Seton Hall University
Women's Conference 2011

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.

Financial Sponsors and Committee Members »

Danke LiKeynote 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

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
Workshop/Session Details »


**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.

 

Online registration is closed.
Walk-in registration is still available.


Conference Service Project

babylandThis year's Service Project benefits a battered women's shelter in Essex County. The organization is in need of the following items:
  • Shower Curtains
  • Bathroom Rugs
  • Laundry Baskets
  • Pots and Pans
  • Silverware
  • Electric Sweepers
Items will be collected on:
March 25, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Women's Conference, Main Lounge 

March 31, 8 p.m.
Women's Appreciation Dinner, Chancellor's Suite

Look for flyers posted throughout campus for more information on the service project.

 The Woman of the Year Award is sponsored by the Gerontology Advisory Council.

Conference will be held at Seton Hall University and will begin in the Main Lounge of the University Center.
www.shu.edu/visiting
Contact disability services at (973) 313-6003 prior to the event should you require accommodations.

Seton Hall University · 400 South Orange Ave · South Orange, NJ 07079 · (973) 761-9000
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