{"id":33817,"date":"2012-08-04T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2012-08-04T22:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=33817"},"modified":"2012-08-04T18:00:04","modified_gmt":"2012-08-04T22:00:04","slug":"naacp-statewide-education-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2012\/08\/04\/naacp-statewide-education-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"NAACP Statewide Education Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/tNAACP_logo.jpg\" alt=\"NAACP logo.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from the NAACP:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>NAACP Statewide Education Summit<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Education-\u00c2\u00ad?The Civil Rights Issue of the 21st Century<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: August 11th<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: 9AM to 3PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong>: Ivy Tech Community College, Fort Wayne<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keynote Speaker<\/strong>: Dr. Alfred W. Tatum<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Alfred W. Tatum is an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also serves as Director of the UIC Reading Clinic where he hosts an annual African American Adolescent Male Summer Literacy Institute. Alfred authored the award-winning book, Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap (2005), and Reading for Their Life Re(building) the Textual Lineages of African American Adolescent Males. He has authored more than 25 publications on the topics of adolescent literacy, teacher professional development in middle schools and high schools, and has developed middle and high school reading and writing curriculum for Scholastic. Dr. Tatum began his career as an eight-grade teacher in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/docs\/NAACP_Education_Summit.pdf\">Download the flyer for more information<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/ivy_tech.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Steel Dynamics, Inc. Keith E. Busse Technology Center on the campus of Ivy Tech Community College.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"5162\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/ivy_tech.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_ivy_tech.jpg\" data-title=\"The Steel Dynamics, Inc. Keith E. Busse Technology Center\" data-description=\"The Steel Dynamics, Inc. Keith E. Busse Technology Center on the campus of Ivy Tech Community College.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Steel Dynamics, Inc. Keith E. Busse Technology Center\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Steel Dynamics, Inc. Keith E. Busse Technology Center\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5162\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_ivy_tech.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/citilink\/2011_bus_stuff.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"(l-r) Sara Garcia with IPFW Housing, Michael Franke with the Komets, Betsy Kachmar with Citilink, Claudia Johnson with the Community Harvest Food Bank and Chuck Lewton with Ivy Tech Community College. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"5979\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/citilink\/2011_bus_stuff.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/citilink\/thumbs\/thumbs_2011_bus_stuff.jpg\" data-title=\"2011 Bus Stuff agencies\" data-description=\"(l-r) Sara Garcia with IPFW Housing, Michael Franke with the Komets, Betsy Kachmar with Citilink, Claudia Johnson with the Community Harvest Food Bank and Chuck Lewton with Ivy Tech Community College. Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2011 Bus Stuff agencies\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2011 Bus Stuff agencies\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5979\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/citilink\/thumbs\/thumbs_2011_bus_stuff.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/safetyvillage1.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Workers from the Ivy Tech construction program working on the Safety Village. Photo courtesy of Ivy Tech.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"8490\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/safetyvillage1.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_safetyvillage1.jpg\" data-title=\"Safety Village workers\" data-description=\"Workers from the Ivy Tech construction program working on the Safety Village. Photo courtesy of Ivy Tech.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Safety Village workers\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Safety Village workers\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"8490\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_safetyvillage1.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/safetyvillage2.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Workers from the Ivy Tech construction program working on the Safety Village. Photo courtesy of Ivy Tech.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"8491\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/safetyvillage2.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_safetyvillage2.jpg\" data-title=\"Safety Village workers\" data-description=\"Workers from the Ivy Tech construction program working on the Safety Village. Photo courtesy of Ivy Tech.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Safety Village workers\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Safety Village workers\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"8491\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_safetyvillage2.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/dr_sue_ellspermann.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The State Board of Trustees of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana has appointed Dr. Sue Ellspermann as the next president of the state\u2019s Community College system. Photo courtesy of Ivy Tech Community College.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"11476\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/dr_sue_ellspermann.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_dr_sue_ellspermann.jpg\" data-title=\"Dr. Sue Ellspermann\" data-description=\"The State Board of Trustees of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana has appointed Dr. Sue Ellspermann as the next president of the state\u2019s Community College system. Photo courtesy of Ivy Tech Community College.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Dr. Sue Ellspermann\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Dr. Sue Ellspermann\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11476\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_dr_sue_ellspermann.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/cellejas.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Guadalupe Callejas, The Metro Striping and Stenciling Company, is an affordable and efficient approach to business parking lot aesthetics. The company uses the latest stenciling techniques to properly format parking lot traffic lanes, per Department of Transportation guidelines. Callejas\u2019 business philosophy: Creating affordability for the customer. This photo is courtesy of Ivy Tech Northeast.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"11497\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/cellejas.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_cellejas.jpg\" data-title=\"Guadalupe Callejas\" data-description=\"Guadalupe Callejas, The Metro Striping and Stenciling Company, is an affordable and efficient approach to business parking lot aesthetics. The company uses the latest stenciling techniques to properly format parking lot traffic lanes, per Department of Transportation guidelines. Callejas\u2019 business philosophy: Creating affordability for the customer. This photo is courtesy of Ivy Tech Northeast.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Guadalupe Callejas\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Guadalupe Callejas\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11497\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_cellejas.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/saunders.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Shalonda Saunders, Sew Pinky is a small business that provides custom-made clothing and accessories for girls of all ages. It offers classes, beauty pageants, and princess parties. Saunders\u2019 business philosophy: People will always say \u201cYou can\u2019t.\u201d You just smile and say, \u201cWatch me.\u201d. This photo is courtesy of Ivy Tech Northeast.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"11498\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/saunders.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_saunders.jpg\" data-title=\"Shalonda Saunders\" data-description=\"Shalonda Saunders, Sew Pinky is a small business that provides custom-made clothing and accessories for girls of all ages. It offers classes, beauty pageants, and princess parties. Saunders\u2019 business philosophy: People will always say \u201cYou can\u2019t.\u201d You just smile and say, \u201cWatch me.\u201d. This photo is courtesy of Ivy Tech Northeast.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Shalonda Saunders\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Shalonda Saunders\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11498\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_saunders.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/williams.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Morgan Williams, Elite Performance Scouting specializes in uating athletic talent, compiling video and statistics into portfolios, and marketing those portfolios to colleges across the country. Williams\u2019 business philosophy: The blind cannot lead the blind, for they will both fall into a ditch. Matthew 15:14. This photo is courtesy of Ivy Tech Northeast.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"11499\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/williams.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_williams.jpg\" data-title=\"Morgan Williams\" data-description=\"Morgan Williams, Elite Performance Scouting specializes in uating athletic talent, compiling video and statistics into portfolios, and marketing those portfolios to colleges across the country. Williams\u2019 business philosophy: The blind cannot lead the blind, for they will both fall into a ditch. Matthew 15:14. This photo is courtesy of Ivy Tech Northeast.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Morgan Williams\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Morgan Williams\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11499\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_williams.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/kumfer_cynthia.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Cynthia Kumfer, early childhood education assistant professor at Ivy Tech Community College Northeast, has received a $3,750 grant from the Indiana Campus Compact Faculty Fellows Program. Photo courtesy of Ivy Tech Community College.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"11508\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/kumfer_cynthia.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_kumfer_cynthia.jpg\" data-title=\"Cynthia Kumfer\" data-description=\"Cynthia Kumfer, early childhood education assistant professor at Ivy Tech Community College Northeast, has received a $3,750 grant from the Indiana Campus Compact Faculty Fellows Program. Photo courtesy of Ivy Tech Community College.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Cynthia Kumfer\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Cynthia Kumfer\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11508\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_kumfer_cynthia.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/cathcart_chris.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Chris Cathcart, vice chancellor for Student Affairs at Ivy Tech Community College Northeast, has been accepted into the 2015 Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership. Photo courtesy of Ivy Tech Community College.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"11509\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/cathcart_chris.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_cathcart_chris.jpg\" data-title=\"Chris Cathcart\" data-description=\"Chris Cathcart, vice chancellor for Student Affairs at Ivy Tech Community College Northeast, has been accepted into the 2015 Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership. Photo courtesy of Ivy Tech Community College.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Chris Cathcart\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Chris Cathcart\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11509\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_cathcart_chris.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/bakingstudent.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Brittney Todd, who graduated with her degree in hospitality administration in December 2014, plates desserts for last year\u2019s Chancellor\u2019s Scholarship Dinner, which honored Ivy Tech Northeast fall 2014 scholarship recipients. Ivy Tech Northeast\u2019s Baking and Pastry Arts concentration, part of Hospitality Administration, has received national accreditation. Photo courtesy of Ivy Tech Community College.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"11510\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/bakingstudent.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_bakingstudent.jpg\" data-title=\"Brittney Todd\" data-description=\"Brittney Todd, who graduated with her degree in hospitality administration in December 2014, plates desserts for last year\u2019s Chancellor\u2019s Scholarship Dinner, which honored Ivy Tech Northeast fall 2014 scholarship recipients. Ivy Tech Northeast\u2019s Baking and Pastry Arts concentration, part of Hospitality Administration, has received national accreditation. Photo courtesy of Ivy Tech Community College.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Brittney Todd\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Brittney Todd\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11510\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_bakingstudent.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/barie_oliver.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Ivy Tech Community College Northeast in Fort Wayne has selected Oliver Barie as its new Executive Director of Resource Development. Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"11546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/barie_oliver.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_barie_oliver.jpg\" data-title=\"Oliver Barie\" data-description=\"Ivy Tech Community College Northeast in Fort Wayne has selected Oliver Barie as its new Executive Director of Resource Development. Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Oliver Barie\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Oliver Barie\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11546\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_barie_oliver.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thomas_snyder.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Thomas Snyder, President of Ivy Tech Community College. Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"11597\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thomas_snyder.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_thomas_snyder.jpg\" data-title=\"Thomas Snyder\" data-description=\"Thomas Snyder, President of Ivy Tech Community College. Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Thomas Snyder\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Thomas Snyder\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11597\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_thomas_snyder.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/isp\/t20251111-ISP.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"From left to right: Troopers Chase Pfefferkorn, Eric Mitchel, Bryce Kukelhan, and Caleb Wooldridge. Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Police.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='2cf075a576728a0115e2209cbb2c2c4a' data-image-id=\"12286\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/isp\/t20251111-ISP.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/isp\/thumbs\/thumbs_t20251111-ISP.jpg\" data-title=\"Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post Troopers\" data-description=\"From left to right: Troopers Chase Pfefferkorn, Eric Mitchel, Bryce Kukelhan, and Caleb Wooldridge. 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