WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON TEENAGERS: RAISING RESPONSIBLE AND
RESOURCEFUL
YOUTH May 2, 2000 MORNING SESSION |
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10:15 a.m. | Following opening video, President and Mrs. Clinton make
remarks and introduce keynote speaker, Ben Casey of the Dallas YMCA.
President departs following keynote's remarks.
The East Room |
10:45 a.m. |
Mrs. Clinton moderates Panel I: Who are Today's Teens and What Do They Need? The East Room Speakers: Dr. Jacqueline Eccles, University of Michigan; Dr. Jay Giedd, National Institute for Mental Health; Dr. Angela Diaz, Mt. Sinai Center on Adolescence; Karen Pittman, International Youth Foundation; Emily McDonald, teen involved in community service, Clarkrange, Tenn.; actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman, After School Alliance. |
11:25 a.m. | Mrs. Clinton moderates Panel II: What Parents and Communities Can Do to Raise Successful Teens The East Room Speakers: Laura Sessions Stepp, author, Our Last Best Shot; Edd and Edwin Speaker, father and teen son, Los Angeles; Dr. Robert Blum, University of Minnesota; Ellen Galinsky, Families and Work Institute; Bob Davis, Lycos, Inc.; Susan Bales, Frameworks Institute; Geoff Canada, author, Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun; Jay Engelin, 1999 Principal of the Year; Dr. Katherine Newman, Harvard University; Rev. Jeff Brown, Ten Points Coalition; Gabriella Contreras, teen activist, Tucson, Arizona. |
12:30 p.m. | Morning Session concludes |
White House Conference on Teenagers Break-Out Sessions May 2, 2000 |
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Breakout 1/ The Jackson Room in the White House Conference Center
Family Time: What can we do to make it easier for parents and teenagers to
spend time together? | |
Moderators: | Director Janice LaChance, Office
of Personnel Management Member of Congress |
Panelists: | Stanley J. Botts, Bell
Atlantic Ken R. Canfield, National Center for Fathering The Malone Family (Donnie & Fonda) Laurence Steinberg, Temple University Amy Swisher, First Day Foundation |
Breakout 2/ The Eisenhower Room in the White House Conference Center The New Media: How is the information age shaping youth today? | |
Moderators: | Deputy Director Donald Vereen, Office of National
Drug
Control Policy Member of Congress |
Panelists: | Zoë Baird, Markle Foundation Jim Browne, GetNetWise.org Robert J. Davis, Lycos, Inc. Judith A. McHale, Discovery Communications, Inc. Kathryn C. Montgomery, Center for Media Education Justin Newland, National Campaign Against Youth Violence |
Breakout 3/ The Truman Room in the White House Conference Center
Education: How can we build school climates that work for
teenagers? | |
Moderators: | Secretary Richard Riley, U.S. Department of
Education Senator John Kerry (D-MA) |
Panelists: | Sarah Austin, Decatur High School, Atlanta, GA Gene Bottoms, Southern Regional Education Board Jay Engeln, MetLife/NASSP National Principal of the Year Susan Gaddy Greene, I.S. 218, New York City Larry Hurt, 1999 Indiana Teacher of the Year Robert S. Rivera, Project GRAD |
Breakout 4/ The Lincoln Room in the White House Conference Center
The Village: How can the community better support parents and
teenagers? |
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Moderators: | Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) |
Panelists: | Jeffery L. Brown, Ten Point Coalition LaToya Gardner, Maplewood Comprehensive High School, Nashville, TN Kenneth L. Gladish, YMCA of the USA Milbrey W. McLaughlin, Stanford University Katherine Newman, Harvard University |
Breakout 5/ Eisenhower Executive Office Building 476 Closing the Gap: How can we provide positive opportunities for all teenagers? |
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Moderators: | Secretary Alexis Herman, U.S. Department of
Labor Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX) |
Panelists: | Peter L. Benson, Search Institute Talmira L. Hill, Annie E. Casey Foundation Lan-Ahn Phan, Woodrow Wilson High School, Washington, D.C. accompanied by Sandra Hoa Dang, Asian American LEAD Dorothy Stoneman, Executive Director, YouthBuild USA accompanied by Ameir Ramadan, Youthbuild USA Kathleen Sylvester, Social Policy Action Network (SPAN) |
Breakout 6/ Eisenhower Executive Office Building 472
Youth as Resources: Can teenagers be resources in their own development
and for their peers? |
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Moderators: | Harris Wofford, CEO,
Corporation for National Service Member of Congress |
Panelists: | Kathleen Lee, Turner Middle School, Philadelphia,
PA Michael Preston, Gila River Youth Council Robert D. Putnam, Harvard University Nicole Salinas, Antonian High School, San Antonio, TX Andrew Shue, Do Something Gary Walker, Public Private Ventures |
Breakout 7/The Roosevelt Room
A Healthy Start: How can we help teenagers stay healthy? |
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Moderators: | Secretary Donna Shalala, U.S. Department of Health
& Human
Services Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) |
Panelists: | Sarah S. Brown, The National Campaign to Prevent
Teen
Pregnancy Brandi Chapple, Trinity College, Washington, D.C. Harold S. Koplewicz, NYU Child Study Center Carole Morris, Mt. Vernon Neighborhood Health Center Michael D. Resnick, University of Minnesota School of Medicine |