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Charlie Hill, Comedian
Opening General Session: Monday
A veteran comedian and lecturer, Charlie Hill has been performing stand-up comedy for over 30 years. Hill has appeared on David Letterman and Jay Leno and was previously head staff writer for the TV show, Roseanne. Voted the number one Indian comedian in America, Hill has won the American Indian Entertainer of the Year award four times and the “Eagle Spirit Award” by the American Indian Film Institute. His PBS television special, “On and Off the Res,” was nominated for an Emmy award in 2001.
Vincent Tinto
General Session: Tuesday
Vincent Tinto, Distinguished University Professor at Syracuse University and Chair of the higher education program, is the author of the theory on student retention which is used as a benchmark for all student attrition research. His book, Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition, describes that theory and shows how it can be applied to the formulation of institutional practices to enhance student retention.
Tinto has consulted widely with federal and state agencies, independent research firms, foundations, and two- and four-year institutions of higher education on a broad range of issues including student retention.
Joel M. Jones
Graduate and Professional Schools Luncheon: Tuesday
Joel Jones received his B.A. from Yale University in 1960, his M.A. at Miami in Ohio and his Ph.D. in American Studies at the University of New Mexico in 1966. After teaching at the University of Maryland in Baltimore County for three years, Jones returned to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to become the chairperson of the doctoral program in American Studies, and over the next 19 years served as the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Associate Provost and Dean of Faculties, and Vice President for Administration, Planning, and Student Affairs. He became President of Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado in June, 1988.
Jones has published more than 80 scholarly articles and reviews and served as a consultant for institutions ranging from two-year colleges to comprehensive research universities. From 1992-1994 Jones served as chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Committee on Multiculturalism and Social Change. After serving ten years as the president of Fort Lewis College, he decided to finish his career by returning to his first love, teaching and writing, at Fort Lewis College as President Emeritus and Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies.
Michael McCarry
General Session: Wednesday
Michael McCarry joined the Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange as its executive director in October 1994. Prior to joining the Alliance, he spent 18 years with the U.S. Information Agency as a Foreign Service Officer. He served as U.S. Cultural Attaché in Beijing in the years immediately following the Tiananmen Square events of 1989, and led negotiations which resulted in the restoration of the Fulbright program after its suspension by the Chinese government. He also served as director of USIS Chiang Mai, Thailand, and as Assistant Cultural Attaché in Bangkok. He speaks Mandarin, Chinese and Thai.
McCarry’s domestic assignments with USIA include staff director/special assistant in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, chief of Advising and Student Services, policy officer for East Asia, Voice of America branch chief for Southeast Asia, and desk officer for Southern Africa. McCarry received an M.A. from the University of Texas (Austin), a B.A. from Notre Dame, and spent a year at Melbourne University in Australia as a Rotary Graduate Fellow.
June Noronha
International Educators Luncheon: Wednesday
June Noronha is Associate Dean for Multicultural Education at the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota, where she is responsible for policy planning and program development on diversity and international issues on campus. She has served on the faculty and administration and previously held positions as Director of International Programs, Director of Minority Programs, and Director of International Admission. Noronha was also the longest serving President of NAFSA: Association of International Educators from July 2001 until December 2002. She continues to serve on the NAFSA Board of Directors.
Noronha is a skilled trainer and has presented and facilitated meetings on strategic planning in international education, international enrollment management, cross-cultural and diversity training, and international recruitment in the U.S. and abroad.
Norbert Hill
General Session: Wednesday
Norbert Hill, Executive Director of the American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC), will discuss the disconnect between well-meaning diversity efforts and the reality of American Indian students attending colleges and universities. Identifying allies of all colors is vital to the well being of the individual and the academy. Hill calls everyone to see diversity as a plus, not a minus.
Prior to joining AIGC, Hill was the Assistant Dean of Students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the Director of the American Indian Educational Opportunity Program at the University of Colorado.
Captain Scott O’Grady
General Session: Thursday
More than just a war hero or wilderness survivor, Scott O’Grady is an inspiration, a role model for individuals and organizations faced with seemingly insurmountable odds. An Air Force fighter pilot, O’Grady was shot down over Bosnia while helping to enforce the NATO no-fly zone. He will share the problemsolving ingenuity that kept him alive in enemy territory for six days. His presentation details the preparation, teamwork and leadership responsible for his survival and ultimate rescue – qualities that are crucial to success in business and in life. Author of the best seller Return With Honor, O’Grady will recount the tools of courage, faith and innovative thinking that make him a true hero.
