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Challenges and Opportunities II:
Conversations about Immigration and Higher Education


June 1-3 2008
Titan Student Union
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, California

Sunday, June 1


3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Opening Reception at the Fullerton Marriott at California State University in the Ballroom

  • Dr. Tomás Arciniega, President Emeritus of California State University, Bakersfield
    Dr. Silas Abrego, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at California State University, Fullerton
    Dr. John Burkhart, Professor in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan


Monday, June 2


9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Welcome

  • Dr. Milton A. Gordon, President of California State University, Fullerton
    Dr. Charles Reed, Chancellor of the California State University System
    Dr. John Burkhart, Professor in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Morning Plenary I

  • Dr. James Montoya, Vice President of the College Board
  • Honorable Cruz Reynoso, Professor at the University of California, Davis Law School
12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Lunch Plenary II

  • Dr. Patricia Perez, Assistant Professor at Cal State Fullerton
    Dr. Tomás Arciniega, President Emeritus of California State University, Bakersfield
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Action/Dialogue Session I

  • Session I: Role of the Media
    Session II: Role of University Officials
    Session III: The Research Agenda
    Session IV: Implications for Financial Aid
    Session V: State and Federal Policies
2:55 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Action/Dialogue Session II

  • Session VI: Leticia A Network
    Session VII: Forming Partnerships K-20
    Session VIII: Using Narratives to Understand Community Experiences
    Session IX: Community Health Needs/Care/Sustainability
4:20 p.m. – 5:35 p.m. Action/Dialogue Session III

  • Session X: Funding Support for Immigration and Education Programming
    Session XI: Implications for Work in Student Affairs, Academic Affairs and Campus Diversity
    Session XII: Community Activists
    Session XIII: Global Immigrant and Refugee Issues
5:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.Dinner Plenary III

  • Honorable Gilbert Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, Senate District 22 (Invited)
    John Trasviña, President and General Counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Tuesday, June 3


8:30 a.m. Registration

8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Report on Action Items by Immigration Issue Clusters 1-7 for Discussion

10:30 a.m. - 11:45 p.m. Report on Action Items by Immigration Issue Clusters 8-13 for Discussion

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch Plenary IV

  • Dr. Leo Chavez, Professor at the University of California, Irvine
    Dr. John Burkhart, Professor in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan.
    Dr. Silas Abrego, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at California State University, Fullerton