August+28+Super+Saturday


 * Time:** __10:00 - 3:00__
 * Location**: __Poe Hall 216 (Auditorium)__
 * Presenter**: __Derek Greenfield__
 * Topic**: __Culture, Diversity, and Social Justice__

About Derek Greenfield...
 * Serves as Teaching Assistant Professor of Education at NC State
 * Spent seven years working as a youth worker in inner-city Chicago
 * Addresses audiences all over the globe
 * Has been featured at events such as the International Conference on Cultural Diversity, the National Dropout Prevention Network Conference, the Black Issues in Higher Education Conference, the National Youth Professionals Institute, the National Association of Campus Activities National Conference, and the Southwestern Black Student Leadship Conference.
 * Received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Sociology from Northwestern University
 * Earned his Doctor of Education degree from Cape Penisula University of Technology in South Africa
 * Conducting research towards his Ph.D. in Cultural Studies at the University of Washington
 * Little known facts: is on a curling team, loves Thai food (could eat it everyday), splurges on pre-cut fruit


 * Guiding Questions:**


 * How would you define yourself culturally? How might membership in these cultural groups shape the way in which you live? How you might teach?
 * What have been your experiences with diversity throughout your life? What have you learned as a result?
 * With regards to diversity, what might be some areas where you recognize the need personally for further exploration and growth?