TO GO
What: ULM Women's Symposium + Networking Social
When: Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Time: Symposium - 12:00-5:30 pm, Networking Social- 5:30-7:30 pm
Where: Bayou Pointe Student Event Center
Tickets: free for ULM students, $20 for ULM faculty and staff, $35 for community – Purchase
tickets through Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-ulm-womens-symposium-tickets-43169935439
or purchase at the door. Students enter CWID as promotional code.
Contact info: http://www.ulm.edu/womens-symposium/ Meredith McKinnie, mckinnie@ulm.edu
As part of the celebration of Women’s History Month, the University of Louisiana Monroe
will host the Third Annual ULM Women’s Symposium on Wednesday, March 28 at Bayou Pointe
Student Event Center. The event will start at noon with lunch and will continue until
5:30 p.m. with a networking social following the symposium.
“It is my pleasure to invite everyone to the third annual ULM Women’s Symposium,”
said Meredith McKinnie, chair of the ULM Women’s Symposium. “We all know that mentors
are essential for success. At the women’s symposium, we are going to have over 30
mentors in one space, there to inform and inspire. These career women are the manifestation
of their collegiate efforts. Attendees will see success up close, shake its hand,
exchange encouragements, and build a bond with the kind of leaders they hope to become.”
The women’s symposium will feature discussions in a panelist/moderator format. Panelists
include university faculty, staff, and prominent leaders within the community. Some
of the timely topics will include financial health, diversity and cultural awareness,
social media consciousness, overall health and self-care, authentic leadership, and
negotiations and communication.
The keynote speaker is Meryl Kennedy Farr, president and owner of KenRice Pac and
co-owner and CEO of Neighbors, LLC. Farr will speak about paving her path to leadership.
ULM will also welcome Taryn C. Branson from the Women’s Policy division of the Louisiana
Governor’s office. Branson is a 2011 ULM alumna and will be featured during the opening
welcome to the symposium.
The symposium will conclude with the prestigious ULM Women’s Symposium awards presented
to five individuals that have empowered women both personally and professionally.
The honorees this year include Cindy Rogers, Linda Holyfield, Kelsea McCrary, Nirali
Patel, and Dr. Ron Berry.
The overarching theme of the women’s symposium this year is WINGS: Women Influencing
the Next Generation of Success. The mission of the symposium is to empower, motivate,
and encourage girls and women from all backgrounds and all educational and professional
levels to pursue their passions and seek leadership roles in their desired career
paths.
“The ULM campus is 64 percent female, an average higher than the UL system average
of 60 percent. Thirty percent of those females at ULM are students of color,” McKinnie
stated. “As the landscape becomes more diverse, so should our efforts of inclusion
and promotion of one another. This event is an attempt to further that cause, to represent
to students and professionals success in every color, gender, socioeconomic background,
and professional field.”
Complete information about the Women's Symposium, including registration, discussion
topics, panelists, and more are available at ulm.edu/womens-symposium.
Published March 23, 2018
