Over the past four decades, affirmative action and other programs have helped to diversify the faculty, staff and students of our institutions of higher education. However, racial minorities still remain significantly under-represented in senior-level administrative positions, especially among presidents and chancellors. The two sessions of this symposium are designed to encourage faculty, staff and students to consider career paths leading to higher level administrative positions, to provide them with an understanding of the preparation required for these positions, and to give them a sense of the challenges they will face in these positions, especially in efforts to promote diversity.
Thursday, May 28—10:00 a.m.–noon
PART I—University Presidents Discuss the Importance of Diversity and Their Experiences in Promoting Diversity in Their Institutions
The presidents on this panel have been strong proponents of diversity and have been committed to promoting diversity in their institutions. Drawing on their personal experiences, the panelists will address such issues as:
- What were their reasons for promoting diversity in their institutions?
- Why did they believe such efforts were important?
- What programs did they institute and what strategies did they employ in these efforts?
- What was their leadership role in these efforts?
- What obstacles and hurdles did they have to overcome?
- What mistakes were made in these efforts?
- What were some of the lessons learned through these efforts?
 Rita Cepeda, Ed.D.
First Latina President
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego California
 Yolanda T. Moses, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor, Diversity, Excellence and Equity, and Vice Provost, Conflict Resolution, University of California-Riverside, California; Former President of City College of New York (CUNY), President of the American Association for Higher Education at George Washington University-Washington, D.C. Yolanda.Moses@ucr.edu
 Roy H. Saigo, Ph.D.
President Emeritus,
St. Cloud State University—St. Cloud, Minnesota
Former Chancellor,
Auburn University Montgomery—Montgomery, Alabama
rhsaigo@gmail.com
 Marlene Springer, Ph.D.
President Emeritus
The City University of New York
College of Staten Island
Staten Island, New York
 Bob H. Suzuki, Ph.D.
President Emeritus
California State Polytechnic
Pomona, California
bsuzuki1@charter.net
Thursday, May 28—1:30–3:30 p.m.
PART II—Becoming a Higher Education Leader: A Panel of Presidents Share Their Experiences
This panel of presidents will share their personal experiences ? including the challenges, hurdles, and pitfalls they faced—in moving upward through the ranks to the presidency. Among other issues, they will discuss:
- Their motivation to seek higher level administrative positions.
- The career paths they followed in reaching the presidency and how well prepared they were for the position.
- Some of the biggest challenges they faced and how they overcame them.
- Some of the mistakes they made and what they learned from these mistakes.
- Advice and guidance they would give to those interested in higher level administrative positions.
- Why more racial minorities are needed in higher level positions.
Rita Cepeda, Ed.D.
First Latina President
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego California
 Christopher B. Howard, Ph.D.
President-Elect
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
Yolanda T. Moses, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor, Diversity, Excellence and Equity, and Vice Provost, Conflict Resolution, University of California-Riverside, California; Former President of City College of New York (CUNY), President of the American Association for Higher Education at George Washington University-Washington, D.C. Yolanda.Moses@ucr.edu
Roy H. Saigo, Ph.D.
President Emeritus
St. Cloud State University—St. Cloud, Minnesota
Former Chancellor,
Auburn University Montgomery—Montgomery, Alabama
rhsaigo@gmail.com
Marlene Springer, Ph.D.
President Emeritus
The City University of New York
College of Staten Island
Staten Island, New York
Bob H. Suzuki, Ph.D.
President Emeritus
California State Polytechnic
Pomona, California
bsuzuki1@charter.net
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