THE CONFERENCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED
Sunday, March 29, 2020 – Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Arlington, Virginia
Sunday, March 29, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Registration & Welcome Reception with Corley Institute Advisory Board
Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel- F. Scott Fitzgerald AB Ballroom
Monday, March 30, 2019
7:15 AM & 7:45 AM
Shuttle bus from Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel to law school
7:30 AM – 8:20 AM
Breakfast & Late Registration
Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
Van Metre Hall, Multipurpose Room & Auditorium
3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM
Program Welcome
Henry N. Butler, Dean, Antonin Scalia Law School
8:40 AM – 9:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
Kelly McNamara Corley
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Keynote Address & Discussion:
Stalled Progress: Data on Diversity & Inclusion in the Legal Profession
Destiny Peery, The Red Bee Group
10:00 AM- 10:15 AM
Break
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Interactive Demonstration:
Scalia Law’s Free D&I Curricular Tool Kit for Law Schools
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Luncheon and Luncheon Address
The Time is Now
Rhonda Mims, Executive Vice President & Chief Public Affairs Officer
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Break
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Discussion:
Curricular Challenges in D&I Education & How to Overcome Them
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Working Groups:
Teaching Exercises – Implicit Bias, Cultural Competency, Micro-Aggressions
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Discussion:
Teaching Exercise Results
Working Group Presentations
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Working Groups:
Creating a D&I Plan for Hypothetical Firms – A Culminating Exercise for Students
5:45 PM
Shuttle busses depart law school for hotel
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Cocktail Reception & Dinner with Law Firm Diversity Leaders,
Scalia Law D&I Program Participants
Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
7:30 AM – 8:20 AM
Breakfast
Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Discussion:
Curricular Innovations in D&I Education
9:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Discussion:
Hypothetical Firm D&I Plan Results
Working Group Presentations
Presentations by Scalia Law Students
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Concluding Comments, Call to Action
Ignacia Moreno, CEO & Principal, The iMoreno Group, PLC
George Mason University Board of Visitors