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REMINDER: The deadline for participants to receive the discounted fee of
$295 for the Best Practices in Diversity: Exploring Practical Applications
for the 21st Century Conference is August 6.  After the August 6 deadline
the registration fee will be $345.  
To receive specific information about registration, call: 1-800-PSU-TODAY 

or access the WWW site at:

http://www.cde.psu.edu/C&I/BestPracticesinDiversity/

VENDORS are invited to participate in this conference program. To receive
an application form and information regarding dates and fees, please call
Roberta Moore, conference planner at (814) 863-5120.

This conference will bring together academic institutions, organized
labor, and  private corporations to share their experiences with diversity
on many levels. It will be held on September 18�20, 1997 at the Penn State
Conference Center in State College, Pennsylvania.

Over the past several years organizations have made noticeable progress
integrating diversity programs into their strategic initiatives.  From
developing pro-active recruiting strategies to improving the work climate
through ongoing diversity-related programming, private corporations and
academic institutions have been developing effective ways of incorporating
diversity into the fabric of their organizational structure.  The Best
Practices in Diversity Conference will provide a structured opportunity
for representatives from the academic community, organized labor, and
private industry to meet and share their ideas and practices.  

The conference will address a wide spectrum of areas including: ethnic and
racial diversity; gender; disability issues; international or
cross-cultural issues; gay, lesbian, and bisexual issues; and age. 

Keynote speakers include: 

R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. 
Dr. Thomas is the CEO of the consulting firm R. Thomas and Associates,
Inc. He is also the founder and president of The American Institute for
Managing Diversity, Inc., a research and education enterprise with the
objective of fostering effective management of employee diversity. Dr.
Thomas is an educator, consultant, and author.  He served as secretary of
the college at Moorehouse College, dean of the Atlanta University Graduate
School of Business Administration, assistant professor at the Harvard
Business School, and instructor at Moorehouse. He has been active for 20
years as a consultant  to numerous corporations, professional firms,
non-profit organizations, and academic institutions. Sr. Thomas is also
the author of three books:  Beyond Race and Gender: Unleashing the Power
of Your Total Work Force by Managing Diversity (1991); Differences Do Make
a Difference (1992); and Redefining Diversity (1996).


Deval L. Patrick
Mr. Patrick served as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the
United States Department of Justice through President Clinton's first
term. As attorney general, Mr. Patrick focused his attention on returning
vigorous enforcement of the nation's civil rights laws to provide equal
opportunity for all Americans. During Mr. Patrick's tenure the Civil
Rights Division achieved much success including a landmark public
accommodation's settlement with Denny's restaurant, groundbreaking
educational and enforcement efforts under the Americans Disabilities Act,
expansion of the fair lending enforcement program, the development of the
Police Misconduct Initiative, and the first successful criminal and civil
prosecutions under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances.  In 1996,
President Clinton appointed Mr. Patrick as Co-chair of the National Church
Arson Task Force. He took an active role in overseeing the investigation
and prosecution of these cases, as well as coordinating security,
prevention, and outreach efforts. 


Herbert Z. Wong
Dr. Wong, President of Herbert Z. Wong & Associates, is an
industrial/organizational psychologist who has provide strategic
consulting and training in multicultural management and work force
diversity to businesses, universities, government agencies, and
corporations since 1978 and in multicultural leadership strategies since
1966. Dr. Wong focuses his training and consultation on organizational
development, team building, strategic planning, and communication
processes in work force diversity and multicultural management.  He
provides organizational surveys on work force diversity, employee
opinions, climate assessments, and cultural audits.  Dr. Wong, as the
Director of Training for Valuing Diversity@worldwide, designed and
directed all of the �Training-the-Trainers� programs for the seven-part
film series. Dr. Wong is the Co-Founder and President of the National
Diversity Conference, Inc. which presents the contemporary issues and
future directions of work force diversity (and is attended by over 300
corporations and organizations).

The conference is a continuing and distance education service of Penn
State�s Commission on Racial/ Ethnic Diversity and the College of
Education, in cooperation with the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.