The
and
Saginaw Valley State University
in cooperation with
Delta College
welcome you to the
Annual Meeting of the MICHIGAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Saginaw Valley State University University Center, Michigan
MICHIGAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Annual Fall Conference 2001
Sociology and the Community:
The Ongoing Exchange
Friday -- November 2, 2001
7 - 10 p.m. Reception at Bay Valley Hotel and Resort - Westminster Room
You are welcome at the reception whether or not you are staying at the hotel.Saturday -- November 3, 2001
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. Publishers Book Displays
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon: Registration and book displays Registration and regular sessions will be in Doan Center and Curtiss Hall (which are connected).
8:30-10:00 - First Morning Sessions 1. Social Stereotyping and Images (Curtiss 222) Chairs: Linda Rynbrandt and Betsy Cullum-Swan A. Explaining Levels of Awareness to Cultural Competence - Beverly Hair, Muskegon Community College and Suzanne VanWeelde, Aquinas College B. Racial Profiling in Mt. Pleasant: A Case Study - Stewart Betterly, CMU 2. Sociology of Work (Curtiss 223) Chair: Timothy Diamond, WMU A. Working in Cuba - Matt Sheptowski, WMU B. Work and Health Insurance in the US - Timothy Diamond, WMU 3. Community Issues in Criminal Justice: The Buell Elementary School Shooting - The Aftermath (Curtiss 230) Chairs: Michele Whitaker and Scottie Walls, Delta College Panelists: Kenneth Jackson, Superintendent of the Beecher School System Jimmie Hughes, Principal of Buell Elementary School 10-10:30 Break 10:30-12:00 Noon - Second Morning Sessions 4. Teaching Diversity Courses (Curtiss 222) Chair: Bill Whit, GVSU Panelists: Robert Newby, CMU Michelle Loyd-Paige, Calvin College Cheryl Boudreaux, GVSU Bill Whit, GVSU 5. Applied Sociology in the Community (Curtiss 223) Chair and Discussant: Jay Weinstein, EMU A. Amnesty International in the World Community - Elvira del Pozo, EMU B. Applying Sociology in a Traditional Community - Denise Reiling, EMU C. Community Policing in Michigan's Smaller Cities - Bruce L. Warren, EMU D. Ghanian Market Women and Community - Sarah Gahagan, Susie Corbin, Samantha Lee and Amy Young, SVSU 6. A Critical Perspective: Roundtable Discussion with T.R. Young (Curtiss 230) 12:15 - 2:15 p.m. PLENARY SESSION (Banquet Room A, Curtiss Hall) Luncheon With music by: Fumiko Tonooka (flute) and Carla Montpas (piano) Awards Ceremony
Keynote address: Joyce Miller Iutcovich "Returning to Our Roots: What Sociologists Have to Offer Communities and Why We Should Do It" 2:15-3:45 p.m. - Afternoon Sessions 7. Beyond the Ivory Tower: University-Community Connections in the New Millennium (Curtiss 222) Chair: Nancy J. Herman, CMU Panelists: David A. Kinney, CMU Joseph Verschaeve, GVSU Jay Weinstein, EMU 8. Author Meets Critics: Self-Analytical Sociology by Larry T. Reynolds (Curtiss 223) Chair: Robert Newby, Critics: Tim Diamond (WMU), William Whit (GVSU) and Bonnie Wright (Wayne State University) 4 p.m. - Business Meeting followed by informal dinner at
the Hello Sushi restaurant.
(Curtiss 230)