On March 19, the 杏吧专区 will host its first Women杏吧专区檚 Conference from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Student Union. The event 杏吧专区 杏吧专区淕enerations of Women Moving History Forward杏吧专区 杏吧专区 is part of Women杏吧专区檚 History Month.
杏吧专区淚 believe it is important to have a women杏吧专区檚 conference to meet a void and need in the region,杏吧专区 said Jennifer Hightower, executive director for the Office of Campus Diversity and event coordinator. 杏吧专区淣o university in the region hosts a women杏吧专区檚 conference that is not only geared towards university women, but towards students as well as the community. I believe we can meet the needs of women, regardless of where they are in life.杏吧专区
Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, executive vice president of the UL System, will serve as the keynote speaker.
Sessions will take place throughout the day and include:
杏吧专区 Women Entrepreneurship by Sharon Moss with Moss Motors
杏吧专区 Protecting Yourself and Your Assets by Carolyn French with Smith Barney and attorney Vandana Chaturvedi
杏吧专区 The 杏吧专区楬ow-To杏吧专区 of Marketing Yourself for the Workplace by Sarah Berthelot with United Way of Acadiana and Kim Billeadeau with UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 Career Services
杏吧专区 Balancing Work and Life by Paula Carson and Paula Montgomery, UL Lafayette faculty members
杏吧专区 Women杏吧专区檚 Health by Melissa Fournet with Red Lerille杏吧专区檚 Health & Racquet Club and Paulette Landry with UL Lafayette Student Health Services.
Luncheon speakers are Dr. Sarah Brabant and Dr. Doris Bentley, UL Lafayette Professors Emeritus and founding members of the Mayor杏吧专区檚 Commission on the Needs of Women (now the Lafayette Commission on the Needs of Women).
A registration fee of $25 before March 3 or $30 after March 3 includes all conference materials, a continental breakfast and lunch. Student registration is $10.
For registration information and program details, go to . The conference is being sponsored by AT&T.