Conference Archives
2015 Utah NAME Conference
Keynote Speaker: Louie Gong
Louie Gong (M.Ed) is an artist, educator and public speaker who was raised by his grandparents in the Nooksack tribal community. Although he is best known for his highly sought after, hand-drawn custom shoes, Louie has received international recognition for a body of work that – like his mixed heritage (Nooksack/Chinese/French/Scottish) – defies categorization.
2014 Utah NAME Conference
Keynote Speaker: Dr. La Vonne Neal, Dean, College of Education, Northern Illinois University
2013 Utah NAME Conference
Narratives of Bravery & Hope: Telling the Story
February 23, 2013
Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah
Keynote Speaker: Lewis Diuguid, Editorial Board member and columnist for The Kansas City Star.
2011 Utah NAME Conference
Narratives of Bravery & Hope: Making my Home in Utah
April 1-2, 2011
Utah Valley University
Keynote Speaker: Kyle Reyes, founder of Latino Initiatives at Utah Valley University
2010 Utah NAME Conference
Narratives of Bravery & Hope: Embracing Diversity in Utah
March 26-27, 2010
Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Luis Urrieta, Associate Professor of Cultural Studies in Education and Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin and author of Working from Within: Chicana and Chicano Activist Educators in Whitestream Schools.
2009 Utah NAME Conference
Delivering the Promise of Public Education: Equity for All
March 27-28
University of Utah
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Pedro Noguera, New York University, offered participants an important and compelling keynote address and breakout session.
2008 Utah NAME Conference
Building Bridges: Education through Relevancy, Relationships, and Rigor
Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah
Keynote Speaker:Dr. Christine Sleeter, Professor Emerita, California State University Monterey Bay
2007 Utah NAME Conference
Weaving a Tapestry of Cultures and Voices
University of Utah