2024 Fall Meeting Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa | Indian Wells, California
October 14–15, 2024
Navigating Change: Sensemaking Amid Technological Advancements, Demographic Shifts, Funding Constraints, and Changing Student Expectations
Note: all times are Pacific Time
Time
8:00–9:15 am
Registration
Location: Esmeralda Foyer
Time
8:30–9:15 am
Breakfast Buffet
Location: Rose Lawn
Time
9:15–10:15 am
Welcome, Executive Committee and Opening Introductions
Don Pope-Davis, The Ohio State University
Location: Esmeralda 5-8
Time
10:20–11:20 am
Strand I Breakout Sessions
The Dean and Associate Dean as Partners in Advancing Inclusive Excellence
- Antwan Jefferson, University of Colorado Denver
Location: Esmeralda 5-8
Leading with Humility and Kindness in Times of Major Change
- Vincent C. Alfonso and Sumi Hagiwara, Montclair State University
Location: Esmeralda 4
Anti-DEI Legislation Attacks on Higher Education: Restriction, Retrenchment, and Repression
- Jeffrey Sun, University of Louisville
- Stacey Edmonson, Sam Houston State University
- Tabitha Grier-Reed, University of Louisville
- Stephen Silverman, Florida Atlantic University
Location: Esmeralda 1-3
Time
11:25–12:15 pm
Special Topic: Advancement & Engagement
- Facilitator: Don Pope Davis, The Ohio State University
- Mia Tuan, University of Washington
- Chrystalla Mouza, University of Illinois
- Donald Easton Brooks, University of Nevada-Reno
Location: Esmeralda 5-8
Time
12:15–12:30 pm
Email/Text Break
Time
12:30–1:40 pm
Lunch and Keynote Address:
Sacramento State as a True Minority Serving Institution
- Luke Wood, President, California State University, Sacramento
Location: Esmeralda 5-8
Time
1:40–1:55 pm
Email/Text Break
Time
1:55–2:30 pm
Strand II Breakout Sessions
A College Reconfiguration Case Study Strand 2: Funding Constraints and Opportunities
- Dawn M. Shinew and Maureen E. Wilson, Bowling Green State University
Location: Esmeralda 5-8
Advocating, fundraising, and leading the way: How one dean champions her team in their efforts to support diverse P-16 students, promote justice and equity, and diversify the teacher pipeline
- Sara Helfrich, University of Missouri–Kansas City
Location: Esmeralda 4
Building Sustainable Initiatives with Funding Constraints and Legislative Mandates
- Kathryn Chval, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Chrystalla Mouza, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location: Esmeralda 1-3
Time
2:45–3:00 pm
Email/Text Break
Time
3:00–3:50 pm
General Session: Longevity as an Education Dean: Navigating and Surviving Multiple Terms
- Facilitator: Rick Ginsberg, University of Kansas
- Camilla Benbow, Vanderbilt University
- Kathryn Chval, University of Illinois, Chicago
- Glenn Good, University of Florida
Location: Esmeralda 5-8
Time
3:50–4:10 pm
Closing Announcements
Don Pope-Davis, The Ohio State University
Location: Esmeralda 5-8
Time
5:30–6:30 pm
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Texas Christian University and University of Nevada Reno
Location: Mountain View Upper Level
Time
6:30–9:30 pm
Dinner
Location: Mountain View Lower Level
Note: all times are Pacific
Time
8:30–9:30 am
Breakfast
Location: Rose Lawn
Time
9:30–9:50 am
Welcome/Opening Remarks
Don Pope-Davis, The Ohio State University
Location: Esmeralda 5-8
Time
9:55–10:45 am
Special Topic: Faculty Research Development & Support
- Facilitator: Y. Barry Chung, San Diego State University
- Stephanie Rowley, University of Virginia
- Michelle D. Young, University of California, Berkeley
Location: Esmeralda 5-8
Time
10:50–11:50 am
Strand III Breakout Sessions
Call to Action for HE to Recognize and Address the Unique Challenges of African American Male Students
- Samuel Speed and Lindsey Keith-Vincent, Louisiana Tech University
Location: Esmeralda 5-8
Advancing Educational Equity and Innovation: Research Insights from R2 Universities
- Stacey Edmonson, Sam Houston State University
- Ryan Evely Gildersleeve, Eastern Michigan University
- Frank Hernandez, Texas Christian University
Location: Esmeralda 4
Recruiting the Next Generation of Teachers and Education Leaders Amid the “Culture Wars”
- Stacy Reeder, Ben Heddy, Aiyana Henry, and Vickie Lake, University of Oklahoma
Location: Esmeralda 1-3
Time
11: 50–12:05 pm
Email/Text Break
Time
12:05–1:15 pm
Lunch and CADREI Business Meeting
- Approval of Minutes from Fall 2024 Business Meeting
- Don Pope-Davis, The Ohio State University
- Treasurer’s Report
- Glenn Good, University of Florida
- Announcements
- Don Pope-Davis, The Ohio State University
Location: Esmeralda 5-8
Time
1:15–1:30 pm
Email/Text Break
Time
1:30–2:20 pm
Federal Legislative Update
Alex Nock, Penn Hill Group
Location: Esmeralda 5-8
Time
2:20–3:00 pm
Closing Announcements
Don Pope-Davis, The Ohio State University
Location: Esmeralda 5-8
Time
3:00–5:30 pm
Reflection
Location: On Your Own
Time
5:30–7:00 pm
CADREI Deans’ Spirit Reception
Wear your College/University’s Gear!
Location: Mountain View Upper and Lower Levels
Check-out/Departure
The CADREI Fall 2025 Meeting will be on October 11-14, 2025, at Wyndham Rio Mar, Puerto Rico!