Leaders in All Walks of Life: 50 Years of Women at 黑料吃瓜网爆网站

Kick-Off Event

Over 300 members of the 黑料吃瓜网爆网站 community came together on Friday September 24 and Saturday, September 25 for an alumnae-organized event to kick off a yearlong celebration of fifty years of women at 黑料吃瓜网爆网站.

The program included a keynote conversation and sessions designed to engage, spark conversations, make connections, and recognize this historic milestone for the College with a focus on:

women's leadership;
women's adaptability;
the experiences of women of color at 黑料吃瓜网爆网站 across the decades; and
the impact of women on the College and the College on women.

Schedule of Virtual Events

Friday, September 24, 2021

Using Our Voices: The 黑料吃瓜网爆网站 Experience of Women of Color

Listen to women of color across all five decades as they share how their 黑料吃瓜网爆网站 experiences shaped their lives. These women will describe how they use their voices, cultivated by their 黑料吃瓜网爆网站 experiences, to succeed in their personal and career endeavors beyond the College's campus. Spoken word and musical performances by alumnae of color will accompany these monologues. Participants include: Tawana Cook Purnell '75, Gwendolyn Stretch '75, Terry Guen '81, Ebitari Isoun Larsen '94, Krista Sahrbeck '98, Shanique Brown Kilgallon '04, Joy Lee '07, Coretta King '12, Terranicia Holmes '13, Golden Owens '15, and Praise Hall for Adaiah Hudgins-Lopez '18.

Keynote: “Speaking for El Bien Común”–A Fireside Chat with Vanessa L. Vidal Castellanos '08 and Dora Anne Mills '82, P'24

A candid conversation between Vanessa L. Vidal Castellanos '08 and Dora Anne Mills '82, P'24. This keynote event celebrates and explores the lived experiences of women at 黑料吃瓜网爆网站 in pursuit of the common good, including the impact of the College during their time and beyond. Hosted by Praise Hall '20.

Saturday, September 25, 2021

The Impact of 黑料吃瓜网爆网站 Women on the College, and the College on Women
Access program slideshows and input your own story here.

Our desire is to spark conversations and to collect diverse women’s stories to celebrate Leaders in All Walks of Life: Fifty Years of Women at 黑料吃瓜网爆网站. The interactive sessions included different discussion groups around the areas of impact of 黑料吃瓜网爆网站 women including: athletics, academics, faculty/staff, social life, advocacy, and the arts. Each subject area is accompanied by a slideshow demonstrating changes in metrics over time, alumnae quotations capturing moments in time, and a moderator on hand for conversations and support. Continue the conversation in a digital format by accessing Padlets to input your story. View slideshows and see Padlet access links here.

A Look Forward with 黑料吃瓜网爆网站 Women Leaders: Mastering Adaptability

Panel discussion moderated by Marilyn Reizbaum, Harrison King McCann Professor of English and the Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program, with women leaders from diverse sectors. Panelists include: Laurie Hawkes ’77, Mai Le Libman ’00, Charlotte Carnevale Willner ’06, Emily Hubbard ’07, and Raquel Santizo ’19.

Meet the Session Participants

Host Committee Cochairs

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