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To celebrate Women’s History Month, Seton Hall University is proud to sponsor
A Celebration of Women 2011: “Our HISTORY is Our Strength.”
Conference Mission
The women’s conference mission is to provide a forum for celebration and education to all who wish to attend. The conference will provide an avenue for a diverse audience to share stories of women’s achievements and contributions to our common history. This will be achieved within the Catholic tradition of compassion and respect. It is our hope to instill inspiration and to empower all who attend to become agents for change and action.
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Keynote Speaker: Dr. Danke Li, Educator and Author
Dr. Danke Li is an associate professor of history and co-director of the women's studies program at Fairfield University. An expert on women in early and modern Asian societies, Li's latest book, Echoes of Chongqing: Women in Wartime, is the first book in and outside China about Chinese women's experiences during China's Resistance War against the Japanese (1937-1945) in the Chongqing region, China's wartime capital.
Li has been invited to give talks about her book at the China Institute in New York City, Yale University and Columbia University.
Echoes of Chongqing: University of Illinois Press
Li’s Curriculum Vitae
Schedule-at-a-Glance |
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| 9:30 - 11 a.m. | Registration (Main Lounge)** |
| 10 a.m. |
Yoga for Health and Stress Management (Chancellor's Suite) ** Victoria Eftychiou, Adjunct Faculty, College of Nursing/Adult Nurse Practitioner |
| 11 a.m. |
Invocation/Brunch: Monsignor Thomas P. Nydeggar |
| 11:10 a.m. |
Welcome: President A. Gabriel Esteban |
| 11:15 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Danke Li |
| 11:50 a.m. |
Woman of the Year Award: Chrysanthy M. Grieco, Ph.D., Dean of the University Libraries |
| 12:15 p.m. |
On the Shoulder’s We Stand Award |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Women’s and Gender Studies Annual Essay Contests |
| 1 - 2 p.m. |
Workshop Session I (Choose One) • Women of Europe: The Remarkable Life of Three Women in France, Italy and Spain (Nursing 101): Gabriella Romani, Assistant Professor of Italian; Anne Mullen-Hohl, Associate Professor of French; Victoria Rivera-Cordero, Assistant Professor of Spanish • Caregiving through the Generations for Women and by Women (Nursing 102): Emma Quartaro, Professor of Social Work/Gerontology Coordinator • Womenswork Media Collective - Experimental Film and Video Showcase (Nursing 104): Jane Steuerwald, Professor, New Jersey City University • Nǚshū: Once Upon a Time (Nursing 113): Dongdong Chen, Associate Professor, Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
| 2 - 3 p.m. |
Workshop Session II (Choose One) • Marching to Zion: African American Women & The Great Migration (Nursing 101): Linda Caldwell Epps, President and CEO of 1804 Consultants • The Grotesque Feminine (Nursing 102): Mary Balkun, Professor of English; Simone Alexander, Associate Professor of English • Immigrant Women as New Americans (Nursing 104): Panel Discussion: Mary Ciccone, M.A. Candidate in History • No Boundaries for Growth (Nursing 113): Cheryle Gittens-Bailey, Founder / Masters of Art, Institute of Globally Innovative Individuals for Technology |
| 3 - 4 p.m. |
The Life and Works of Composer Rebecca Clarke (Jubilee Hall): Dena Levine, Associate Professor of Music, Communication and Arts; Gloria Thurmond, Faculty Associate of Music; Robert Waters, Assistant Professor of Music |
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**Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. for those attending the 10 a.m. Yoga Session. The session features 20 minutes of a chair or floor yoga session. Please bring a towel or mat if you plan to complete the session on the floor.
This year's Service Project benefits a