The 31st Annual Conference on the Advancement of Women (April 16-18, 2015) acts as a support to expand regional, national and international research in Women's Studies and related fields of scholarship. Through various keynote speakers and guest scholars our participants have found a place to network and support women faculty, staff, and students and all interested members of the University and surrounding communities.
Since 1984, when the First All-University Conference on the Advancement of Women in Academia was held, over 40 guest scholars and activist have spoken on this campus. Guest scholars have included a Chief Nurse and Colonel in the US Army Reserves, Dr. Margarethe Cammermeyer, a former Vice-Presidential candidate and an inductee to the National Women’s Hall of Fame, member Winona LaDuke, as well as one of the founding members of the second wave of the women’s movement and current recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award, Gloria Steinem.
This conference occurs each spring on the campus of Texas Tech. A local, state and national call for papers is distributed to help promote academic research. Over the years, the theme of the conference has merged with present day discourse of examining the cultural and social construction of gender, exploring the history, experiences and contributions of women to society, and studying the influences of gender on the lives of women and men.
About the Conference
This three-day conference will kick off with a pre-conference event on Thursday, April 16 and continue on Friday, April 17 with simultaneous panel sessions conducted throughout the day and including the keynote speaker. Saturday, April 18 will continue the discussion with additional panels and guest speakers.
Call for Proposals - Deadline February 6, 2015
We invite presentations that explore the manifold meanings of movement and change as connected to, created by, and/or caught up in the presence of women's, gender, and identity issues, in both contemporary and historical frameworks. Interdisciplinary proposals, as well as those from the disciplines and specialty subject areas are welcome. Visit our web site for a detailed call for proposals (http://www.depts.ttu.edu/wstudies/call_for_papers_and_panels_2015.php)
Attendance is FREE of charge to one or more panel and keynote sessions. All participants must register. A registration fee of $15 students/$30 non-students is required for participants attending the networking breakfast and the conference luncheon and scholarship awards ceremony. Note: early registration is now open and will end April 3. All late registrations between April 3-16 will increase to $25 students/$40 non-students.
Registration is required for all presenters and participants (students and non-students) and includes access to all sessions and guest speaker presentations. A registration fee applies to all participants attending the networking breakfast and luncheon. Early registration ends April 3rd.
The all-day conference panel and keynote sessions on Friday, April 17th and Saturday, April 18th, will be held in the Student Union Building (upper level). Room assignments and the conference program will be available online as the final call for proposals are reviewed.
- Guest Speakers: Women's Rights & Human Rights Leader, Loretta Ross and Sex Education Activist and founder of Sex Plus on YouTube, Laci Green
For faculty wishing to have students attend a session and/or keynote speaker for FREE, we will provide proof of attendance but the student needs to check in and register (FREE) at the registration table.
For visitors without TTU parking credentials, enter off of University and 15th Street for directions from the traffic kiosk to the nearest pay-to-park lot. The traffic kiosk attendant will give directions to the Student Union Bldg.
The Women's Studies Program is part of the Division of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement. For more information and the complete conference program visit: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/wstudies/AWHE_2014.php
CONTACT: Women’s Studies Program, Texas Tech University, (806) 742-4335, or womens.studies@ttu.edu or Tricia Earl, Unit Coordinator/Advisor, Women's Studies Program, patricia.a.earl@ttu.edu
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Posted:
2/20/2015
Originator:
Patricia Earl
Email:
patricia.a.earl@ttu.edu
Department:
Women's Studies Program
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