MizzouDiversity Summit
The MizzouDiversity Summit brings the campus community together bi-annually to dialogue and plan strategies which help strengthen the MU identity as an environment or culture that values diversity in its many ways and forms.
Participants learn of progress made over the course of the past two years, gather information, contribute individual perspectives and be part of a dialogue intended to further our progress toward a more inclusive and welcoming Mizzou.
All members of the MU community (students, faculty, staff, and administrators) who wish to increase associations and expand their influence within the University should consider attending. The event provides opportunities for meaningful discourse with key administrators, presentations with nationally recognized speakers and workshops concerning some general and more specific areas of campus diversity.
Highlights from the 2010 MizzouDiversity Summit
The 2010 Summit took place Oct. 20-21, 2010 with the theme Taking Ownership for an Inclusive Campus: What's My Role? Where Do I Fit In? Nearly 340 MU students, faculty and staff attended the Summit which included keynote speakers, a town hall, and 24 workshops and panels on topics ranging from equity and fairness in the workplace, campus climate, women's leadership and faculty diversity to dialogue in the classroom, disability issues, international education and interative theatre performances. See the complete list of workshops and panels for additional information.
Chancellor Brady J. Deaton delivered the State of Diversity Address at the town hall meeting. In his address, he highlighted key points in MU's history and how far our campus has come in addressing issues of diversity and equity. Yes we still have work to do to truly make MU an inclusive campus where all community members are respected and were civil discourse can take place on difficult issues. See MU's Diversity Progress Report for additional information on our recent progress. Participants at the town hall asked many good questions, but due to time constraints, the panel was unable to answer all of the questions submitted. The panel did, however, answer those remaining questions later and those answers can be found here.
2010 Keynote Speakers
Two outstanding keynote speeches were delivered by Carlos Gomez and Kenji Yoshino.
"The Role of Business and Education in the Growth of the Hispanic Community"
Carlos Gomez
President and CEO, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City
"Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights"
Kenji Yoshino
Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law
New York University
See the keynote speakers pages for speaker biographies.
