University of Notre Dame - SC 53320: Diversity, Culture, Religion, in Science - Saturday, November 16, 2013.

This Saturday, November 16, 2013 - I will be one of the presenters at The University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana 

Here is the course description: 

SC 53320:  Diversity, Culture, Religion, in Science will introduce students to the role of cultural and religious diversity in science, its importance in an era of globalization, and the interesting questions that it raises. We want our students to be thought leaders in these discussions as they develop. We will recruit top speakers to talk about science and culture, religion and diversity from a sophisticated and scientific level–how these issues have shaped their careers, and how the issues are shaping the world of the future. The course will conclude with a talk on science and religion that demonstrates the vital connections of all these areas and brings them together to prepare our students for that world.

Here is the schedule" 

Schedule

7:30 am – Optional Light Breakfast

8:00 am – Professor Joe Whitehead, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at North Carolina A&T State University

8:45 am – Fields Jackson, Founder and CEO of Racing Toward Diversity Magazine

9:30 am – Break

9:45 am – Diversity in the Academy panel - Professor Reginald Hill, Coleman Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology; Professor Xavier Creary, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Professor Sarah Smith, Assistant Professor of Naval Science and Senior Class Advisor; Professor Edwin Michael, Professor and Fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies

11:00 am – Break

11:15 am – Olivet Jones, Managing Director at The Felicity Group, Ltd.

12:00 pm – Trey Lathe, AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow (National Science Foundation)

12:45 pm – Lunch Break

1:15 pm – Religion panel – Rev. Robert Sullivan, C.S.C., Professor of History & Associate Vice President; Bishop Steve Worthen, Bishop at the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints; Imam Mohammad Sirajuddin, Imam at Islamic Society of Michiana; Pastor Terri Peterson, Pastor at Christ the King Lutheran Church

2:30 pm – Break

2:45 pm – Kenneth J. Barrett, Chief Diversity Officer at General Motors & Jocelyn K. Allen, Director of Regional, Grassroots, and Diversity Communications at General Motors

3:30 pm – Frederick Biga, Vice President at Goldman Sachs

4:15 pm – Break

4:30 pm – Rev. Hugh Page, Dean, First Year of Studies

5:15 pm – Dottie Brienza, Chief Diversity Officer & Executive Talent Development Leader. Merck & Co.

6:00 pm – Class concludes