Friday, November 11

6:00 pm-

9:00 pm

Conference Mixer
Location ( CSU-253abc)

Saturday, November 12

8:00am-

2:00 pm

Conference Registration
Location (CSU-123)

8:45 am- 10:00 am

Opening Remarks Dalton Crayton, Minnesota State, Mankato

University Welcome: Provost Dr.Scott Olson

Reflections; Interim Dean Henry Morris

State of the Organization Address

Dr. Michael Fagin, Advisor to National Black Graduate Student Association

10:00am- 10:45am

11:00am

Breakout Session I

Surviving Graduate School 101: “From Junior Professional to Professional” Speaker( Dr. Kebba Darboe/Dr. Avra Johnson)

 Thesis and Dissertation Writing Techniques Speaker ; Dr. Sherrise Truesdale-Moore, CSU 205

12:00pm

12:15-1:30pm

Lunch

Introduction of Keynote Speaker ()

Keynote Speaker Address -Dr. Michael T. Fagin
Minnesota State, Mankato
Special Advisor to the President
Department Of Ethnic Studies

1:45- 2:30pm

Breakout Session II

To Publish or Perish for Tenure: Dr. Raymond -Asomni-Boateng

2:45-3:30pm

Breakout Session III

Interview Skills for Gainful Employment : Dr. Johnson Afolayan, CSU-201

3:45-4:30pm

Breakout Session IV

Pan Africans in Post-Secondary Education: “Road Map to Success” Speaker: Dr. Sherrise Truesdale-Moore, CSU-205

5:00-

Closing Remarks and Acknowledgements