Diversity Week 2004 Schedule

Monday  ||  Tuesday  ||  Wednesday  ||  Thursday  ||  Friday 
Other Activities 

This was Diversity Week schedule for 2004. Thanks for your support.

Monday, July 12

Noon – 2 p.m.
Levin Hall Dining Room
Film and Panel Discussion (box lunch provided) 
RACE: The Power of an Illusion
Part I: The Difference Between us
Dr. Chester Brown, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor University
Dr. Holly Heard, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Rice University Ron Carson, Director, Institute for the Medical Humanities, UTMB
Melvin Williams, Director, Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, UTMB (panel facilitator)
Is race a biological myth? Where did the idea of racial differences come from? These and other questions will be explored in part one (The Difference Between Us) of this award-winning PBS film series and discussed by the panel discussion that follows. Learn how beliefs about race are actually shaped by history, social institutions and cultural beliefs.

3 - 4:30 p.m.
Diversity in the Workplace
Levin Hall Dining Room
Kinneil Coltman
Training Specialist for the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
A spirited and eye-opening workshop which will engage and intrigue participants. The session is about diversity for the real world. Diversity in the workplace presents some challenges and many opportunities. Come prepared to engage and to learn how to get the most from each day's experience.
 

Tuesday, July 13

Noon – 1 p.m.
Institutional Diversity Meeting: State of the Workforce
Brown Bag Lunch (beverages provided)
Levin Hall Dining Room
• Deans’ Report on School Faculty and A&P Data
• HR Report on Classified and Other A&P Data
• Diversity Award Presented
Hear UTMB’s deans report on diversity among each school’s faculty and administrative and professional (A&P) staff, and what each school is doing to increase diversity. Human Resources chief steward Kathy Shingleton will report on diversity statistics among A&P and classified staff in other areas of the university. A diversity award presentation, sponsored by the Diversity Council, will also take place.

4:30 – 6 p.m.
Religion and Impact on Healthcare
Panel Discussion
Levin Hall Dining Room
Dr. Ezzat Abouleish, UT Houston Faculty, retired
Dr. Marvin Cohen, UTMB faculty
Dr. Daneshvari R. Solanki, UTMB faculty
Father Gerald Lewis, UTMB Catholic Chaplain
Reverend John W. Riley, UTMB Director, Pastoral Care
Join us for a fascinating look at how religious beliefs impact healthcare decision-making, from the perspectives of some of the world's major religions. Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism will be represented.    

6 – 7 p.m.
Reception
Levin Hall Foyer
 

Wednesday, July 14

8 – 9:30 a.m.
Health Disparities Panel: Community Issues
Island Community Center – 4700 Broadway
All are welcome. Breakfast provided.
Panelists include:
Dr. Mark Guidry, Chief Executive Officer, Galveston County Health District
Ted Hanley, Director, The Jesse Tree
Stephanie Lahr, Student, UTMB School of Medicine, St. Vincent's Clinic volunteer
Rosie Morales, UTMB nurse practitioner, former member of Galveston County United Board of Health
Dr. Ben Raimer, Vice President for Community Outreach, UTMB (panel facilitator)
Dr. Brian Zachariah, Director, Division of Emergency Medicine, UTMB
Area health and government agency representatives come together to explore health disparities. We examine the case of a diabetic patient seen at St. Vincent’s Clinic to illustrate how the community can reduce barriers to health care for the underserved. Participants will come away with enough information about the workings of the health care system in Galveston County to be an advocate for those in need, and their increased awareness of the public health resources that exist in the county will enable them to educate others on possible solutions to barriers to care.

Noon – 1:30
Film Series: RACE: The Power of an Illusion
Part II: The Story We Tell
Brown Bag Lunch (beverages provided)
Levin Hall Dining

Thursday, July 15

10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Scientific Poster Session:
Addressing Disparities: Disease, Health Delivery and Prevention
Levin Hall Foyer

Noon – 1:30 p.m.
The Challenge of Eliminating Health Disparities in America
Health Policy Lecture and Luncheon featuring
Louis Sullivan, M.D.
President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine
The 2004 William C. Levin Lecturer on Health Care and Diversity
Levin Hall Dining Room

4:30 – 6 p.m.
Health Disparities Panel: Research
Levin Hall Dining Room
Session attendees will learn more about some of the important research that is being conducted at UTMB and regionally in the area of health disparities, and find out new ways they can advance their own research in this important area. The future implications of health disparities research will also be discussed.
Panelists include:
Dr. Kyriakos Markides, Professor and Director, Division of Sociomedical Sciences; and the Annie and John Gnitzinger Professor of Aging Studies; UTMB. Markides will talk about his 10-year study on aging Hispanic population in San Antonio and the work of the Center for Population Health and Health Disparities in describing how culture influences health.
Dr. Martha Hargraves, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Director, Health Policy and Health Services Research Division, UTMB. Hargraves will report on her Galveston-based research study on a “Faith-Based Approach to African American Health through Nutrition and Exercise.”
Dr. Lovell Jones, Director, Center for Minority Health, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; Professor, Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; Faculty, Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Jones will describe the Health Disparities Consortium that is part of the Center for Minority Health at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the research that is being developed there, including the first comprehensive health survey of Asian Americans living in the Houston area. He will also discuss how UTMB can be involved in the work of the consortium and speak to the future underrepresented minority research implications.
Kristina Arredondo, Student, Physician Assistant Studies Program, UTMB. Kristina will discuss her work in Frontera de Salud and describe some of the disparities the students encounter when serving patients in the Rio Grande Valley through that program.
Dr. Barbara Breier, Director, Center for Eliminating Health Disparities, UTMB (panel facilitator)
 

6 - 7 p.m.
Poster Session Reception
(Poster session presenters on site for discussion)
Levin Hall Foyer

Friday, July 16

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Common Threads Diversity Fair and Campus Celebration
Exhibits of employee art, crafts, collections, etc.
Free lunch for students and staff
Presentation of essay contest winners and awards
Music, entertainment, fun
Levin Hall Foyer & Dining Room
Details and call for volunteers.
See photos from last year's event.
See who participated in 2003.

1 - 2 p.m.
RACE: The Power of an Illusion
Part III: The House We Live In
Levin Hall North

7 p.m.
Classical Concert
Marian Anderson String Quartet
Levin Hall Main
The Marion Anderson String Quartet, the first African-American ensemble in history to win a classical music competition will come to UTMB’s campus for a special classical concert performance.
Additional details will be posted to the Classical Concert Series web site

Other Activities:

Employee Diversity Essay Contest
Details here...

Film Festival
Take a break from your busy day (or night) and tune in to some quality programming, as the "Diversity Network" returns to the UTMB campus cable lineup. For two weeks beginning Monday, July , UTMB's channel 53 will offer 'round-the-clock programs and features--produced by UTMB and others--that highlight the importance of diversity and its importance at our institution.  It's high quality, highly informative and very entertaining. The schedule and details on the programming will be posted in the coming days. Details here...