Thursday, March 7

7:30 - 8:30 am

8:30 - 9:00 am

9:00 - 10:30 am

10:45 - 11:45 am

12:00 - 1:15 pm

1:30 - 2:15 pm

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Continental Breakfast (3rd Floor, Student Union)

Opening Remarks – University of Tennessee, Student Union Auditorium

1502 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37916

Plenary Session I – Business School Deans Panel, Student Union Auditorium

Panelists:

• Dr. Lerzan Aksoy, Interim Dean, Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business

• Dr. McRae C. Banks, Dean, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Bryan School of Business & Economics

• Dr. Janet A. Lenaghan, Dean, Hofstra University, Frank G. Zarb School of Business

• Dr. Daniel Pullin, Dean, Texas Christian University, Neeley School of Business

• Dr. Ian O. Williamson, Dean University of California – Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business

Moderator: Tyvi Small, Vice Chancellor, Division of Diversity and Engagement

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Plenary Session II – Defining the Impact of DEI Initiatives within Higher Education

Student Union, SU 362 (A,B,C)

• Rosite Delgaldo, Director, Office of Equity and Inclusion, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

• Dr. Anthony Wise, President, Pellissippi State Community College

• Dr. Lamar Bryant, Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Collaborative Business Luncheon - Student Union, Pilot Ballroom C

Keynote Speaker: Dr. E. LaBrent Chrite, President, Bentley University

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Informational Session – The Value Proposition of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging

Student Union, SU 362 (A,B,C)

Facilitators:

• Dr. Sonja Wiley, Associate Professor and Diversity Advisor, Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship and Information Systems, Louisiana State University

• Assistant Dean, Dr. Barbara A. Lofton, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas

Plenary Session III – Effective Ways of Merging Inclusive Practices into Course Curriculum

• Dr. Lauren Cunningham, Keith Stanga Professor of Accounting and Cherly Massingale Faculty Research Fellow, Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

• Dr. Ashley King, Lecturer, Accounting and Information Management, Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Informational Session: Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Faculty Members

Blane Ruschak, President, The PhD Project

Plenary Session IV – Correlation between Corporate Culture and Cultural Awareness

• Tanisha Baker, Director Equity and Inclusion Analyst, Knoxville Utilities Board

• Jeremy Cook, Senior Vice President, Head of Diversity and Inclusion for East Tennessee Region, Pinnacle Financial Partners

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Business School DEI Collaborative Awards Dinner

East Tennessee Historical Society: 601 S Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902

Keynote Speaker: Renee Kesler, Executive Director, Beck Cultural Exchange Center

3:45 - 4:45 pm