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
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
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