22 nd Annual MAP/MRO. March 30-31, 2006 On the campus of Clayton State University. From Beginning to End: Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation

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1 22 nd Annual MAP/MRO Minority Advising Program/Minority Recruitment Office Board of Regents Spring Conference DRAFT PROGRAM March 30-31, 2006 On the campus of Clayton State University From Beginning to End: Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation

2 22 nd Annual MAP/MRO Conference Program Theme: From Beginning to End: Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation March 30 31, 2006 Thursday, March 30th Conference sessions will be held in the Harry S. Downs Continuing Education Building. Friday, March 31st Conference sessions will be held in the James M. Baker University Center. Thursday, March 30 th --- Harry S. Downs Continuing Education Building 9:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Registration 10:45 a.m. 12:00 noon Pre-conference Workshops Students Orientation/Retention Seminar Administrators Grant Writing Workshop Ms. Beverly Pyne, Office of American Student Services and Programs (OSSAP), Georgia State University Ms. Michelle Hill, Counseling Center, Georgia State University Moderator: Dr. Doris Derby, Office of American Student Services and Programs (OSSAP), Georgia State University Dr. Karen Webb, Senior Associate Director of Admissions, University of Georgia Moderator: Mr. Wasdon Graydon, Director, MAP/PREP/TRIO Programs, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 12:00 noon 12:45 p.m. Opening Session and Luncheon CE :45 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Welcome and Introductions President Thomas Harden, Clayton State University

3 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Speaker Invited --- TBA: Ms. Corlis Cummings, Senior Vice Chancellor, Office of Support Services, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia (to be confirmed) 1:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Awards and Remembrances Ms. Marci Middleton, Director, Academic Program Coordination, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia 1:45 p.m. -- 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Students What Keeps You Connected to Your College/University? This session involves a discussion between and among students concerning the factors that enable successful college matriculation. Moderators: Mr. Eric Simon, Director of Educational Leadership, Clayton State University Dr. Donna Brooks, Assoc. Professor of Speech Pathology, Armstrong Atlantic State University Administrators African-American Male Initiative (AAMI) Panel Discussion Dr. Said L. Sewell, Asst. Professor of Political Science, University of West Georgia Mr. Billy Yarbrough, Graduate Assistant to Dr. Deryl Bailey, University of Georgia Ms. Sandee House, Assoc. Professor of Mathematics, Director of the Leadership Academy, Georgia Perimeter College Dr. Malik Watkins, Asst. Professor of Political Science, Savannah State University Moderator: Mr. Floyd Phoenix, Recruitment Coordinator, Coastal Georgia Community College 2:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Afternoon Break Water, Soft Drinks, and Chips

4 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Students Learning Communities: How do they work for students? Administrators Diversity: The Many Faces of Campus Commitment Presidential Panel Discussion Dr. Mark May, Dean of Retention and Student Success, Clayton State University Ms. Marsha Anderson, Director, Student Support Services and MAP Coordinator, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College President Beheruz Sethna University of West Georgia President Carlton Brown, Savannah State University (to be confirmed) President Moderator: Ms. Mary Jo Fayoyin, Director, Library, Archives and Distance Learning, Savannah State University 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Dinner CE 101 Welcome: Dr. Sharon Hoffman, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Clayton State University Announcements: Ms. Deborah Greer, Director, Diversity Programs and Student Advocacy, Clayton State University Invocation: Clayton State University Gospel Choir Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Ms. Marci Middleton, Director, Academic Program Coordination, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia **Keynote Speaker** Dr. Joseph D. Greene, Cree-Walker Professor and Associate Professor of Management, Augusta State University, and Former Regent and Chair, Board of Regents University System of Georgia

5 8:00 p.m. Featured Artistic Performance for Students and Administrators CE -- Atrium Five Men on a Stool (contemporary R&B Jazz Ensemble with spoken word) 9:00 p.m. (approx.) Dancing with our Stars: USG Students (Faculty and Administrators are Welcome!!) Friday, March 31 st -- James M. Baker University Center 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. What is your forecast on the future? Auditorium, Room session for students and administrators Featured Speaker: Mr. Gene Norman Chief Meteorologist and Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, CBS 46 News 9:30 a.m. 9:35 a.m. Breakfast Break (Muffins, Juice, etc.) Atrium

6 9:35 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Students What Keeps You Connected Wrap-Up? Kennesaw State University Student Organizational Leaders Mrs. Angela Avery-Jones, Assistant Director of Programs, Clayton State University IPOD Ticket Disbursement & T-shirt Swap Administrators Transitions for MAP/MRO Professionals Mr. Georj Lewis, Dean of Students, Georgia Southern University Ms. Mary Ellen McGee, AA Officer & Coordinator of Faculty/Staff Development, Southern Polytechnic State University 10:45 a.m. 12:00 noon Concurrent Sessions Students Vendor/Organizational Fair Main Street, 2 nd Floor Delta Credit Union College Loan Corporation Citizens Bank Georgia Student Finance Commission Primerica Financial Services (A complete list is available in the appendix.) Administrators Report from the University System Office Auditorium, Room 272 Speaker: Dr. Frank Butler, Vice Chancellor, Academic, Student and Faculty Affairs, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia IPOD Winner Giveaway Announcements/Closing Remarks Speakers: Ms. Marci M. Middleton, Director, Academic Program Coordination, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia Mr. Wasdon Graydon, Director, MAP/PREP/TRIO Programs at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, and MAP/MRO Chair 12:00 noon Boxed Lunches (available for pick-up)

7 Dr. Joseph D. Greene Cree Walker Professor and Associate Professor of Management Augusta State University In 1959, Joseph D. Greene left the cotton fields of rural Georgia with $35, a high school education, and his uncle s good advice. There is no T in can t only can, became a motivating philosophy that guided him on his life s journey, leading to success in his business and personal life. That journey is recounted in his recently-released book, From Cotton Fields to Board Rooms. In the book, Mr. Greene, now the Cree Walker Professor of Business Administration at Augusta State University, discusses his life on the farm and how he rose from his first job in door-to-door insurance sales to become a member of its senior management team. His life s journey would lead him to college classrooms, corporate board rooms, and civic leadership, which often placed him in the category of firsts. He was among the first African Americans to graduate from a predominately white college and later join its faculty, the first African American elected to public office in McDuffie County, the first to sit on the boards of at least a dozen organizations, the first to lead the state s Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and among the firsts in his family who would survive cancer. He credits his success to his uncle s sage advice, and says that passing it on through his book will hopefully inspire others to look at their own lives and ask if they have done everything they can to pursue their own dreams. In addition to teaching at ASU, Mr. Greene conducts financial planning workshops, publishes articles on finance and economics, and presents motivational seminars. He is the author of Money Matters and is currently a director of the Georgia Council on Economic Education. Mr. Greene serves as the president-elect of the Rotary Club of Augusta and as president of Greene Financial Group. He sits on the boards of First Bank of Georgia, Healthcare Georgia Foundation, St. Joseph Hospital, the CSRA Community Foundation, and the National Science Center Discovery. Before joining Augusta State, Mr. Greene served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer for the Pilgrim Life Insurance Company. He received a bachelor s degree from Augusta State University and a master s degree from the University of Georgia.

8 Mr. Gene Norman Chief Meteorologist and Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, CBS 46 News For CBS 46 News Chief Meteorologist, Gene Norman, there is nothing more interesting than the way a really good thunderstorm can crackle through the sky, shaking the windows and turning night to day. A transplanted New Yorker, he comes to the Atlanta market by way of Houston, Texas. In Houston, he spent eight years working for NASA developing software for a computer that monitors the weather for the Space Shuttle. He decided to make a demo tape and try to land a job as a TV Meteorologist. He made the move from space shuttle to local forecasts in 1993, when he began moonlighting in nearby Beaumont, Texas. When Gene became a regular on the weekend newscast for the ABC affiliate in Houston in 1995, he worked with producers to develop human-interest, weather-related stories. He braved hurricanes to report live from the seashore during torrential rains and high surfs and weeded through tornado-ravished neighborhoods to bring the story to his community. Gene arrived in Atlanta in time to suit up in bulky winter gear to cover the city s historic Ice Storm an assignment he found great fun! As Chief Meteorologist for the station, he has instituted Stormtracker46, a state-of- the-art forecasting system that predicts storms down to neighborhood and even street level. Gene holds a Bachelor s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master s degree in Meteorology from the University of Maryland. He has earned numerous awards including the Emmy for Outstanding Weathercast in 2001 and 2003 and Best Weathercast from the Georgia Associated Press in He is the only Certified Broadcast Meteorologist on Atlanta TV. That designation comes from the American Meteorological Society, where Gene is a member as well as a member of the Broadcast Board. He is also a member of the National Weather Association. When he s not studying isobars or plotting the progress of the next Storm of the Century, Gene enjoys spending time with his family, enjoys good music, especially gospel, R&B or jazz. In his rare afternoon off, you re likely to find him at the movies. Gene volunteers for the Metro Atlanta March of Dimes, the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta and visits metro schools bringing weather safety tips to students of all ages. He s a popular figure with young and old alike. Look for him in your neighborhood soon either with Stormtracker46 or in person.

9 HISTORY OF MAP/MRO CONFERENCE THEMES Date Theme Keynote/Featured Speaker(s) 1984 Workshop on Program Structures 1986 Reaffirming the Commitment Dr. Norman Thomas 1987 Total Institutional Involvement Dr. Joseph Silver, Jr Making a Difference: Early Intervention and Dr. Israel Tribble Strategies in the Recruitment and Retention of Minority Students 1989 Realistic Approaches to Recruitment and Retention: Dr. Frank Hale Linking the Community, Public Schools and University System of Georgia 1990 Achieving Diversity in the University System of Dr. William Parker Georgia: The Role of the Minority Advising Program and Minority Recruitment Officers 1991 Minority Recruitment and Retention in the University Dr. James Anderson 1992 Empowerment Through Pluralism: Strategies for Dr. Naomi Webster Institutional Success Mr. Forest D. Toms 1993 Effective Recruitment and Retention: Restructuring Dr. Reginald Wilson the Dialogue 1994 Empowerment Through Coalition Building: Dr. William Parker From Dialogue to Implementation 1995 Creating a Positive Campus Climate: Dr. Clinita Ford An Environment for Living and Learning Dr. Stephen Portch 1996 Celebrating Success: Addressing the Unfinished Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune 1997 Adjusting Your Sails: Helping to Chart a Course Dr. Joseph Silver, Jr. For Inclusion in the University System s Master Plan 1998 Preparing for the Year 2000: Challenges to Diversity Dr. Jacqueline Michael 1999 Managing the Transition: Recruiting, Preparing, Dr. John N. Gardner Retaining and Graduating Students for The New Millennium 2000 Beyond 2000: Preparing the Next Generation for Mr. Michael L. Thurmond Education, Work... Success

10 HISTORY OF MAP/MRO CONFERENCE THEMES (continued) Date Theme Keynote/Featured Speaker(s) 2001 Recognizing and Valuing Academic Success and Dr. Daniel S. Papp Excellence 2002 Coming Together: Knowing What the Issues Are Regent Elridge McMillan and and How to Address Them Dr. Joe Martin 2003 Teaching, Discovering, Caring Dr. Therman Evans 2004 Engage in Your Past and Embrace Your Future Regent William Cleveland 2005 Providing Support Strategies to Enhance Retention Mr. Michael L. Thurmond and & Graduation Dr. Portia Holmes Shields 2006 From Beginning to End: Recruitment, Retention, Dr. Joseph D. Greene and and Graduation Mr. Gene Norman

11 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MINORITY ADVISING PROGRAM AND THE MINORITY RECRUITMENT PLAN The Minority Advising Program and the Minority Recruitment plan was established in 1983 to address the specific problems faced by minority students within the University System of Georgia that affect their recruitment and retention. Originally, the Minority Advising Program and the Minority Recruitment Plan were a part of the 1983 Addendum to the 1978 Desegregation Plan. After the University system of Georgia was relieved of reporting to the Office of Civil Rights in , the Minority Advising Program and the Minority Recruitment Plan continued, as a System effort, to promote the recruitment and retention of minority students. In 1986, the MAP Coordinators developed a direct linkage with the Minority Recruitment Officers (MRO) to design and develop a consolidated MAP/MRO annual conference. This conference presented the first system-wide effort to provide professional staff development, improve program success strategies, and general information sharing in the area of minority student recruitment and retention. In 1988, the program was reaffirmed and its continuation was recommended as a part of the University s Systems Steering Committee for Increased Minority Participation in Public Higher Education. Each system institution has a program intended to supplement not replace, normal advising activities. The program targets freshmen and sophomores, but is open to all minority students who feel they can benefit from the program. As part of steering committee recommendations, each institution was given authority to structure its program in the manner that best met the specific needs of the institution. Even though the structural features of the program may change, each institution is expected to maintain the overall goals of the Minority Advising Program and the Minority Recruitment Plan. Additionally, the institutions were given the flexibility of having the Minority Advising Program report to the Office of Academic Affairs, or have a formal liaison with the Office of Academic Affairs. During fiscal year 1991, to show its continued commitment to Minority Advising, the Central Office provided supplemental funding to each institution. These funds were designated to supplement existing institutional funds, which would further enhance the University System s goals for the Minority Advising Program on each campus. This is the tenth year that each institution received supplemental funding. One of the most important events in the history of MAP/MRO programs occurred in 1992 with the inclusion of the Minority Advising Program guidelines in the Academic Affairs Handbook of the University System of Georgia. This is significant because these guidelines serve as a policy and reference for institutional representatives having responsibilities for designing, implementing and evaluating their institutional Minority Advising Program. As the University System of Georgia continues to evolve in this new millennium, enhancing already effective Minority Advising Programs and Minority Recruitment Plans will be critical to the development of strategies to recruit and retain minority students. MAP/MRO Coordinators will share a major role in enhancing and promoting the success of these programs.

12 Clayton State University.... in appreciation to the academic community and administrative departments who provided support for the MAP/MRO Conference Office of the President Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Office of Student Affairs Office of Diversity Programs and Multicultural Advisement Office of Educational Leadership Office of Information Technology and Services Office of Career Services Office of Disability Services Center for Academic Assistance Harry S. Downs Continuing Education James M. Baker University Center Operations and Planning Budget & Finance Catering Campus Security