“1. Theassignment for this week is to design/propose a one-day conference on diversity, equity, and inclusion to take place at St. Francis College. The conference can be Zoom or in-person or a combination of both, as you see fit.
2. The conference can be for the general student population, the campus as a whole, or some subset of same. It could also be meant for both some/all of the SFC community and others from a a particular group or community or organization. In any case, you should specify this, along with the number of people you would like/expect to attend.
3. Give the conference a title and a paragraph summary: overview, purpose, context, An additional paragraph re: overview of logistics, caveats, suggestions re: preparation (questions to consider, something to read or watch, e.g.) and what to expect might also make sense.
4. Lay out clearly, in succinct detail, what will take place: speakers, panels, workshops, activities, events. Some or all of these could be exclusive, i.e. on scheduled at a particular time and for everybody; some or all of these could be breakout options, i.e. two or three or even more, choices during a particular time period.
5. You can format this as a formal business letter or memo, whichever seems best to you; or, if you have a particular structure or format that you think would work better for you, could be an oral presentation, could be more along the lines of a business proposal, you have the option to use that structure/format, BUT only with my prior approval. Reach out via email or Zoom to discuss. This should and can be a somewhat longer assignment, 2-3 pages. Address a particular person or entity as appropriate.
6. This is a somewhat open ended assignment, intentionally so. Many of life’s “assignments,” whether in the workplace or elsewhere, are open ended, for better and worse. It’s important to be able to follow exact instructions to a T, but also important to be able to create that T, with some guidance, on your own.
This assignment will be graded on both content (creative, thoughtful, logical, complete, etc.) and presentation (engaging, clear, etc.)”
If needed to be 3 pages, feel free to let me know. Preferably 2 pages though.