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This year’s Women’s History Month Lecture at Hope College will present a panel discussion with four female members of the college’s staff and faculty on Tuesday, March 5, at 4 p.m. in the Maas Center auditorium.The public is invited. Admission is free.
The theme, “HerStory of Hope College,” will highlight and honor the work and contributions of current female staff and faculty who have been connected to Hope’s campus community for 10-plus years. The panelists will share their stories and perspective to illuminate the professional and personal experiences they have encountered on campus and in the Holland community at large. In addition, these female leaders will share their experiences connected to their efforts in creating opportunities for greater inclusion and belonging on Hope College’s campus.
The panelists include Margo Walters, assistant director for the Center for Diversity and Inclusion; Courtney E. Brewster, executive director of Alumni and Family Engagement; Jasmine Lowell, international education coordinator for the Fried Center for Global Engagement; and Dr. Anne Heath, the Howard R. and Margaret E. Sluyter Associate Professor of Art History.
The doors will open at 3:45 p.m. There will also be an opportunity for the audience to participate in a question-and-answer panel discussion following the presentation.
The lecture is being presented by the college’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI), which is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary and is incorporating the theme throughout the 2024 Diversity Lecture Series. CDI is using the 2024 Diversity Lecture Series to celebrate and honor those who have put their time and effort into creating a diverse and inclusive community at Hope. The celebration will continue through presentations scheduled across 2024, including most immediately the college’s Affirming LGBTQ+ Student Lecture on Thursday, March 21.
“Our theme for this time of celebration and reflection is ‘40 years of Belonging and Growing Together: 1984-2024,’” said Jevon Willis, director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion. “Utilizing CDI’s distinctive diversity spring and fall lecture series, each lecture is focusing on the legacy of work and personal experiences connected with past and present leaders of CDI at Hope College.”
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Maas Center Of Hope College, 264 Columbia Ave, Holland, MI 49423-36ND, United States,Holland, Michigan