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UW-Eau Clare to Host
Two-day Women's Conference 

MAILED: Feb. 28, 2002

         EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will host a two-day Women's Conference as part of its Women's History Month activities.     The conference, held Wednesday, March 13, and Thursday, March 14, will include a variety of lectures and performances. All events are free and open to the public.
         Events for Wednesday, March 13

• "Gay and Lesbian Women in Religion" - 10 a.m., Badger Room, Davies Center, presented by Dr. Lori Rowlett, assistant professor, philosophy and religious studies
• "Reading Strong Women: Text and Tales" - 10:30 a.m., Arrowhead Room, Davies Center, presented by Dr. Katherine Rhoades, professor of foundations of education, and Dr. Tamara Lindsey, assistant professor, curriculum and instruction
• "UW-Eau Claire Women's Studies Program and the Commission on the Status of Women" - 11 a.m., Badger Room, Davies Center, presented by Dr. Katherine Lang, assistant professor of history, and Dr. Jennifer Shaddock, associate professor of English
• "The Fairer Sex in the Ivory Tower" - noon, Presidents Room, Davies Center, lunch presentation by featured guest speaker Dr. Rhea Steinpreis, associate professor of psychology, UW-Milwaukee
• "Women in the Life Sciences" - 1 p.m., Badger Room, Davies Center, presented by Lois Helland, a lecturer in the UW-Eau Claire biology department
• "Domestic Abuse in Dating Relationships" - 1 p.m., Arrowhead Room, Davies Center, presented by Laurel Kieffer, a lecturer in the women's studies program
• "Hiring Inequalities for Women" - 2 p.m., Presidents Room, Davies Center, roundtable discussion led by featured guest speaker Dr. Rhea Steinpreis
• "Assessing and Improving Safety on the UW-Eau Claire Campus" - 3 p.m., Badger Room, Davies Center, presented by Sergeant Rexann Lemke of the Public Safety office
• Readings from Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" and music, dance and original poetry presentations by UW-Eau Claire women - 8 p.m., Schofield Auditorium

         Events for Thursday, March 14

• "Women Reading, Women Writing, Women in Literature" - 11 a.m., Arrowhead Room, Davies Center, presented by Dr. Stephanie Sievers and Dr. Audrey Fessler, lecturers in the English department
• "Finding Balance" - noon, Presidents Room, Davies Center, lunch discussion led by featured guest speaker Dr. Alicia Chavez, assistant professor in the department of educational administration, UW-Madison
• "Beyond Killing Us Softly - Women in the Media" - 1 p.m., Arrowhead Room, Davies Center, film and lecture presented by the Peer Diversity Educators
• "Confronting Sexual Assault" - 2 p.m., Arrowhead Room, Davies Center, presented by UW-Eau Claire student Cynthia Patterson and the student organization Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment
• "Spirit, Balance and Nature: Reflections of a Mestiza in Higher Education" - 4 p.m., Schofield Auditorium, presented by featured guest speaker Dr. Alicia Chavez
• "Science and Values: A Feminist Perspective" - 4 p.m., Hibbard Penthouse, Hibbard Hall, presented by Dr. Helen Longino, professor of philosophy, University of Minnesota
  

         The Women's Conference and all Women's History Month activities are sponsored by the Commission on the Status of Women; women's studies program; Housing & Residence Life; UW-Eau Claire departments of history, English and economics; Office of Research and Sponsored Programs; University Recreation; Student Health Service; Student Senate; University Activities Commission; Activities and Programs; Towers Hall Council; Peer Diversity Educators; National Residence Hall Honorary; Making Our School an Intercultural Community (MOSAIC); Party Smart; Violence Against Women Task Force; Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE); American Association of University Women; Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL).
         For more information, contact Jodi Thesing-Ritter at thesinjm@uwec.edu, 836-3630 or Erin Brandt at 836-4646, brandtee@uwec.edu.
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  News Bureau
Judy Berthiaume
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
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Updated: Feb. 28, 2002