SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN RESOURCES
November 8, 2011
Dear Colleagues:
It is my pleasure to invite you to the Fall 2011 Professional Development Program being held by SNECUPA-HR, your local chapter of CUPA-HR. This program will be held on Friday, December 9, 2011 in the Harry Jack Gray Center ‘s 1877 Club at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, CT and offers the timely and very important topic of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a subject of significant interest and importance to all human resource professionals.
In the morning, we are delighted to have Raymond Arroyo, Chief Diversity Officer in Aetna’s Office of Diversity and Robert O’Brien, the National Practice Lead for Higher Education at Aetna, Inc. join us to present a highly engaging session which will offer a comprehensive view of Aetna’s journey to instill a broad definition of diversity into the DNA of their organization and how we, in higher education, can utilize and apply their best practice diversity initiatives at our campuses.
In the afternoon, Elizabeth Thornton, Chief Diversity Officer and Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Babson College, will join us to discuss how diversity training programs can help managers deal with diversity from a practical perspective in an effort to create more inclusive workplace environments. In addition, Linda Lulli, SPHR, and Associate Vice President of Human Resources at Bryant University, who also serves as an At-Large Director of the CUPA-HR National Board of Directors, will provide some insights on how we can make a difference and proactively support CUPA-HR’s efforts to foster inclusive excellence within our association and within our institutions.
Schedule
8:45 – 9:15amCheck-in and continental breakfast
9:15 – 9:30amWelcome and Introductions
9:30 – 11:45amAetna – One Organization’s Diversity Journey
11:45am – 12 noonBusiness Meeting
12 noon – 1:00pmLunch and networking
1:00 – 2:00pmPrinciples of Objectivity – Changing Mindsets for Inclusion
2:00 – 2:30pmInclusion Cultivates Excellence – CUPA-HR’s Call to Action
Please share this invitation with other members of your institution who may be interested in attending this program. Driving directions can be found at www.hartford.edu under Visiting Campus (and Campus Map, parking lot K) on the navigation bar.
We are very grateful to Bob O’Brien and Aetna for sponsoring this program and would like to formally thank them for their continued partnership with SNECUPA-HR.
On behalf of the SNECUPA-HR Board, we hope to see you there!
Most sincerely,
Lisa Belanger
SNECUPA-HR Chapter President and
Executive Director, Human Resources Development
University of Hartford