Commission on Opportunity in Athletics announces agenda for meetings in Chicago, Sept. 17-18
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09/14/2002
Agenda-Chicago Town Hall Meeting The Secretary of Education's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics The Drake Hotel 140 East Walton Place Chicago Illinois 60611 Phone: (312) 7872200 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH 8:00 - Registration tables open, in front of Grand Ballroom, lobby level 8:30 - Doors open, Grand Ballroom, lobby level 9:00 - Town Hall meeting begins, Room: Grand Ballroom, lobby level Opening Remarks by Co-Chairs Ted Leland and Cynthia Cooper, including self introductions by each commissioner (15 minutes) 9:15 - Panel One: (one hour; 5-10 minutes per person followed by Q & A) Sue Hinrichsen: Assistant Executive Director, Illinois High School Association, Dr. Griff Powell: Retired Superintendent of high schools in five school districts, including four in Illinois Washington Bush: Director of Athletics at Conant High School, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Kathleen M. McGee: Director of Athletics and head girl's basketball coach at Powers Catholic High School, Flint, Michigan. Break (15 minutes) Panel Two: (one hour; 5-10 minutes per person followed by Q & A) Robert Gardner: Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Association, Athena Yiamouyiannis: Executive Director of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports, Katherine Kersten: Senior Fellow for Cultural Studies at Center of the American Experiment, Minneapolis, Dr. Karen L. Sykes: President of the National Junior College Athletic Association. Panel Three: (one hour; 5-10 minutes per person followed by Q & A) Dr. Wayne Watson: Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago, Dr. Deborah Dahlen Zelechowski: Senior Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Robert Morris College, Chicago, Kevin F. McCarthy: Director of Athletics and chairman of the Department of Physical Education at SUNY at Cobleskill, New York, Ron Case: Director of Athletics and Dean of Health at Gloucester County College, Sewell, New Jersey. 12:30 p.m. - Break for lunch 2:00 Resume meeting with period for public comments (three hours) Room: Grand Ballroom, lobby level 3-5 minutes per person. 5:00 - Meeting concludes for the day Wednesday, September 18th 8:00 - Registration tables open, in front of Grand Ballroom, lobby level 8:30 - Doors open, Grand Ballroom, lobby level 9:00 - Full Commission business meeting. General public is invited to observe, no period for public comment. Room: Grand Ballroom, lobby level Remarks by Co-chairs, Cynthia Cooper and Ted Leland 10:00 - Commission meets in Subcommittees Subcommittee 1: Tom Griffith-Subcommittee Chairman Bob Bowlsby Deborah Yow Cary Groth Muffet McGraw Jerry Reynolds, Ex officio Subcommittee 2: Lisa Graham Keegan-Subcommittee Chairman Percy Bates Donna de Varona Mike Slive Ted Leland Sally Stroup, Ex officio Subcommittee 3: Gene DeFilippo-Subcommittee Chairman Julie Foudy Graham Spanier Rita Simon Cynthia Cooper Brian Jones, Ex officio 12:00 - Commission meets as a whole. 1:00 - Meeting concludes. 1:00 - Media availability following