Office of Campus and Community Programs and the 2017 Diversity Conference

Contact Information

Office of Access & Inclusion

Contact Details

diversity@jmu.edu

Description

The 2017 annual JMU Diversity Conference had its largest participation and presentation in the history of the institution. This was the eleventh conference and saw almost 475 participants throughout the entire day. There were session facilitators from peer universities across the state: Radford, Bridgewater, Longwood, Virginia Tech, Christopher Newport, William and Mary and UVA; Two sessions were recruited through SHRM and presented by the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) and the Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired (DBVI)

Web Presence

https://www.jmu.edu/diversity/programs-and-events/diversity-conference.shtml

Involvement

Involves Staff, Involves Participants External to JMU

Date

Academic Year AY '16-'17

Frequency

Recurring Event (Occurs on a regular basis but not continual)

Areas of Engagement

Civic Engagement, Community Engagement

Format

Conference

On/Off campus

On campus