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The Secretary of Education's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics

The Drake Hotel
140 East Walton Place
Chicago Illinois 60611
Phone: (312) 7872200

Tuesday, September 17th
8:00	Registration tables open, in front of Grand Ballroom, lobby level
8:30	Doors open, Grand Ballroom, lobby level
9:00	Town Hall meeting begins, Room: Grand Ballroom, lobby level Opening Remarks by Co-Chairs Ted Leland and Cynthia Cooper, including self introductions by each commissioner (15 minutes)
9:15	Panel One: (one hour; 5-10 minutes per person followed by Q & A) Sue Hinrichsen: Assistant Executive Director, Illinois High School Association, Dr. Griff Powell: Retired Superintendent of high schools in five school districts, including four in Illinois, Washington Bush: Director of Athletics at Conant High School, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Kathleen M. McGee: Director of Athletics and head girl's basketball coach at Powers Catholic High School, Flint, Michigan. Break (15 minutes) Panel Two: (one hour; 5-10 minutes per person followed by Q & A) Robert Gardner: Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Association, Athena Yiamouyiannis: Executive Director of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports, Katherine Kersten: Senior Fellow for Cultural Studies at Center of the American Experiment, Minneapolis, Dr. Karen L. Sykes: President of the National Junior College Athletic Association. Panel Three: (one hour; 5-10 minutes per person followed by Q & A) Dr. Wayne Watson: Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago, Dr. Deborah Dahlen Zelechowski: Senior Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Robert Morris College, Chicago, Kevin F. McCarthy: Director of Athletics and chairman of the Department of Physical Education at SUNY at Cobleskill, New York, Ron Case: Director of Athletics and Dean of Health at Gloucester County College, Sewell, New Jersey.
12:30 p.m.	Break for lunch
2:00	Resume meeting with period for public comments (three hours) Room: Grand Ballroom, lobby level 3-5 minutes per person.
5:00	Meeting concludes for the day

Wednesday, September 18th
8:00	Registration tables open, in front of Grand Ballroom, lobby level
8:30	Doors open, Grand Ballroom, lobby level
9:00	Full Commission business meeting. General public is invited to observe, no period for public comment. Room: Grand Ballroom, lobby level Remarks by Co-chairs, Cynthia Cooper and Ted Leland
10:00	Commission meets in Subcommittees Subcommittee 1: Tom Griffith—Subcommittee Chairman Bob Bowlsby Deborah Yow Cary Groth Muffet McGraw Jerry Reynolds, Ex officio Subcommittee 2: Lisa Graham Keegan—Subcommittee Chairman Percy Bates Donna de Varona Mike Slive Ted Leland Sally Stroup, Ex officio Subcommittee 3: Gene DeFilippo—Subcommittee Chairman Julie Foudy Graham Spanier Rita Simon Cynthia Cooper Brian Jones, Ex officio
12:00	Commission meets as a whole.
1:00	Meeting concludes.
1:00	Media availability following