SUBJECT:  Diversity Council Town Hall Meeting

The UCSD Diversity Council would like to invite you to attend the annual Diversity Council Town Hall Meeting. This year's theme is "Embracing Diversity: A Campuswide Responsibility."

DATE: Tuesday, April 3, 2001
TIME: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Price Center Ballroom

The program will consist of a guest speaker Dr. Daryl Smith, professor of the Claremont Graduate University, and author of the monograph, "Diversity Works." Dr. Smith's talk "Embracing Diversity: A Campuswide Responsibility" will be responded to by a campus leadership panel who will share their vision on how our campus can achieve this goal.

LEADERSHIP PANEL:
            Marsha Chandler, Sr. Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs
            Steve Relyea, Vice Chancellor - Business Affairs
            Joseph Watson, Vice Chancellor - Student Affairs
            Pat Ledden, Chair - Council of Provosts

All faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to participate in a dialogue aimed at "Embracing Diversity."

I am approving a two-hour administrative leave with pay for this annual event. Supervisors may allow employees two hours of administrative leave with pay to attend this event when the absence does not infringe upon the performance of required job duties.

                                                Robert C. Dynes
                                                Chancellor