[LM_NET] SLA NY Diversity Program Reminder - Feb. 26

[Lassana Magassa <lmagassa@GMAIL.COM>]

Whether this is your first time reading about the upcoming interactive
seminar OR you're planning to attend but haven't signed up:

Take a moment and register for:

*"Dealing with Diversity: Transforming Your Library's Work Environment"*

A workshop being led by:

*Camila Alire*
*2008* *ALA** Presidential Candidate* and
*Dean Emerita*, University of New Mexico & Colorado State University

We encourage you to join us for this interactive seminar designed to help
attendees deal with diversity in their work environment. It concentrates on
exploring how managerial leadership can infuse and advance diversity within
that environment and within the profession. Engaging participants in
appropriate exercises, Camila will cover topics such as leading by example;
defining the various types of diversity; empowering staff to embrace
diversity; working towards diverse staff success; employing problem-solving
and innovative thinking to infuse diversity. She will also share her
thoughts on cultural competencies.

*Date:* Tuesday, February 26, 2008
5:30 - 6:00: Networking and light refreshments
6:00 - 8:00:  Interactive seminar followed by Q&A
*Location**:* *Credit Suisse *(11 Madison Ave., btwn 24th & 25th Streets).

*Please RSVP *to Vida Cohen: *cohen.v@att.net* <cohen.v@att.net>* *(*deadline:
*Friday, 2/21)

SLA members: *FREE*

Nonmembers: $10.00 fee at the door (payable by check, made out to SLA NY
Chapter) or by PayPal at http://sla-ny.blogspot.com/

Please be sure to let us know you'll be coming.

Brought to you by the SLA NY Chapter, with special thanks to Credit Suisse
for generously donating the meeting space.

Kind regards,

Lassana Magassa
Chair, SLA NY Diversity
lmagassa100@qc.cuny.edu <Diversitylmagassa100@qc.cuny.edu>

*About Camila:*

*EXPERIENCED*

Dean Emerita at the University of New Mexico and Colorado State University
in Fort Collins, Colorado; Adjunct professor, Simmons College and San Jose
State University; past community college director, head of a special
library, school librarian, and assistant to the dean.

*INVOLVED*

Camila has chaired several ALA committees and sat on four ALA President's
Special Advisory Task Forces. She is past president of ACRL and a REFORMA
member. Her list of service goes on...

*INFLUENTIAL*

*Hispanic Business* magazine named Camila as one of the 100 most influential
Hispanics in the country.

*AWARD-WINNING*

Camila has received the following recognition: ALA/ALTA National Advocacy
Honor Roll, Scholar-in-Residence for the Chicago Public Library System, ALA
Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award, National REFORMA's Librarian of
the Year, Colorado Library Association Exemplary Library Services to Ethnic
Populations Award (twice!), and the Mountain Plains Library Association's
Legislative Leadership Award.

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