Last updated:
September 9, 2004
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Frequent acronyms:
UM - University of Missouri System
UMSL - University of Missouri - St. Louis
MU - University of Missouri - Columbia
UMKC - University of Missouri - Kansas City
UO/E - University of Missouri Outreach & Extension
SLU - Saint Louis University
HLAFSA - Hispanic and Latin American Faculty &
Staff Association, University of Missouri-Columbia
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Day 1 - Wednesday, March 10, 2004
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10:00 AM - Noon |
Registration
Viewing of Posters and Table Displays |
12:00 - 1:00 PM |
Conference Welcome
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1:00 - 2:15 PM |
Plenary - Change and Wellbeing: Gateway to New Communities
in Missouri
Demographic, social, and economic
changes experienced in St. Louis and Missouri.
How organizations and proactive
policies have benefited communities.
Moderator: Corinne
Valdivia, Social Sciences Unit & HLAFSA,
MU
Presenters:
- Ann Rynearson, International
Institute, St Louis: Hidden Within the Melting Pot: Hispanics
in
1970 St. Louis
- Daryl
Hobbs, Office
of Social and Economic Data Analysis, MU: Latinos in St.
Louis Today
- Patricia
M. York, Mayor of St. Charles, Missouri: The
St. Charles Amigos Program
- Carlos de la Peña, La Clínica, Latino Health
Centers: La
Cl�nica, Beyond Healthcare
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2:20 - 3:35 PM |
Plenary - Youth, Families, and Communities. Latino Youth and
Juvenile Delinquency: Should We be Concerned?
Panelists who work in the juvenile justice community present
statistics on Latino youth involvement in the
court system, case studies, and experiences working with youth,
families, and communities.
Moderator: Anne
Dannerbeck, MU
School of Social Work
Panelists:
- Margarita
Rademacher, Deputy Juvenile Officer;
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit-Family Court Division, Jackson
County, Missouri
- Mary
A. M�rquez,
Director, Legal Services;
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit-Family Court Division, Jackson
County, Missouri
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3:40 - 4:10 PM |
Break and Poster Displays |
4:10 - 5:30 PM |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Concurrent)
Breakout 1: Change and
Wellbeing - Research: Rural Communities: Diversity, Vulnerabilities and Opportunities
Moderator: Jos� Luis Garc�a, Community Food Systems and Sustainable
Agriculture Program & HLAFSA, MU
Presenters:
Breakout 2: Youth, Families,
and Communities - Research: Cultural
Influences on Behavior and Adaptation of Latino Families.
Moderator: Deborah Burris, Office of Equal Opportunity, UMSL
Presenter:
Breakout 3: Change and Wellbeing - Workshop: The
experience of the AMIGOS Program in St.
Charles ( Report)
Moderator: Sergio Mu�oz, St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment
(SLATE)
Presenters:
Anna Chandler, Francisco "Paco" Martínez, Members of Amigos, St.
Charles, Missouri.
Breakout 4: Education - Panel: Recruitment
and Retention Issues in Higher Education (Report)
Moderator:
Hortencia Kayser, Professor
and Associate Dean, Saint Louis University
Presenters:
- Lorenzo Covarrubias, SLU: Student
Demographics in the State of Missouri
- Ana Pizarro, MSW Catholic Community Services, International:The
High School Senior and Preparing for College
- Ismael Batancourt, International Programs, SLU: Issues
in Undergraduate Education Recruitment & Retention
- Hortencia Kayser, SLU. Issues
for Graduate School Recruitment & Retention
Breakout 5: Civil Rights - Panel: Workers Issues
Moderator: Rogelio Lasso, School of Law, UMKC
Presenters:
- Miguel P. Madrigal, Attorney, Missouri Commission
on Human Rights, Process for Filing Complaints with the Commission
of Human Rights
- Aldo Caller, Attorney, Employer Abuse of Undocumented Workers.
Breakout 6: Health - Panel: Cultural Factors Affecting Reproductive
Healthcare Decisions of Hispanic/Latina Women.
Moderator: Kay Conklin, MU
Presenters:
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5:30 - 6:00 PM |
Cash Bar-Reception |
6:00 - 7:00 PM |
Dinner |
7:30 - 9:00
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Music and dances of different cultures
and countries of Latin America.
Performed by St. Louis groups. (Nelly Patiño, Artistic Director.) |
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Day 2 - Thursday, March 11 2004 |
7:30 - 8:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
8:30 - 9:45 |
Plenary: Gateway to Educational Success for Latino Students:
Challenges, promises, and predictions
Moderator:
Mary
D. Cohen, U.S. Education Department Secretary�s Regional Representative (Region
VII)
Commentary by Brady Deaton,
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
for Academic Affairs, MU
Panelists:
- Linda
Espinosa, MU College of Education & HLAFSA, and
former Co-Director of the National Institute
for Education Research.
- Shawn
Cockrum, Migrant English Language Learner (MELL) Program,
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education (DESE)
- Dr. Kerry Crist, Education Policy Advisor, Governor of Missouri
- Lisa
Flores, MU College of Education & HLAFSA
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9:50 - 11:05
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Plenary: Derechos Civiles: Latinos, Civil Rights and Homeland
Security
Moderator:
Rogelio Lasso, School of Law, UMKC
Panelists:
- James
Klahr, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri: Racial
Profiling in Missouri
- Huyen
Pham, MU School of Law:The Policy and
Legal Problems with Local Enforcement of Immigration Laws
- Joseph P. Berra, Mexican-American
Legal Defense and Education Fund: Racial Profiling
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11:05 - 11:20 AM
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Break and Poster Displays
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11:20 AM - 12:20 PM
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Concurrent)
Breakout 1: Change and Wellbeing - Research: Economic Integration of Latino/as: Financial Services, Asset
Building, and Business Development
Moderator: Sergio Mu�oz, St. Louis Agency on Training and
Employment (SLATE)
Presenters:
Breakout 2: Civil Rights - Q&A Session on
Legislative Issues of Interest to Latinos
in Missouri
Moderator: Huyen
Pham, MU
Presenter: Assistant Attorney General James Klahr, Office
of the Attorney
General of Missouri. Breakout 3: Education - Workshop:
From
Theory to Reality: Best Practices in Education,
the Southwest Missouri Way
Moderator: Karen Johnson
Presenters: Charlotte Daniel, and High School Students from Southwest Missouri.
Breakout 4: Education - Panel:
Higher Education
and Latinos: Engaging Faculty and Students.
Moderator:
Patricia Somers, College of Education, UMSL
Presenters:
Breakout 5: Health - Research & Consumer Panel:
Perceptions of Healthcare Quality
Moderator:
Christina
Vasquez Case, MU and SLU
Presenters:
Breakout 6: Youth Families and Communities
- Best Practices:
Latino Youth Development Programs ( Report)
Moderator:� Anne
Dannerbeck, School of Social Work, MU
Presenters:
- Janette
García, Girl Scouts-Heart
of Missouri Council, uniquely ME! A Girl Scout Self-Esteem
Program for the Latino Community, made
possible through
grants from Unilever Corporation.
- Linda Manning, Developing Responsive
Programs for Latino Youth, El Centro
Latino, Columbia, MO.
Breakout 7: Change and Wellbeing - Workshop:
The State of Latinos in Missouri
Presenter: William
L. Elder, Office of Social
and Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA, UO/E), The
Demographics of Latinos in Missouri- What we
know and what
we could
know.
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12:30 - 2:00 PM
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Lunch
UM System President Elson
S. Floyd briefly addressed the conference.
Keynote Speaker: Sylvia
Lazos,
Professor, William S. Boyd School of Law,
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Jaguar: The Future of Latinos in the U.S. |
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2:00 - 3:15 PM
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Plenary: Hablamos Juntos: We Talk about Health
Moderator: Louise Miller, School of Nursing,
MU
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3:20 - 4:35 PM
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS PM1 (Concurrent)
Breakout 1: Change and Wellbeing - Panel: Universal Values:
Perception and Realities
Moderator:
Stephen Jeanetta, MU & HLAFSA
Presenters:
Breakout 2: Change and Wellbeing - Panel:
Hispanic Leadership in St. Louis: Cultural,
Political, and Business
Environments
Moderator:
Rafael Nun, St. Louis Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Presenters:
Breakout 3: Civil Rights - Panel: The CLEAR & DREAM Acts and other Immigration Issues Moderator:
Rogelio Lasso, School of Law, UMKC
Presenters:
- Vanessa C�rdenas, National Immigration Forum: CLEAR and Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- NCLR: The DREAM Act
- Ed Leahy, Immigrants Rights Network of Iowa-Nebraska: Immigration Policy and Practice: Legislative Updates and Grassroots Organizing in Immigrant Communities
Breakout 4: Education - Panel: From Research to Practice to Policy: Education
for Young English Language Learners
Organizer:
Linda
Espinosa,College of Education & HLAFSA, MU
Presenters (Panelists):
- Shawn
Cockrum, Director of the Migrant Education and English
Language Learning (MELL) project for the State
of Missouri
-
Becky Smith, Director, Migrant Even Start Project
Breakout 5: Health - Research Panel:
Health Interventions with Hispanics in
the Midwest
Moderator:
Louise Miller, School of Nursing, MU
Presenters:
Breakout 6: Education - Workshop: ESOL for Adult Immigrants CANCELLED
Breakout 7: Youth, Families, and Communities: Mentoring
workshop where presenter will discuss how to start and run a mentoring program
for Latino youth. ( Report)
Moderator:
Ana Pizarro, MSW Catholic Community Services
Presenters:
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4:40 - 5:55 PM
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS PM2 (Concurrent)
Breakout 1: Change and Wellbeing - Workshop
on Multiculturalism, Missouri Latinos and Cross-Cultural
Tips
Organizers
and presenters:
Breakout 2: Youth, Families and Communities
- Panel: Community
Level Approaches to Helping Latino Families ( Report)
Moderator:
Hortencia Kayser, SLU
Presenters:
Breakout 3: Civil Rights - Workshop: Protecting Your Consumer Rights
Moderator:
Suzanne Zemelman, Extension Consumer & Family
Economics, UO/E
Presenter:� Laura
Krasser, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri
Breakout
4: Education - Workshop:
English Language Learners Classroom and Community
Organizer/presenter:
Sandra
Anderson, Migrant and English Language Learning Specialist, Cooperating
School Districts of St. Louis: The
Community in the ELL Classroom and the
ELL Classroom in the Community.
Breakout 5: Health - Research/Practice:
Developing Regional Strategies for Improved Culturally Competent Care
Presenters:
Breakout 6: Change and Wellbeing - Panel:
Role of the Church in Grassroots Responses
to New Immigrant
Needs
Moderator:
Ann
Rynearson, International Institute
Organizer: Hector Antonio Molina, Jr., Director of Hispanic Ministry, Archdiocese of St. Louis
Breakout 7: Health - Workshop: Skills Building, Cultural Assessment,
and Interpreters
Moderator:
Louise Miller, School of Nursing,
MU
Presenters:
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With the support of Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
Commission and Harris-Stowe State College,
and the participation of the “Club Candela” and
the “Solución Latina” band, a free special
Latin Dance event was organized. |
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Day 3 - Friday, March 12, 2004 |
7:30 - 8:30 AM
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Continental Breakfast
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8:30 - 9:45 AM
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Learning Stations
Mini-workshops and presentations to develop
new skills and learn
about different programs and projects. Each learning
station lasts 20 minutes, and is repeated three
times in succession. Participants may
attend three stations.
- Education: "Family
Education Programs which Provide Parent Outreach Support
to Become Active Participants in Children Education." Judy R. Shreves, Hazelwood School
District.
- Education: "Using the 'New Americans
Program' to Educate Communities about the
Challenges of Immigration." Cathy Anderson,
Jewish Vocational Services.
- Education:�"Fiesta Educativa." Jenny
Reed, Institute for Human Development, UMKC.
- Change and Wellbeing: "Traditional
and Non-Traditional Apprenticeship Programs." Don
Reese ATR, CWDP and Kimberly Davis ATR, U.S. Department of
Labor.
- Change and Wellbeing:�"Integration
of Colombian Refugees into Existing Latino/a St Louis Communities." P. Ariel Burgess,
International Institute
of Metro St. Louis.
- Change and Well-being: "Teaching English
to Adult Spanish Speakers."
Anita Barker, International Institute
of Metro St. Louis.
- Change and Well-being: "Tips and Techniques
for Working through an Interpreter." Marcia
Wilderman Language Links, International Institute
of Metro St. Louis.
- Health: Discussion:�"The
CLAS Challenge: Supporting Organizational, System & Clinical
Strategies." Kym Hemley, Missouri Foundation for Health.
- Health: "Considering Cultural Assessment
in a History and Physical Assessment."
Ruth Ann Gagnon, Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region.
- Health: "Working with Interpreters." Nicole
Lopresti and Vicky Padilla, LAMP (Language
Access Metro Project of St. Louis).
- Health: "Incorporating Cultural Assessment
into Health." Christina Vásquez
Case,
Saint Louis University.
- Youth, Families and Communities: "Available
Assistance and How to Apply for USDA Rural
Development Loans/Grants for
Communities and Individuals." Cathy
Coffman, Hillsboro
Local Office, Rural
Development, USDA.
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9:45 - 11:00 AM
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Strengthening Communities around Critical Needs: New
Communities of Practice
Dialogues, break out by each
of the five themes, exploring what has been
learned, identifying the issues that remain
unaddressed and setting an agenda for future research
and action.
Discussions summaries reported in this session:
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11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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Plenary Closing Session
Moderator: Handy Williamson, Vice Provost for Minority Affairs, International
Programs and Faculty Development, MU
- Representative Kathlyn
Fares,
Chair, Missouri House of
Representatives Appropriations Education
Committee, will open the
plenary: “Tips on Addressing Policy Makers on Educational
Concerns of a Diverse Community.”
- Steve
Jeanetta, coordinator: Rapporteurs from each
theme will present a brief summary of the Communities
of Practice discussions.
- Tom
Henderson, interim Vice Provost for Extension
and Director of Cooperative Extension, UO/E:
Closing Comments.
Co-Chairs final messages. |
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Adjourn |
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