THE SCHEDULE
AWARDEES Kelvin Adams, PhD (he/him/his) Champion for All Awardee President & CEO St. Louis Community Foundation Katie Fields, ’19 (she/her/hers) Game Changer Awardee College Outreach Coordinator and Disability Inclusion Consultant Starkloff Disability Institute
LUNCH | 12:15–1:15 p.m. The lunchtime break has a variety of options and places on campus to sit and enjoy a meal. You can help yourself to a variety of complimentary snacks and refreshments available in the conference hospitality suite located near the entrance of the conference auditorium, or you are welcome to purchase personal wood-fired pizza and salad from Blues Fired Pizza’s food truck conveniently located on the parking lot above the conference auditorium, or you can bring your lunch or even shop for something tasty at the University’s “Grab & Go” located in the adjoining building.
Equity on Campus: Navigating the Impact of the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision in Higher Education Browning Hall, 1:15–2:30 p.m.
BREAK | 2:50–3:20 p.m.
Empowering Truths: Navigating and Redefining Black History Education and Institutional Accountability Browning Hall, 3:20–4:35 p.m.
MODERATOR Travis R. Kearbey, JD (he/him/his) Managing Partner Quarles & Brady, LLP
MODERATOR Carol A. Daniel (she/her/hers) Senior Producer and Host Nine PBS
PANELISTS Trent Ball (he/him/his) Senior Director of Postsecondary Equity and Attainment System Missouri College Access Network D’Andre Braddix, EdD (he/him/his) Executive Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion St. Louis Community College Algerian Hart, PhD (he/him/his) Assistant to the President for Inclusive Engagement Missouri State University Saint Rice, Jr., EdD (he/him/his) Assistant Dean of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion and Director of Faculty, Staff and Community Engagement Washington University in St. Louis
PANELISTS Sharonica L. Hardin-Bartley, PhD (she/her/hers) Superintendent The School District of University City Robin Jefferson Higgins, JD (she/her/hers) Director Chair and Associate Professor of Law, Crime and Social Justice Webster University
Jody Sowell, PhD (he/him/his) President & CEO Missouri Historical Society Annie Stevens, PhD (she/her/hers) Adjunct Professor Webster University
The 2024 DEI Conference Awards Browning Hall, 2:30–2:50 p.m.
CLOSING REMARKS Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble, PhD (she/her/hers) Chancellor Webster University Vincent C. Flewellen (he/him/his) Associate Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Webster University
PRESENTERS Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble, PhD (she/her/hers) Chancellor Webster University
Julian Z. Schuster, PhD (he/him/his) President Webster University
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