2016 LIM College Student Leadership Conference
By LIM College
Date and time
Friday, November 11, 2016 · 9:30am - 4:30pm EST
Location
LIM College-Maxwell Hall
216 East 45th Street New York, NY 10017Description
8th Annual Student Leadership Conference
Friday, November 11, 2016
Maxwell Hall Student Center, 1st Floor (216 East 45th Street)
9:30 a.m.
Check-in & Breakfast
10:00 a.m.
Welcome & Opening
Mohanlall T. Teloki, Assistant Director of Student Life, Conference Chair
Michael Richards, Dean of Student Affairs
2016 Student Leadership Conference Keynote Speaker
Monroe France, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Diversity Initiatives, New York University
Monroe France is the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Diversity Initiatives at New York University, serving as the most senior level university administrator responsible for advancing university wide diversity initiatives within student affairs at NYU’s NYC campus and its global academic centers. In this role, Monroe provides leadership to the NYU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center and the NYU Center for Multicultural Education and Programs.
Monroe is an adjunct faculty member in the NYU Silver School of Social Work and NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Communication. He is sits on OutRight Action International board of trustees and is the chair for the Diversity Abroad Network’s LGBTQI+ Task Force and faculty for their annual conference Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Institute.
Monroe has more than 20 years of experience as a professional trainer, consultant, strategist, and keynote presenter. He has created, implemented, and managed social justice and human rights education programs, nationally and internationally.
His expertise in anti-oppression and social justice work has led to his appearing on MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Show, regular radio interviews and presenting keynote addresses at national conferences and universities across the globe. Monroe is a facilitator for the Gay, Lesbian Straight Education Network and the Anti-Defamation League’s World of Difference Institute.
Monroe has received numerous honors and accolades, including New York University’s 2012 Distinguished Administrator of the Year Award, the 2014 Trailblazer Award from re:gender (formerly National Council for Research on Women) and the 2016 National Association for Student Personal Administrators’ Diversity Achievement Award.
11:15 a.m.
Track A: Advanced Mentor Track
Track B: Emerging Leader Track
12:15 p.m.
Track A: Advanced Mentor Track
Track B: Emerging Leader Track
1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Featured Speaker
Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Executive Editor of Strategic Content Development, WWD
Arthur Zaczkiewicz is the Executive Editor of Strategic Content Development at WWD. Zaczkiewicz was formerly Deputy Editor of Data and Analysis at WWD and has published a variety of content that includes data-driven reports, market analysis, breaking news, and industry insights.
Prior to this role, Zaczkiewicz served as a Business Administrator with the County of Ulster, New York where he counseled business owners, produced events, and worked with public officials and businesses on a variety of projects. Previously, he served as a Community Educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County. Zaczkiewicz is also a co-founder of the Kingston Land Trust.
Prior to his work in Ulster County, Zaczkiewicz served as Director of Content at Argyle Executive Forum where he produced content for C-level executives across a variety of industries. He also previously served as Senior Editor of WWD and Financial Editor of Fairchild Publications where he led a team of editors and reporters covering the retail and fashion apparel industries.
Zaczkiewicz is a graduate of SUNY New Paltz with a degree in journalism and also earned a Master’s in Social Work at Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work.
2:45 p.m.
Track A: Advanced Mentor Track
Track B: Emerging Leader Track
3:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks