Women’s Philanthropic Leadership Circle presents
Upcoming events
Awards celebration and brunch
Wednesday, June 18
8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Eastcliff
This year the Circle is proud to award $14,500 in
scholarships and grants to CEHD female graduate students, staff,
and pre-tenured faculty members (Rising Star Awards). The 2008
honorees are:
- Joletta Falknor, graduate student, Curriculum and
Instruction
- Abigail Gadea, graduate student, Social Work and
Humphrey Institute
- Jinous Kasravi, graduate student, Educational Policy and
Administration
- Nancy O’Brien, graduate student, Educational Policy and
Administration
- Chia-Chen Tu, graduate student, Educational Psychology
- Venoreen Browne-Boatswain, staff member, Student
Services
- Tamara Moore, assistant professor, Curriculum and
Instruction
- Misty Sato, assistant professor, Curriculum and
Instruction
Please join us for this celebration. There is no cost to
attend the event.
RSVP by June 11 to
sbeyer@umn.edu.
Past events
Health Benefits for Women Through Environmental
Connections
with Dr. Mary Meyer
Dr. Meyer will discuss how gardening and the interaction with
the natural world affects our health. Learn about the nurturing
role environmental connections have for women. Mary is a
professor in horticultural science at the U and will share her
ideas about gardening’s nurturing and creative role in our
lives, as well as the importance of the environmental geography
of our childhood.
April 10, 2008
5 to 7 p.m.
Conference Rooms ABC, Campus Club
Coffman Memorial Union, 4th Floor
Members may attend the event at no charge. Guests
are asked to pay $10 per person. RSVP to Sara Beyer
at
sbeyer@umn.edu or call 612-625-1310.
Registration form [.pdf]
Stories of three female Dean’s at the University of
Minnesota
October 11, 2007
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Mississippi Room, Coffman
Featuring:
Darlyne Bailey, College of Education and Human Development
Mary Nichols, College of Continuing Education
Deborah Powell, Medical School
The Deans will form a panel to discuss leadership issues and
challenges facing female leaders today. They will talk about
their journey to becoming a Dean, mentors that have been in
their lives and how they are mentoring other women.
Ice cream social & awards presentation
Thursday, June 14, 2007
1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Eastcliff,
University of Minnesota President's residence
2007 Award Recipients
Michelle Everson, Staff Award – Educational Psychology
Eva Lynn Boehm, graduate student – Curriculum and Instruction
Julia Conkel, graduate student – Educational Psychology
Kaoru Kinoshita, graduate student – Educational Policy and
Administration
Kyoung-Ah Nam, graduate student – Educational Policy and
Administration
Kristen McMaster, Rising Star Award – Educational Psychology
Karen Miksch, Rising Star Award – Postsecondary Teaching and
Learning
Mindfulness
Presented by Terry Pearson, R.Ph. MBA
University of Minnesota, Center for Spirituality and Healing
May 2, 2007
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Campus Club, University
of Minnesota
Join us for an evening of great food, great women and what
promises to be a topic useful to all of us! Terry Pearson will
talk about using the wisdom of our body, mind and spirit to
prevent stress, pain and illness. Stress is everywhere around
us. Even worse, it gets inside us: zapping our energy,
undermining our health and making us more vulnerable to anxiety,
depression and disease. Terry will present and show you how to
use natural, medically proven methods to soothe and heal your
body, mind and spirit.
 Jan Hively
Senior fellow and founder of
Vital Aging Network,
College of Continuing Education
February 1, 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Campus Club
Coffman Memorial Union, 4th Floor
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis campus
Take a closer look at vital and active "young-old" adults who
are transforming the process and meaning of "growing old." Come
and enjoy great food, exciting discussion,, and the company of
wonderful women. All are welcome!
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