Events
WGS Anniversary Celebration - Alumni Panel & Anniversary Keynote Address
Date and Time
Thursday, March 21, 2019 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Description
The Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department will celebrate 45 years of women's studies on campus and other milestones with several activities March 20-21.
THURSDAY, MARCH 21 at 4:00 - 7:00 PM
GVSU PEW CAMPUS
Charles W. Loosemore Auditorium (DeVos Building E, Room 122) at 401
Fulton St W, Grand Rapids
4:00 – 5:00PM ALUMNI PANEL
WGS alumni will share their experiences “from WGS to the present”
and the impact of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies on their
lives and careers. Panelists include: Kristen J. Cuhran Fuller
(Class of 1997) from Fair Housing Center of Southeast and Mid
Michigan, Dani Vilella (Class of 2007) from Planned Parenthood
Centers of West Michigan, Jazz McKinney (Class of 2009) from YWCA
West Central Michigan, and Erika Van Dyke (Class of 2011) from Grand
Rapids Community Foundation. This event is co-sponsored by Brooks
College Office of Integrative Learning and Advising.
5:00 – 5:30PM RECEPTION
Enjoy refreshments and a slideshow highlighting the history of
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at GVSU.
5:30 – 7:00
PM ANNIVERSARY KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Join WGS as we commemorate anniversary milestones and welcome
keynote speaker, Dr. Mel Michelle Lewis: “Liberatory Praxis in
Action.” Dr. Lewis is Director of the Center for Geographies of
Justice and Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Women,
Gender, & Sexuality Studies and Africana Studies at Goucher
College in Baltimore, Maryland. Read Dr. Lewis' complete bio here.
Parking near Loosemore Auditorium on GVSU's Pew
Campus is available in the Seward Parking Ramp. Please stop by the
booth when entering the parking lot and ask the attendant for a
guest pass to display in your car. If additional assistance is
required, contact the WGS Department at (616) 331-8025 or [email protected].
Information
For more information, please visit: http://www.gvsu.edu/wgs/wgs-anniversary-celebration-96.htm