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Keynote Speaker:   Robert N. Page, Jr.


      KSAC Host Committee:


The Kansas Student Affairs Conference Planning Committee invites you to attend the Fall 2006 conference, "Multicultural Awareness: A Time to Review, Renew & Pursue". The conference will be held on September 21st and 22nd in Lawrence, and is co-hosted by Haskell Indian Nations University and The University of Kansas.

In order to promote educational environments that recognize and celebrate the diverse composition of American higher education, this conference will spotlight multicultural awareness. Our keynote speaker, Robert N. Page, Jr., is experienced and active in designing and delivering programs and services that impact the educational and multicultural landscape of American colleges and universities. Our program sessions will feature topics of diversity and multiculturalism. Our setting will allow for some time of immersion in the Native American culture and an opportunity to visit a tribal institution. Our spirit will be focused on reviewing, renewing and pursuing our commitment to personal and professional development.

Please join your colleagues from around the state in Lawrence on September 21st and 22nd.

Sincerely,

Host Committee
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    Conference Highlights:
  • Greetings by the President of Haskell Indian Nations Univ. and the Vice Provost of Student Success at The University of Kansas;


  • Keynote Presentation and Interactive Workshop by Robert Page, Director of Multicultural Affairs at The University of Kansas;


  • Cultural Center and Museum tour at the Haskell campus;


  • Dinner at the Haskell campus with a traditional Native American Osage style feast;


  • Invited presentations by Kansas faculty-in-residence, celebrating our state-wide talent.


 Keynote Speaker:
Robert N. Page, Jr.
Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs
The University of Kansas
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Robert N. Page, Jr., has worked in postsecondary education for over 14 years and specializes in retention and recruitment programs for students of color, diversity training and awareness, conference coordination, and budgeting and strategic planning and the motivation of all students to achieve at their highest potential.

Robert has conducted countless workshops, seminars and keynotes on many issues with a focus on multiculturalism. Certified and trained through the National Multicultural Institute and the Institute on Racial Justice, his areas of expertise include multiracial identity, dominant culture privilege, training and curriculum design, equitable policies and practices, multicultural education, multilingual issues, inclusive decision-making processes, multicultural curriculum training, cultural communication, and a specific focus on "Cycle of Socialization Theory".

The founder of such programs as the Black Greek Leadership Conference, Minority & Friends Network at the Oshkosh Placement Exchange, African American Male Summit, the Tunnel of Oppression Diversity Activity, his successes are attributed to the people with whom he has worked.

Robert holds a Master of Science in Counseling from Central Missouri State University. He is a member of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and the Association of College Personnel Administrators, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., and the proud father of two daughters, Morgan and Madison Page.

  Haskell Indian Nations University
155 Indian Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66046-4800
(785) 749-8404
www.haskell.edu 		KSAC Registration
c/o Dept. of Student Housing
The University of Kansas
422 W. 11th St
Lawrence, KS 66045