The summit will run from 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30 through 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1. People who arrive early can participate in no-host dinner gatherings on Thursday, Sept. 29 and optional pre-conference activities — including tours, film screenings and discussions — on Friday morning.
Most events will take place at Memorial Union, 2501 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331. Some activities will take place at the Student Experience Center nextdoor at 2251 SW Jefferson Way.
Note: Meals – dinner on Friday and breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday – are included in the registration fee.
OPTIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES |
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 |
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Informal evening gathering for early arrivals |
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 |
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9:30 to 1:30 p.m. | Registration at Oregon State University’s Orange Media Network, Student Experience Center |
9:30 to 1:30 p.m. | Viewing Party Drop in to view a selection of short films, talks and documentaries on race, social justice, diversity and media |
10 a.m. | Tour of Orange Media Network facilities |
10:45 | Tour of OSU Diversity and Cultural Houses |
11:30 | Tour of Orange Media Network facilities |
12:30 p.m. | Tour of Orange Media Network facilities |
11 to 1:30 p.m. | Identity Booth Drop in to reflect on your own cultural identity |
SUMMIT BEGINS
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2 p.m. | Welcome and introductions |
2:45 p.m. | Seeing Through Other Eyes Examining implicit bias through media imagery |
3:45 p.m. | Breaking the Cycle: Covering & Serving a Diverse Community Directors of Oregon State University’s Diversity & Cultural Engagement Centers provide context for social justice movements on college campuses |
5:30 p.m. | Dinner and Discussion: When Freedom of Expression Conflicts With Freedom of the Press Special Guest: Frank LoMonte, Executive Director, Student Press Law Center |
7 p.m. | Under Our Skin Journalists from the Seattle Times share project about the words we use to talk about race |
9:30 p.m. | Evening wrap up |
SATURDAY, OCT. 1 |
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9 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
9:30 a.m. | Under Our Skin: Beyond the Project How to bring diverse voices into daily reporting |
11:30 | Creating an Inclusive University Administrators share their challenges and opportunities |
Noon | Lunch and Discussion: What’s Happening on Your Campus? |
1 p.m. | ‘Inclusive Newsroom’: What’s That Really Mean? Addressing barriers and microaggressions; creating a safe space for your campus media organization |
2 pm. | Conflict on Campus When activists and student media collide |
3 p.m. | Breaking Barriers Assessing your content and making it more inclusive |
4:30 p.m. | Beyond Holidays and Festivals Capturing real Issues in diverse communities |
6 p.m. | Dinner and Discussion: Moving Forward Creating a diversity and inclusion action plan for your media organization |
7 p.m. | Final Questions |
8 p.m. | Wrap up |
Conference hashtag: #CMAdiversity
Questions? Contact CMA headquarters at (212) 297-2195 or email Info@collegemedia.org.
Photo: A student listens to a speaker during the annual Kresge PRIDE event at University of California, Santa Cruz on May 14, 2016. Megan Schnabel/City on a Hill Press.