Proposals

Culture Centers in Higher Education: 45 Years of Identity, Innovation & Intersectionality

Twenty-Fourth Annual ABCC Conference
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thursday, October 30–Sunday, November 2, 2014

The Association for Black Culture Centers invites you to submit proposals for presentations at the 24th Annual ABCC Conference. This year’s theme is Culture Centers in Higher Education: 45 Years of Identity, Innovation, and Intersectionality. This year marks the 45th anniversary of many U.S. college culture centers. Our centers have served as safe haves, campus resources, and hubs for cultural expression at many institutions since their inception. Join us this fall and share your research on current and future iterations of these important centers.

ABCC Conference Subtopics

• Grooming the Next Generation of Culture Center Staff and Administrators
• Using Social Media for Student Protests and Social Activism
• Black Student Recruitment, Retention & Matriculation
• Historical Significance of Black Student Associations
• Experiences of Black Millennials
• Working with Students with Intersecting Identities
• Recent Research on Culture Centers
• Incorporating Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) in Center Programming
• Engaging Graduate & Professional Students
• Performing Arts Groups within Culture Centers
• Campus Climate and Navigating Bias Incidents
• Creating a Culture of Assessment among Center Staff

Abstract proposals (250-300 words) should be submitted electronically by Friday, August 1, 2014 to: Dr. Fred Hord, Executive Director & ABBC Founder, at fhord@knox.edu • www.abcc.net