Seminar Series

All brown bag lunches will take place at the Women’s Resource Center on campus at the corner of Green and Wright streets. Readings and relevant information will be posted after the brown bag. Light refreshments will be provided.

Defining Empowerment Across Disciplines

12:00PM September 9, 2015

Guest Speaker: Colleen Murphy, Ph.D.

Building Partnerships in Women’s Empowerment

12:00PM October 14, 2015

Guest Speaker: Andrea Burniske, M.A.

Women’s Rights and International Development

12:00PM November 11, 2015

Guest Speaker: Assata Zerai, Ph.D.

Operationalizing Empowerment

12:00PM December 9, 2015

Guest Speakers: Rachel Storm, Lenore Matthew, and Liz Sloffer

Emerging Measures of Women’s Empowerment

12:00PM January 27, 2016

Guest Speaker: Maimouna Barro, Ph.D.

Mixed Methods in Gender and Development Research

12:00PM February 10, 2016

Guest Speaker Faranak Miraftab, Ph.D.

A Career Journey from USAID Diplomacy to Human Rights Research

12:00PM March 9, 2016

Guest Speaker: Vernita Pearl Fort, Ph.D. Candidate

Agricultural Extension: Pathway to Empowerment and Food Security

12:00PM April 13, 2016

Guest Speakers: Andrea Bohn, MBA, MS; Maria Jones, MBA, MS, ; Kathryn Heinz, BA

Click here to view Symposium Series information: Focal Point Fall 2015 Poster
Focal Point Spring 2016 Poster