Equal Opportunity Is
Focus of Oct. 25 Conference
Conference to focus on promoting fairness
of opportunity and further elimination of discrimination in
the workplace.
October 19, 2005 :: No. 52
Labor experts in law and government
will gather at Cal State Fullerton Tuesday, Oct.
25, for a conference of the Southern California Regional Industry
Liaison Group, which assists employers in understanding issues
related to affirmative action and equal opportunity.
Cal State Fullerton is host and co-sponsor
of the daylong event, “Making Progress Through the Power
of Partnership,” which is designed for human resources
professionals.
CSUF President Milton A. Gordon will welcome
attendees to the 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. event in the Titan Student
Union’s Portola Pavilion.
The conference coincides with the 40th anniversary
year of President Lyndon Johnson’s Executive Order 11246
mandating equal opportunity in government employment and by
its contractors, along with the establishment of programs
to ensure nondiscrimination.
“Key among the topics for discussion
will be the critical nature of the partnership between business
and government as an important means to promote fairness of
opportunity and to further the elimination of discrimination
in the workplace,” said Caroline Cosgrove, disabled
employees program coordinator in the university’s Office
of Diversity and Equity.
Among the featured presenters will be Administrative
Judge Kathleen R. Mulligan and representatives from the Department
of Fair Employment and Housing, Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
(OFCCP), including its former director, Ellen Shong. During
her tenure there, Shong encouraged the formation of industry
liaison groups to foster open communication between employers
and the federal government. In addition to speaking in the
morning, she will present an afternoon workshop on discrimination
analyses.
Ron Hiraga, director of regional operations
for the OFCCP, Pacific Region, is among the morning speakers
scheduled to present an enforcement agency update.
Cal State Fullerton is a member of the Orange
County Industry Liaison Group, which is partnering with the
Greater Los Angeles and San Diego groups to present the conference
and award scholarships to disabled students attending universities
within their regions.
Corporate sponsors include Amgen, Boeing, Disney-ABC-Entertainment,
Health Net, Honda, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Sempra
Energy, Sony and Southern California Edison.
Author, lecturer and sociologist Bertice Berry
is the scheduled guest presenter at noon. Her best-selling
books include “I’m On My Way, But Your Foot Is
On My Head” and “Redemption Song.”
A continental breakfast, lunch and reception
at day’s end are included in the conference fee of $100
per person, $75 for additional attendees from the same company
or agency.
Registration can be made in advance by calling
657-278-7403 or (805) 447-1999.
| Media Contacts: |
Caroline Cosgrove 657-278-7403 or
ccosgrove@fullerton.edu
Paula Selleck, Public Affairs, 657-278-4856 or pselleck@fullerton.edu
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