{"id":12201,"date":"2012-04-11T08:55:32","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T12:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=12201"},"modified":"2012-04-19T09:03:20","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T13:03:20","slug":"enjoy-a-fun-filled-day-of-events-at-the-most-dynamic-quest-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2012\/04\/11\/enjoy-a-fun-filled-day-of-events-at-the-most-dynamic-quest-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Be part of the most dynamic Quest yet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Randal Pinkett, the season 4 winner of "The Apprentice" and a self-described "serial entrepreneur" will be the conference's morning keynote speaker.<\/p><\/div>\n

A reality television star who conquered the boardroom<\/em><\/p>\n

A student film of youth and hope in post-apartheid South Africa<\/em><\/p>\n

An internationally acclaimed singer who\u2019s redefining the female musician<\/em><\/p>\n

All these and more await attendees at the 12th annual Quest for Community: A Call to Action on April 18. Quest is Wright State University\u2019s annual conference on diversity issues in higher education.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Quest features a wide variety of activities, speakers and entertainment with programming geared toward students as well as faculty and staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really went back to the drawing board and reimagined the entire conference,\u201d said Jacqueline McMillan, Ph.D., vice president for enrollment management and chair of the Quest planning committee. \u201cWe looked at the event with fresh eyes and came up with a day that will not only be thought-provoking, but also entertaining.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quest will include opening remarks from John D. Transvi\u00f1a, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.<\/p>\n

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Quest will include a lunchtime performance by the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company and an interactive workshop by DCDC2.<\/p><\/div>\n

He will be followed by morning keynote speaker Randal Pinkett. Many remember Pinkett as the season 4 winner of NBC\u2019s The Apprentice<\/em>, but he\u2019s also a scholar, an author and a community servant. As a self-described \u201cserial entrepreneur,\u201d Pinkett has launched several socially responsible business ventures. He was the first African American to receive a Rhodes scholarship at Rutgers University, and his first book, Campus CEO: The Student Entrepreneur\u2019s Guide to Launching a Multimillion-Dollar Business<\/em>, was released in 2007.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Howard will be the conference\u2019s luncheon speaker. Howard is interim director of Dining for Women, an international organization made up of members who \u201cdine in\u201d together regularly, bringing dishes to share, and use the money they would have spent eating out to empower women living in extreme poverty.<\/p>\n

The conference will also feature a number of breakout session on a variety of topics:<\/p>\n