DFI / IALHEA Conference and Diversity Research Forum 

We are pleased to announce the DFI / IALHEA Conference and Diversity Research Forum.  This time the event combines the DFI Conference and the African American and Latino Research Forum.  It  will showcase the scholarly work of DFI Fellows and other underrepresented students from Illinois. The goals are to increase faculty student research collaborations; to improve mentor relationships between faculty and students of color; to increase persistence among African American, Latino, and other underrepresented students; and to improve research skills among these students.

Registration:  Individuals can register online by clicking on the Register Now! button below.  At the end of your registration, you will have an option to print your "ticket."  Please print it and take it with you. It will serve as your entry for our raffle. 

Please note:  There is a different registration process for research presenters.  If you plan to submit an abstract, please review the Call for Abstracts, the submission guidelines, and register by using the Abstract Submission Form at this link,

 http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=7uawahcab&oeidk=a07e54cglyda143d89e. 

Students who are submitting abstracts should only register by using the link above. 

Sponsorship Opportunities:  Colleges, Universities and other Institutions interested in partnering with us by purchasing and ad in our program book or reserving a table for our job information fair can contact us at dficonference@gmail.com. 

 Conference Schedule

 9:00       Welcome

 9:30       Hiring Panel of DFI Alumni

 11:15     Motivational Speech

11:45      Discussion Lunch

  1:45      Research plenary with three selected presenters

  3:00      Concurrent research presentations and poster session 

  5:00      Reception and Job Information Fair

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Conference participants who are not presenting their research can register by clicking here.