16th Annual Advising, Counseling and Mentoring Conference
Transition, Translation and Transformation
Tuesday, March 25 through Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Pre-Conference Reception, Monday, March 24
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Conference Speakers
Tuesday March 25th
Keynote Address :
Margaret Wilkerson
Professor Emerita
U.C. Berkeley
"Margaret B. Wilkerson is Professor Emerita at the University of California at Berkeley. During her many years at Berkeley, she chaired the Department of African American Studies from 1988-1994, and led the faculty to establish the Ph.D. Program in African Diaspora Studies (now ten years old). She also chaired the Department of Dramatic Art and Dance from 1995-1998 (now the Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies) where she led faculty members from various departments to redesign and recover the Ph.D. Program and the undergraduate major. In the 1970s and 1980s, she was Director of the Center for the Study, Education, and Advancement of Women, a program of research and academic enrichment which served the education and career needs of women. Prior to her experience as a graduate student and faculty member at Berkeley, she taught English and Drama at Jordan High School in Watts the area of Los Angeles where she grew up." more...
Wednesday March 26th
Featured Speaker :
Dacher Keltner
Department of Psychology,
U.C. Berkeley
Co-Director,
Greater Good Science Center
“Dacher Keltner, Professor of Psychology, is a social psychologist who focuses on the prosocial emotions, such as love, sympathy and gratitude, and processes such as teasing and flirtation that enhance bonds. He has conducted empirical studies in three areas of inquiry. A first looks at the determinant and effects of power, hierarchy and social class. A second is concerned with the morality of everyday life, and how we negotiate moral truths in teasing, gossip, and other reputational matters. A third and primary focus is on the biological and evolutionary basis of the benevolent affects, including compassion, awe, love, gratitude, and laughter and modesty. Professor Keltner is Co-Director of The Greater Good Science Center.”
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