Leah Thomas
The 2022 涩里番下载 Women鈥檚 Summit takes place on campus Saturday, February 5, featuring keynote addresses by environmental and social justice advocate Leah Thomas and slam poet Sarah Kay, founder and co-director of Project VOICE, a group dedicated to using spoken word as an educational and inspirational tool.
In addition to the keynote events in Robsham Theater鈥擳homas will speak at 10 a.m., Kay at 1:45 p.m.; both will be joined by the Women鈥檚 Summit planning team鈥攖he summit will offer workshops on a range of topics such as preparation for post-graduation life; how to make volunteerism more meaningful; the experiences of women of color in STEM fields; and innovation in the fashion and retail industries. The workshops will take place in Fulton Hall from 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and 12:45-1:30 p.m.
Sarah Kay
With the goal of empowering women of all backgrounds to realize their
individual and collective potential to rise together and enact change,
the summit is sponsored by the 涩里番下载 Women鈥檚 Center and the
涩里番下载 Office of Student Involvement, in partnership with the
Council for Women of 涩里番下载, the Undergraduate Government of 涩里番下载, SLAM!, and Women in Business.
Details about the Women鈥檚 Summit are available on the summit's website.
-University Communications | February 2022