8:30 a.m. Welcome from several speakers
- Ms. Kathy Dunleavy, Executive Director, United Way of the Piedmont
- Dr. John Stockwell, Chancellor, USC Upstate
- Dr. York Bradshaw, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, USC Upstate
- Dr. Jennifer Parker, Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, USC Upstate (to introduce the keynote speaker)
8:45 – 9:50 Keynote speaker: Dr. Adolph Brown, III (Founder, Wellness Group, Inc.)
10:00 – 11:45 “Break-Out” sessions (three sessions running concurrently)
Health Challenges Confronting Children:
- Dr. Monique Fox (Physician, ReGenesis Community Health Clinic, Spartanburg)
"Impediments to Health Among Low-income Children in Spartanburg"
- Dr. James Stallworth (Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Carolina School of Medicine; also Medical Director, South Carolina Institute for Childhood Obesity and Related Disorders)
"An Approach to Address Childhood Obesity in South Carolina"
- Dr. Njeri Mbugua (Associate Professor of Social Science, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary, Lincoln, IL; also affiliated with the Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, Kenya)
"HIVAIDS and Children: a Global Perspective"
Educational Challenges Confronting Children
- Dr. William Corsaro (Robert H. Shafer Professor of Sociology, Indiana University Bloomington)
"Early Education in the United States and Italy: Different Approaches and Different Opportunities for Children"
- Dr. Mariajose Romero (Senior Research Associate, National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University, New York)
"Chronic Absenteeism in Early Schooling: Its Relation to Child Characteristics and Maternal and Family Risks"
- Dr. Jim Ray (Superintendent, Spartanburg County School District 3)
"Safety Nets for High Risk Children"
Child Maltreatment
- Mr. Trey Gowdy (7th Circuit Solicitor, Spartanburg County)
"From Abuse to Understanding to Action: Prosecutorial Strategies in Abuse Cases
- Dr. Annette van der Merwe (Associate Professor, University of Pretoria [South Africa] Law School
"Looking at Child Abuse in a South African Context"
- Bill Herrick, (Executive Director, Children’s Advocacy, Spartanburg)
"Child Sexual Abuse in the Upstate"
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch (included in the $35 registration fee, and served on site)
Greetings from Spartanburg's Mayor, Bill Barnet and Mary Black Foundation's President, Phillip Belcher
12:45 – 2:30 (Plenary session)
Children in Extreme Distress
- Dr. Loretta Bass (Associate Professor, Department. of Sociology, University of Oklahoma Norman)
"Child Labor and Trafficking in Africa and the United States"
- Mr. Walt Wilkins (Assistant U.S. Attorney, Greenville)
"Child Labor and Trafficking in South Carolina"
- Dr. York Bradshaw (Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina Upstate)
"Children at War"
2:30 – 4:15 (Plenary Session)
Strategies for Positive Change
- Dr. Charles Bagwell (Principal, Arcadia Elementary School, Spartanburg)
"Helping Children of Immigrants in the Education System"
- Reverend Dr. Charles J.J. Jackson, III (Senior Pastor, Cornerstone Baptist Church, Spartanburg)
"The Faith Community’s Response to Children in Crisis"
- Ms. Patsy Smith (Program Director, Zest Quest, Spartanburg)
"Tools for Building Healthy Children"
- State Representative Harold Mitchell, Jr. (South Carolina House District 31)
"State Government’s Reaction to Children in Crisis"
4:15 – 4:30 (Plenary Session)
Conference Wrap-Up
Ms. Kathy Dunleavy (Executive Director, United Way of the Piedmont, Spartanburg)