Agenda

Richard I. Morimoto, Ph.D., Workshop Chair
Marion M. Zatz, Ph.D., Workshop Organizer

Sunday, May 6, 2001
7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	Registration
7:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.	Welcome Marion M. Zatz, Ph.D. Marvin Cassman, Ph.D.
7:45 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.	Keynote Address Freeman A. Hrabowski III, Ph.D.
8:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.	Questions and Discussion: Beginning the Dialogue
8:45 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.	Workshop Goals Richard I. Morimoto, Ph.D. Clifton A. Poodry, Ph.D
9:15 p.m.	Reception
Monday, May 7, 2001
7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.	Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Poster Setup
8:20 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Opening Comments Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D.
8:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Panel I - Importance of Institutional Commitment Demographics and Trends: Impact on Education and Training at the Research University Richard I. Morimoto, Ph.D., Chair An Institutional Approach to Student Diversity: A Centralized Organization Structure Which Retains Local Responsibility Richard McGee, Ph.D. How Do We Institutionalize What We Learn from NIGMS Minority Training Grants? Luis P. Villarreal, Ph.D. Faculty Commitment to Increasing Diversity Gayle R. Slaughter, Ph.D. Mentoring in Minority Training Michael F. Summers, Ph.D. Discussion
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m. - 12 noon	Poster Session - Best Practices for Recruitment and Retention of Minority Students
12 noon - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	Breakout Groups and Leaders - Recruitment and Retention Strategies
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Panel II - Recruitment and Retention Strategies: Report of Breakout Groups
4:30 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.	Concluding Address: Learning From the Past To Plot a Future David R. Burgess, Ph.D.
4:55 p.m.	Final Remarks and Farewell Richard I. Morimoto, Ph.D.