Education+Events

=**Below you will find information and resources about a variety of events that will be taking place related to the field of education. If you have any events you would like posted please let me know!**=

Events in October:

Thursday October 6, 2011 5:00– 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, Leadership Studies Building Book signing to follow in Room 123
 * James Banks **

Friday October 7, 2011 12:30p.m. Hemisphere Room, Hale Library Kristy Parker will give a lecture, titled "Kristy Parker, for the United States: Behind the Scenes in the Prosecutor's Office, Civil Rights Division, US Department of Justice." A reception will follow the lecture. Both are free and open to the public.
 * Kristy Parker **

Tuesday October 11, 2011 9:15am-4:30p.m. Ballroom, Student Union Encuentro is a conference for Hispanic and Latino students from across the Midwest. The guest speaker will be Juan Andrade Jr., president of the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute
 * 5th Annual Midwest H.A.L.O. Encuentro **

Thursday October 13, 2011 12:30-2:30p.m. Room 213, Student Union Presenters will be Jane Hansen of K-State Counseling Services and Brandon Haddock of the K-State LGBT Resource Center
 * LGBT Panel: Language Issues **

Monday and Tuesday October 24-25, 2011 Alumni Center and Student Union This annual conference provides an opportunity for faculty, staff, and administrators at the Kansas Regents' institutions to approach diversity in higher education
 * Michael Tilford Conference on Diversity and Multiculturalism **

Wednesday October 26, 2011 10:30 a.m. McCain Auditorium, Student Union Will also be video streamed live
 * Alan K. Simpson, Former U.S. Senator **