We absolutely thrilled to meet so many colleagues wherever you might be. It took all team to get his hair, a team of colleagues representing more than 17 campuses. They and others are volunteering their time and energy during these days. We would normally ask them to stand and be recognized but alas thats not possible unless you want to do so from home, please do. As you see them convening sessions are helping various capacities in the conference, please take a moment to thank them for their work. I would also like to take a moment to recognize the enormous effort taken by our assistant director jennifer mckanry and also director of design Emily Goldstein are leading this years conference. Look at these amazing women, they are so talented and creative. I overcome with pride to know them and they get to work with them. Its incredible to see the creative touches to this years conference. We would like to personally thank the support of the university of missouri st. Louis leadership who
Maxine is blessing us spiritually today as if to fabulous books and who wrote a fabulous book. We are really excited to be focusing on something positive as we get closer and closer to an election part and as we get crazier and crazier locked inside of our homes. Loyalty exist to uplift. Minority voices, clear voices in our community and those we are honored your joining us tonight. Reclaiming her time, all things maxine water and the legend that is maxine. Reclaiming her time is funny. But it is also inspiring. Brings up a champion in the face of ridiculous injustice. Also, ridiculous injustice as our authors. We are honored to be joined today by Helena Andrews dyer a fulltime columnist at the Washington Post covering popular children culture in the capital, sometimes children. [laughter] i think its a misprint i think were at childrens childrens level, sorry well. [laughter] before joining the post helene it was a contribute editor at xo jane additional womens magazine founded by jan
Much goes into the planning of the conference, and its gratifying to see a Record Number of colleagues from across the region taking advantage of our good work. For the first time ever, we hit over 1200 registrations. Welcome to our returning attendees, new attendees, and remote viewers who may be tune in through zoom or via cspan who has asked to broadcast the recording for todays keynote. We are absolutely thrilled to reach so many colleagues, wherever you might be. It took a whole team to get us here, team of colleagues representing more than 17 campuses in the broad expanse or our metropolitan region. They and others are volunteering time and energy to ensure all runs smoothly. We would nominally ask them to stand and be rick need built that not possible this year, unless you want to do so from home, please too. So as you see them convening sessions or helping, thank them for their work. Idles like to take a moment to wreck fine tee enormous effort taken by their center for teachin
America is in the war. And why did that touch you so much. Because we knew that it was going to lose it. What did that mean for you and hungry. I was 18 yes. But with that interview with the late author john lewis. It was born 20 years ago. Over 230 of the leading nonfiction and fiction authors of our time have appeared on in depth. Just to name a few. Over the next three hours our goals is to review the last 20 years of indepth but also to ask you a couple of questions here they are. Who was your favorite indepth gas what book are you reading now and who is your favorite Nonfiction Author. And thats what will be talking about. We will be showing you some video from the last 20 years as well. Heres how you can dial in on the 20th anniversary of indepth. For those of you in the east and central time zones if you live in the mountain and Pacific Pacific time zones. And you can text him what your thoughts are as well. 7488903. Please include your first name in your city if you would. On s
Testimony today please raise your right hand . Do you swear the testimony youre about to give is the truth to the best of your knowledge . I do. Okay. Thank you. And i would just like to state for the record that the department will present its case first, and then, the appellant. Each side has seven minutes to present their case. Next, theres Public Comment, and members have three minutes each to speak. Lastly, theres rebuttal time of three minutes for the department, and then the appellant. And i also wanted to just read, as everyone knows, we are having a Public Meeting via teleconferencing. The number to call in is 1, 4084189388. The meeting i. D. Is 1464083349. To raise your hand to speak on a specific agenda item, press star, three to notify the meeting monitor. The next item is item c, approval of minutes. Discussion and possible action to adopt the minutes for meetings held on september 16, 2020. Move to approve. Clerk is there a second . Second. Clerk and who did the second .