Save the date for the Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Wednesday, April 21, 2010.
The Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture honors Dr. Kelly's vision of equity in society and contributes to our knowledge of diversity and its dimensions: race, ethnicity, class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, nation and nationhood, disability, and age. Dr. Kelly, who founded the Office of Minority Affairs in 1970 and served as its first Vice President, created a vision of how the University could and should meet its obligation to students regardless of color or economic status. He spearheaded new models of admissions, counseling, and academic support that have been emulated across the nations.
Strategic Areas
CPR is responsible for organizing, staffing, and successfully organizing and implementing OMAD events as well as other campus & community evnts related to diversity. Events are identified as “tiers”, first and second, and community banquets depending on the type of event, the number of participants and sponsorships.
The desired outcome of first tier events are to draw over 100 people, cultivate alumni donors, build community, and disseminate information about the UW and OMAD. Some examples of these from the 2008-2009 year are the Alumni Remix, Celebration, the Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture and the Tribal Leadership Summit.
The desired outcome for second tier events are the same as tier one, but with a more intimate size and setting, more personal interaction, and focused stewardship. Successful smaller events from this past year include the Kodo World Series Reception, the Eastern Washington Scholars Alumni and Community Reception, and the Student Unity Mixer. Another notable event of this size was the Donor Appreciation and Recognition Reception held at the VP’s residence to thank donors who contributed $500 or more to OMAD during the last campaign.
Attendance at community banquets and events by OMAD/UW staff as well as the VP is coordinated by CPR. Attendance at these community initiated functions ensures that the UW and OMAD have a physical presence and visibility beyond the UW. Staff and VP participation garners mutual support and base building for future interface. The desired outcome is to build social capital by supporting community activities. This enhances good will and ambassador like relations. In return we hope to generate reciprocity for our own events and goals. This also manages community expectations of the UW and reduces complaints.
CPR may assist or coordinate for the VP when she makes appearances at community functions and has speaking engagements. Last year the VP had 22 speaking engagements that CPR assisted with by preparing speeches, briefing packets, talking points, and other important event information. Examples of these speaking engagements are OMAD Welcome Daze, the MAP Breakfast, EOP Celebration Fundraiser, and the Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture. We also staff community based committees such as the President’s Minority Community Advisory Committee (MCAC) and the Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP). We may staff other committees or community projects as assigned. CPR represents OMAD on campus committees such as the UW Marketing committee, the Ethnic Cultural Center Renovation Committee, and others.