Inclusiveness Conference
This year’s date will be Wednesday, October 17 and will take place between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. This year’s theme is Diversity Within Religion. It is part of TCU's Theme Semester, "Rights. Responsibilities. Respect," and is co-sponsored with the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. Please see the agenda below for the day’s activities.
The conference will have an opening dialogue featuring Dr. John Francis Burke from the Texas Council of Humanities. There will be then be a variety of topics pertaining to diversity within religion. The monthly Inclusiveness Luncheon will then take place at 11:45 a.m. and will have as its keynote speaker Dr. Manochehr Dorraj from the Political Science Department. Afterwards, Dr. Brent Plate and Betsy Flowers from the Department of Religion will hold a closing session.
We encourage any faculty to promote this conference to your students. If you have any questions about this conference, feel free to contact me, Leigh Holland via email or by phone at ext. 5557.
| 9:00 a.m. Opening Session |
Morning Keynote: Dr. John Francis Burke,
Texas Council for the Humanities
“Impact of Popular Religion on US Culture, Politics & Spirituality:
Crossing Borders in the 21st Century” |
| 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Workshops |
Religious Diversity & Stereotypes Panel
Religious Diversity & Climate Change (Dr. Gary Stroud, Interfaith Environmental Alliance) "God is my Color: The Role of Race/Ethnicity in the Practice of
Religion" (Dr. Hjamil Martinez-Vasquez, Dept. of Religion) |
| 11:00 a.m. s | Religious Diversity & Stereotypes Panel
Climate and Social Change "God is my Color: The Role of Race/Ethnicity in the Practice of
Religion" (Dr. Hjamil Martinez-Vasquez, Dept. of Religion) |
| 12:00 p.m. | Luncheon Keynote: Dr. Manochecr
Dorraj, (Political Science Dept.)
Why Religion Matters In A Post-Modern World? |
| 1:00 p.m. | Closing Afternoon Session
Dr. Brent Plate and Dr. Betsy Flowers (Dept. of Religion) "Religious Diversity Near and Far" |
| 7:00 p.m. | Special Additional Event later in the
evening!
"Platanos and Collard Greens" Ed Landreth Auditorium Platanos and Collard Greens is a thought provoking romantic comedy that tells the story of two college students, Freeman, an African-American man and Angelita, a Latino woman, both forced to confront and overcome cultural and racial prejudices while defending their bond from the biases held by family and friends. Sponsored by Programming Council, Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc., Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. and IIS.
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