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WINTER 2008 SPEAKER/PRESENTER SCHEDULELocation: University of California, Irvine, Palo Verde Community Club House (Directions)Date: Classes begin Wednesday, January 16, 2008 and continue every other Wednesday to May 21, 2008. Time: 9:00am to 11:30am
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| Session 1: | 01/16/08 | "Understanding Workplace Diversity Of the 21st Century" |
| Donna Clark — Intake Coordinator, Faculty & Staff Counseling Center, Human Resources, UC Irvine Prany Sananikone — Director of Diversity Relations and Educational Programs, Office if Equal Opportunity & Diversity, UC Irvine | ||
| Session 2: | 01/30/08 | "American Indians: People, Culture, and Communication" |
| Paul Apodaca, M.A., Ph.D. — Associate Professor of Sociology, Chapman University |
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| Session 3: | 02/13/08 | "Middle Eastern Americans: People, Culture, and Communication" |
| Safineh S. Tahmassebi, M.A., Linguistics — ESL instructor and teacher-trainer at UC Irvine Extension |
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| Session 4: | 02/27/08 | "What Do You See?" |
| Rusty Kennedy, Executive Director — Orange County Human Relations Commission | ||
| Session 5: | 03/12/08 | "Latino/Chicano/Hispanic: People, Culture, and Communication" |
| Vicki L. Ruiz, Ph.D. - Interim Dean, School of Humanities, Professor of History and Chicano/Latino Studies |
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| Session 6: | 03/26/08 | "Bridge Building / Conflict Management Across Cultures" |
| Stephen Thom — Former Deputy Director, Community Relations Service, U.S. Department of Justice |
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| Session 7: | 04/09/08 | "Blacks, Africans, and African Americans: People, Culture, and Communication" |
| Doug M. Haynes, Ph.D. — Associate Professor of History, and Director of the ADVANCE Program, UC Irvine
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| Session 8: | 04/23/08 | "Spirituality, Religion, and the Workplace: Common Grounds" |
| Ben Hubbard, Ph.D. — Former Chair and Professor of Comparative Religion, CSU Fullerton |
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| Session 9: | 05/07/08 | "Asians and Asian Americans: People, Culture, and Communication" |
| Linda Trinh Vo, Ph.D. — Associate Professor and Chair, Asian American Studies, UC Irvine | ||
| Session 10: | 05/21/08 | "The Complex Culture of UC Irvine: Staff, Students, and Faculty" |
| Caesar D. Sereseres, Ph.D. — Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, Political Science, UC Irvine |
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In an effort to enrich the personal experiences and interpersonal interactions of each participant, a limited number of applicants will be selected each year.
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