Location: Crowne Plaza Atlanta Powers Ferry in Northwest Atlanta
          6345 Powers Ferry Road, N.W., Atlanta   30339, (770) 955-1700

Friday, March 8

1:30-2:15 p.m.  Registration

2-3:30 p.m.  Panel #1
Chair:  Dr. Alice Taylor-Colbert (Shorter College)
     "An American Tragedy: The History Behind September 11, 2001"
               Brooke M. Rogers, North Georgia College & State University and Baylor University, and
                    Lindsey R. Davis, Baylor University

L to R:  Kimberly A. Pruitt, president of the Georgia Kappa Chapter at North Georgia College & State University; Brooke M. Rogers; and Lindsey R. Davis

     "U. S. Foreign Policy in South Asia"
               Ahad Hayaud-Din, University of South Florida
     "Americans with Disabilities Act:  Human Resources Considerations"
               Janet Monroe, University of South Florida

L to R:  Ms. Davis; Ms. Rogers; Dr. Alice Taylor-Colbert, faculty advisor of the Georgia Epsilon Chapter at Shorter College; Janet Monroe; and Ayad Hayaud-Din

3:30-5 p.m.  Panel #2
Chair:  Governor Susan Northcutt (University of South Florida)
     "Changes in Traditional Cherokee Meal, 1950-2000"
               Gary Padgett, University of South Florida
     "Disability in the Workplace"
               Laquisha Hazel, Emmanuel College
     "Silent Killer and Diabetes"
               Nikki Willis, Emmanuel College
     "Restoring The Voices Project"
               Regina Michelle Wartman, Emory and Henry College

L to R:  Gary Padgett; Dr. John H. Roper, faculty advisor of the Virginia Delta Chapter at Emory & Henry College; and R. Michelle Wartman

4:30-5:30 p.m.  Registration

5:15-7 p.m.  Dinner -- menu features sliced London broil
                    Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Kandis R. Steele
                                                  Director of Instructional Services and Technology
                                                  Bevill State College, Fayette, Ala.

Dr. Kandis Steele tells delegates about the value of Learning Communities.  For information about the Pi Gamma Mu Regional Learning Community, click here.

7-8 p.m.  Plenary Session (Chancellor Gordon Mercer, Western Carolina University)

Dr. Gordon E. Mercer, then-chancellor of the Atlantic Region, and Nilda Pyranneau, then-member of the international board of trustees (standing L to R), lead a discussion during the plenary session.

9-11 p.m.  Pi Gamma Mu Bandstand
                    Entertainer – Lori Alan

8:30-9:30 a.m.  Forum:  "Preparing for Graduate School" (Governor Wendell Hester, Eastern Tennessee
                              State University, and Dr. John Roper, Emory and Henry College)

9:25-9:35 a.m.  Coffee

9:30-10 a.m.  Faculty Workshop
                         Strengthening Communication and Motivation (Vice Chancellor Barry Friedman,
                              North Georgia College & State University)
                         Promoting Attendance at the International Convention (Dr. Friedman and Chancellor Mercer)
                      Student Caucus (Nilda Pyronneau, international student trustee)

10-11:15 a.m.  Panel #3
     Chair:  Prof. David Herr (St. Andrews Presbyterian College)
     "State-Sponsored Terrorism as a Preferred Instrument of Syrian Policy"
               Andrea Leigh Henson, North Georgia College & State University
     "Discrimination in the Workplace"
               N. Sugumaran Narayanan, State University of West Georgia

11:15-11:45 p.m.  Plenary Session (Chancellor Mercer)

12:30 p.m.  Tour vans depart
               Underground Atlanta -- have lunch at this popular attraction (various restaurants for your choosing -- Dutch treat, lunch is not included in the registration fee for the tour)
               Atlanta History Center -- in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta; lots of fascinating things to see (the center is one of the largest museums in the United States devoted to urban and suburban history); and if you like nature, you'll love strolling around the grounds of the center!
               Return to hotel at about 4:30 p.m.

LINKS to other Pi Gamma Mu Web sites:

     » International home page

     » Atlantic Region home page

     » Georgia Kappa Chapter home page (host chapter for the convention)

     » Triennial International Convention program Web site