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Women’s Leadership Conference to
Feature Nationally Known Speakers
6:30pm-3/21/01
Linda Chavez delivers the Closing Address
in Vaughn Chapel
From bluegrass political activism to conservative thought
on our modern melting pot, the 2001 Women’s Leadership Conference
at Ferrum College will explore women’s contributions to our changing
society. The two-day conference, beginning on March 20, will include
workshops on diversity and business. The conference seeks to encourage
men and women to take leadership roles in their personal, professional,
and civic roles.
Speakers this year include Dr. Jann Lacoss ’84, faculty consultant
and coordinator of the Teaching Resource Center at the University of
Virginia; Ms. Linda Chavez, syndicated writer, president of the Center
for Equal Opportunity and former Bush nominee for Secretary of Labor;
Mrs. Corella Bonner, co-founder of the Bonner Foundation, and the Reverend
Doris Byrd, a minister and leader with the Virginia Conference of the
United Methodist Church.
“We’re really excited to have
a great group of speakers and panelists again this year. The conference
is going to be a great experience for all our students and the public,”
said Lydia Odell, Women’s Leadership Conference chairperson and
director of Experiential Learning at Ferrum College.
The Reel World String Band, of Lexington,
KY, opens the conference with a 10:30 a.m. educational workshop on Tuesday,
March 20. The traditional music group uses a blend of bluegrass and
old time music to explore Southern culture. An 8:00 p.m. performance
that evening will be free and open to the public.
On Wednesday, there will be paneled workshops
featuring diversity and business tracks. At 11:00 a.m., a keynote address
by Lacoss will be followed by lunch and concurrent sessions throughout
the afternoon. Chavez will speak at 6:30 p.m. After a chapel service
with The Rev. Doris Byrd, lyric-soprano Kimberly O’Bryan ’95,
will give a recital. O’Bryan has appeared with the New York Philharmonic,
the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
For more information, contact Odell at
(540) 365-4267 or visit www.ferrum.edu/career/wlc2001.htm. All conference
events are free and open to the public. Complimentary meals are offered
on a limited basis to those who register by March 14.
Ferrum College is a four-year, private, co-educational, liberal arts
college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Ferrum offers a
choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree programs at a
cost well below the national average for private colleges. To learn
more about the College, call 1-800-868-9797 or visit www.ferrum.edu.
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For More
Information on the Web :
Linda Chavez Press Release
Women's Leadership
Conference Web Site
-Registration
Information
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Conference Schedule and Description
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