Thursday, October 16th

Welcome
Narce Rodriguez, Dean of Students for Portland Community College Rock Creek
Location: Events Center

Narce Rodriguez is currently the Dean of Student Development at Portland Community College/Rock Creek Campus. Narce was born in Tempe, Arizona and was raised part of her life in Mexico. She comes from a Mexican American family who has worked in the agricultural fields of Oregon, Arizona, Michigan, Florida and Washington State.

Her passion and dedication is education and involves herself in many community activities that promote cultural awareness and sensitivity to diversity. Narce also teaches Chicano Latino Studies, Women Studies and Counseling Guidance Courses.

In the state of Oregon there are only two Latinas serving in the position of a Dean position. As one of the tow, she often finds her self as pioneer. Narce is the proud mother of three daughters and one grandson.

Thursday, October 16th at 4:30 p.m.

“The Obama Phenomena: Should we be moving beyond the polarities of race in student affairs practice?"
Dr. Darryl Holloman, Columbus State University

Darryl B. Holloman serves as Assistant Vice President of Student Life and an Assistant Professor at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. Darryl has also served in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock as an Assistant Professor of Higher Education and the program coordinator for the Master’s in Student Affairs and the Student Affairs concentration of the UALR Higher Education Doctoral program.

Darryl’s professional career experience includes Associate Dean/ Director of the Paul Robeson Campus Center at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. Darryl has also served as the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences on the Newark campus from 2003-2004. From 1995-2003, he worked at Georgia State University in positions that ranged from Orientation, Student Affairs, Academic Advising, Student Advocacy and Greek Life.

Darryl’s current research involves follow up initiatives to examine how race, social-class, motivating factors (parents, community, culture), and economic cultural capital influence the entry and persistence of under-represented populations within post-secondary settings which is manifested through those individual’s resiliency. In addition, he is interested in the ways institutional climates and characteristics are affected by the racial and social-class of individuals. He is specifically interested in the ways post-secondary structures, processes and outcomes influence the work place climate of minorities.

Friday, October 17th at 9 a.m.

“The Evolution of Student Development in Higher Education"
Dr. Linda Reisser, Dean of Students for Portland Community College, Cascade
Location: Building Three Forum

This presentation will review the evolution of the student services profession, from a historical perspective.

Linda Reisser has served as Dean of Student Development at Portland Community College, Cascade Campus, in Portland, Oregon, since 1998. She has a doctorate in Higher Education from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Master's in Counseling from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

She has 33 years of experience as a faculty member or administrator in higher education. She has served as chief student affairs at Suffolk Community College and Rockland Community College in New York, and Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, Washington. Linda also served as full-time faculty member at Western Washington University, and taught doctoral courses Columbia University, Teachers College.

She is co-author of Education and Identity, 2nd Ed., with Arthur Chickering, and has contributed chapters to Good Practice in Student Affairs: Principles to Foster Student Learning, The Art and Practical Wisdom of Student Affairs Leadership, and Life At The Edge of the Wave: Lessons from the Community College.

Friday, October 17th at 2 p.m.

“Art: Who Needs It?"
Mark Andres, Portland Community College, Rock Creek Art Department Chair
Location: Building Three Forum

Mark Andres is a son of Charles J. Andres and grew up in Maine. He attended Berwick Academy and graduated at the top of his class. While at Berwick, he began his professional career when he was contracted to illustrate a book of Maine humor, called Bert & I by Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan.

He attended Williams College and worked as a free lance fine artist in Northampton Massachusetts for several years until he moved to Portland Oregon in 1990. Since that time, Mark has taught art classes at Portland Community College and other art schools in the Portland area. Mark has had many exhibitions of his work both in Portland and in Boston Massachusetts.

Saturday, October 18 at 9 a.m.

“Profiles in Distortion: Misusing Data to Justify Racism and Privilege"
Tim Wise, writer and activist
Location: Forum

Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the U.S., having given lectures in 48 different states, and on over 400 college campuses. He has trained a multitude of teachers, corporate employees and law enforcement officers in methods for dismantling racism in their institutions.