The Women's Studies Program at Texas Tech University proudly announces the 28th Annual All-University Conference on the Advancement of Women in Higher Education, which will take place on the campus of Texas Tech University, April 12-13, 2012.

There are a total of five academic sessions, two keynote presentations, a continental breakfast and a luncheon scheduled throughout the day. The Conference sessions will be held in the Student Union Building. Room assignments and the conference program will be available online soon.

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Welcome

This year’s conference theme, "Women and Global Change: Achieving Peace Through Empowering Women" was inspired by the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winners Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Bbowee, who is featured in the documentary, from Liberia and Tawakkol Karman from Yemen. The peace-building work each of these three women have endured and continue to work on to this day, has set in motion an empowering movement for social, political and economic change. This year’s conference is sure to inspire, educate, and transform how global movements are local movements.

As we celebrate our 31st year, as an academic program, we are proud to have a record number of submissions from our nationwide call for proposals. In all, we have 36 research presentations from 65 presenters that include individual papers and multiple panels. Representatives from across the United States and Texas such as; Virginia, Indiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, West Texas A&M, Abilene Christian University, and Angelo State University will join presenters from Texas Tech.

Charlotte Dunham
Director, Women's Studies Program

FAQ's

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• Don't see your question? Submit one here: womens.studies@ttu.edu
  
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Registration

Registration Fee = $30 ($15 students)

Please print and complete the Registration Form (Deadline April 6th) and return with your payment (checks only) to Texas Tech University, Women's Stuides Program, Attn: Conference Registration, Box 42009, Lubbock, TX. 79409-2009

REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 11TH

• What if I am attending because of a class?
  
  Registration is required for all. Students can register for FREE if they need to attend one or more sessions and/or the guest speaker presentations for course credit. For non-student attendees wishing to hear one or more sessions and the guest speaker presentations, you can also register for FREE but will not have access to the luncheon.

Registration Form PDF

Thursday, April 12th - Pre-conference Event

• Film Viewing

Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008) - Directed by Gini Reticker, chronicles the remarkable story of the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country. Read more and watch the trailer here

Pre-conference Film Viewing & Discussion
International Cultural Center | Office of International Affairs | Auditorium
601 Indiana Ave.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Friday, April 13th - Conference Schedule & Program

• This year's conference will feature 37 research presentations from 65 presenters that include individual papers and multiple panels. Representatives from across the United States and Texas such as; Virginia, Indiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, West Texas A&M, Abilene Christian University, and Angelo State University will join presenters from Texas Tech. There are a total of five academic sessions, two keynote presentations, a continental breakfast and a luncheon scheduled throughout the day. Go to Image Gallery
  
  Location: Texas Tech University | Student Union Building (Upper Level)
  Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Registration Table: Located near the elevators opposite the Matador Room
  Room Assignments for Sessions: Download the Program PDF
  Program: Download the Program PDF
  
  
• Session Schedule & Program
  For more information and details of the sessions go to Conference Program
• Download the Program PDF
  (Detailed chronological program description, with room assignments)
  

Guest Speakers

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  "Service + Women = Global Peace (Confronting the 'Gender Line' in the 21st Century)" by Robin Chandler, Ph.D. (Northeastern University, 1992)
  
  Dr. Chandler is an Associate Professor of African American Studies, author of "Women, War, and Violence: Personal Perspectives and Global Activism", and the Director of The Peace Doors Project, a movement to create nine monumental peace doors at nine sites around the world. Read more here.

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  "Breaking the Silence: The Rising Voice of Women Worldwide" by Jensine Larsen

  • Across the Earth, courageous women leaders from rural villages to corporate suites are connecting to solve global problems. The founder of World Pulse, Jensine Larsen, shares her personal journey building an interactive global media enterprise uniting women from over 185 nations, including those from remote regions and conflict zones using internet cafes and cell phones, and shows how we can participate in this ongoing revolution.
  
  Jensine Larsen is a social media expert, international journalist, and recognized leader in the movement for global women's empowerment. At age 28 she founded World Pulse – a global media network bringing women a global voice– after working as a freelance journalist covering indigenous movements and ethnic cleansing in South America and Southeast Asia. Read more here

• Olutosin Oladosu - Adebowale Founder/Coordinator, Stop The Abuse of Rights | Read more here.

  • Poetry Reading via Skype (Matador Room)

Volunteer Needs

Please help make the Women's Studies Conference a huge success by serving as a volunteer. Specific tasks, as well as miscellaneous duties, are offered to provide you an experience of a behind the scenes look at organizing and planning a conference of this nature. Read more...

Questions

Contact Tricia Earl ( patricia.a.earl@ttu.edu), Women's Studies Coordinator, to volunteer.

2009 Women's Studies Conference