                        Panel:     Rev. David Wilson, Superintendent of Oklahoma Indian                                                   Missionary
                                         Dr. Mark Davies, Dean of the Wimberly School of Religion   
                                         Dr. Larry Guerrero, Chair Education Department/ Associate                                                  Professor of Kinesiology
                                         Dr. Lloyd Musselman, Professor of History

11:30 – 1:00      Lunch – Keynote Speaker:  Dan Wildcat, Director Haskell                              Environmental Research Studies Center & Chair of American Indian                              Studies Program

1:00 – 2:30    Panel Discussion (Cultural History)
                         “Success does not discriminate; our history proves it”
                        Moderator:  Dr. Roxanne Reed, Director of the Fine Arts Institute
                        Panel:     Dr. Marie Hooper, Associate Professor of History
                                         Danne Johnson, Assistant Professor of Law
                                         Dr. Rick Hall, Vice President of Student Affairs
                                         Ann Cong-Tang (Tentative), Trustee & Owner of Kamps

2:30 – 3:00     Afternoon break (cookies, coffee and soft drinks)

3:00 – 4:30    Panel Discussion (Economic & Business Development)
                        “Financial security; personal and social perspectives”
                        Moderator:  Dr. Ron Shaw, Associate Professor of Finance
                        Panel:     Phil Busey – Attorney & CEO, The Busey Group
                                        Darrell Beavers – Senior Vice Pres. Oklahoma Housing                                         Authority
                                       Dr. Becky Haney  - Visiting Assistant Professor Economics
                                       John Shotton – Vice President Otoe-Missouria Development                                        Authority

4:30 – 5:00        Recap & Closing Remarks
                            Dr. Bernie Patterson, Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs

5:00 – 6:00        Reception
                             Dr. Vince Orza, Dean, Meinders School of Business

7:00 – 10:00      Cultural Movie & Discussion (CRASH)