2012 U-M Women of Color Task Force (WCTF) Conference: 30 Years of Leadership, Legacy, and Change

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Sandra Phoenix
Thu, Feb 16, 2012 11:23 AM

LaPrensa
February 2012

2012 U-M Women of Color Task Force (WCTF) Conference: 30 Years of Leadership, Legacy, and Change

DATE: Friday, March 2, 2012, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

EVENT: The WCTF annual conference is the largest professional development event at the University of Michigan and will take place on Friday, March 2, 2012 from 8:00 to 5:00 pm. This year's keynote speaker will be Dr. Johnetta B. Cole, director of the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of African Art. The conference will include thirty-six (36) workshop sessions, a networking luncheon, and a vendor marketplace featuring local businesses. The workshop sessions will offer insight in topics such as professional & leadership development, leadership, work-life balance/personal development, and financial education. On average, more than 600 women and men attend the conference.

Dr. Cole is the immediate past president of Bennett College, Greensboro, NC and was the first African American woman to serve as president of Spelman College, Atlanta, GA. The topic of her speech will be "The Business Case for Diversity & Inclusion in American Higher Education."

This event is open to the public, but registration is required. You many register online at www.cew.umich.eduhttp://www.cew.umich.edu or onsite the morning of the conference.

U-M Staff, Faculty and non-U-M Attendees: $100.00. U-M Students and U-M Retirees: $60.00 (Please visit our website for more registration information).

LOCATION: Michigan League, Rackham Auditorium, and the Modern Languages Building
Central Campus map: http://www.umich.edu/~newsinfo/ccamp.html

U-M SPONSORS: Center for the Education of Women (CEW), University Human Resources, U-M Health System Human Resources Office, Office of the Provost.

CORPORATE SPONSOR: TIAA - CREF (Platinum - Plus Level)

WEB LINKS: for more information about the WCTF and CEW's programs, see: http://www.cew.umich.edu

SANDRA M. PHOENIX
Executive Director
HBCU Library Alliance
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LaPrensa February 2012 2012 U-M Women of Color Task Force (WCTF) Conference: 30 Years of Leadership, Legacy, and Change DATE: Friday, March 2, 2012, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. EVENT: The WCTF annual conference is the largest professional development event at the University of Michigan and will take place on Friday, March 2, 2012 from 8:00 to 5:00 pm. This year's keynote speaker will be Dr. Johnetta B. Cole, director of the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of African Art. The conference will include thirty-six (36) workshop sessions, a networking luncheon, and a vendor marketplace featuring local businesses. The workshop sessions will offer insight in topics such as professional & leadership development, leadership, work-life balance/personal development, and financial education. On average, more than 600 women and men attend the conference. Dr. Cole is the immediate past president of Bennett College, Greensboro, NC and was the first African American woman to serve as president of Spelman College, Atlanta, GA. The topic of her speech will be "The Business Case for Diversity & Inclusion in American Higher Education." This event is open to the public, but registration is required. You many register online at www.cew.umich.edu<http://www.cew.umich.edu> or onsite the morning of the conference. U-M Staff, Faculty and non-U-M Attendees: $100.00. U-M Students and U-M Retirees: $60.00 (Please visit our website for more registration information). LOCATION: Michigan League, Rackham Auditorium, and the Modern Languages Building Central Campus map: http://www.umich.edu/~newsinfo/ccamp.html U-M SPONSORS: Center for the Education of Women (CEW), University Human Resources, U-M Health System Human Resources Office, Office of the Provost. CORPORATE SPONSOR: TIAA - CREF (Platinum - Plus Level) WEB LINKS: for more information about the WCTF and CEW's programs, see: http://www.cew.umich.edu SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2012meeting-form.html for the October 21-23, 2012 HBCU Library Alliance 5th Membership Meeting and the Photographic Preservation Pre-Conference in New Orleans, LA. The Pre-Conference and Membership meeting are open to directors and other librarians.