Past Events
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2021 Boston College Women's Summit
Chanel Miller
Keynote Speaker
Patrisse Cullors
Keynote Speaker
Victoria Garcia
Moderator
R茅gine Jean Charles
Moderator
Ejuma Adoga
Liz Creamer
Makayla Davis
Katie Diasti
Maithri Harve
Joia Mukherjee
Amaka Nnaeto
Helene Norton-Russell
Marissa Papula
Allison Thunstrom
Symone Varnado
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Saturday, February 5, 2021PROGRAM | |
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10:00鈥10:50 a.m. | welcome and morning keynoteWomen's Summit Planning Team & Chanel Miller |
11:00鈥11:40 a.m.听 | workshop 1Zoom |
11:40鈥11:50 a.m.听 | movement break听 |
11:50 a.m.鈥12:30 p.m. | Workshop 2Zoom |
12:30鈥1:00 p.m. | Lunch break听 |
1:00鈥1:45 p.m. | afternoon keynote addressPatrisse Cullors & Professor R茅gine Jean Charles听 |
1:45鈥2:00 p.m. | closing remarks听 |
- Grace Christenson, Outreach/Partnerships Team听
- Elizabeth Coscia, Graduate Assistant听
- Mia Ferguson, Marketing Team听
- Massiel Flores Mairena, Marketing Team
- Riley Ford, Marketing Team听
- John Gehman, Outreach/Partnerships Team听
- Kate Hacker, Speaker Team
- Flora Hepp, Speaker Team
- Cecilia Petricone, Outreach/Partnerships Team
- Caitlyn Spuckes, Speaker Team
- Olivia Tobin, Logistics Team
- Ericka Viquez-Brenes, Logistics Team
- Caitlin Wolfstaetter, Logistics Team
2020 Boston College Women's Summit
Keynote Speaker
Brittany Packnett
Brittany Packnett is a leader at the intersection of culture and justice. Cited by President Barack Obama as a leader whose "voice is going to be making a difference for years to come," Brittany is an unapologetic educator, organizer, and writer. She is the author of the forthcoming book, We Are Like Those Who Dream, with One World/Penguin Random House.
Known as @MsPackyetti on social media, Brittany is a policy expert, non-profit executive, and teacher. Brittany has committed her life and career to justice. She currently plays many roles, all focused on freedom.
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2020 Workshop and Mainstage Speakers
Makayla Davis
Natana J. DeLong-Bas
Marwa Eltahir
Nicole Greene
Amanda Kuron
Ellice Patterson
Caroline Portu
Shannon Reidy Nichols
Mitra Shavarini
Julianne Smith
Mary Troxell
Reagan Whippen
听Catherine Wong
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Women's Summit Planning Team
Amaka Nnaeto: Team Director, Caitlyn Spuckes: Co-Director of Speakers, Cam Fischer: Co-Director of Speakers, Grace Christenson: Co-Director of Logistics, Elizabeth Coscia: Co-Director of Logistics, Cecelia Petricone: Co-Director of Marketing/Outreach, Tomi Oyinloye: Co-Director of Marketing/Outreach, Sam Goober: Graduate Advisor, Katie Dalton, Director of Women's Center and Advisor
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Saturday, February 1, 2020PROGRAM | |
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8:30鈥9:15 a.m. | Breakfast in the Heights RoomSponsored by The Council for Women at Boston College |
9鈥9:30 a.m.听 | RegistrationRobsham Theater |
9:45鈥10:45 a.m.听 | Welcome & Keynote AddressBritney Packett |
11 a.m.鈥12 p.m. | Workshop IFulton Hall |
12鈥12:30 p.m. | Lunch Pick-upFulton Honors Library |
12:30鈥1:30 p.m. | Workshop IIFulton Hall |
1:40鈥2:40 p.m. | Mainstage ConversationsRobsham Theater Arts Center or Heights Room |
2:45鈥3:00 p.m. | Closing Featuring FISTS and SLAM!Robsham Theater |
Workshops
Mainstage Conversations
2019 Boston College Women's Summit
Keynote Speaker
Sarah Kay
Kay is a well-known and well-respected slam poet who gained national recognition for her 2011 TEDTalk, 鈥淚f I Should Have a Daughter,鈥 in which she addressed issues of female empowerment and expression. She is a graduate of Brown University and the founder and co-director of Project VOICE, a program that uses performances and workshops to improve literacy and empowerment in elementary and middle school classrooms across the country.
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2019 Seminar and Mainstage Speakers
Tiziana Dearing
Professor for Macro Practice
自慰视频 School of Social Work
Helen Ha
Academic Advising Center
Boston College
Jocelyn Gates
Senior Associate Athletic Director
Boston College
R茅gine Jean-Charles
Associate Professor, Romance Languages & Literatures; African and African Diaspora Studies
Boston College
Kelli Armstrong
Vice President for Planning and Assessment
Boston College
Joy Moore
Vice President for Student Affairs
Boston College
Rachel DiBella
Trauma-informed Gender Equity Leader
Claire Geruson
Clinical Therapist
Fenway Health
Lori Harrison-Kahan
Associate Professor of the Practice, History
Boston College
Akua Sarr
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Boston College
Stephanie Clark
Executive Director
Amirah Boston
Raquel "Rocky" Lachman
Brand Marketing Executive
Cherie McGill
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Philosophy
Boston College
Jaclyn Newns
Spiritual Director and Campus Minister
Saint Joseph's University
Kate Haughton
Executive Director of Marketing & Communications
自慰视频 University Advancement
Seminar
The seminar is the most creative and intimate speaking platform of the Summit. During this time, attendees will have 50 minutes to hear from and connect with speakers in a more intimate environment. Attendees can choose to go to two seminars from a selection of 10 different seminar topics.
From Rights to Liberation: Queering the History of Social Movements
With Rachel DiBella and Claire Geruson
This workshop will create a space for learning, reflection and discussion about queer and LGBTQ+ influences in various social movements, including the "women's movements" in the United States. Participants will learn of important intersectional approaches to current social movements and contemplate their own social locations and motivations for engagement.
The Power of Culture: Is Wonder Woman Feminist (and why does it matter)?
With Lori Harrison-Kahan
In this interactive workshop, students will discuss the relationship between feminism and the comic book heroine Wonder Woman. We will look at examples from the original Wonder Woman comic book as well as clips from the recent film starring Gal Gadot. The speaker will discuss the connection between her childhood experiences watching the Wonder Woman television show starring Lynda Carter and her current work as a feminist scholar who recovers forgotten women writers. We will establish criteria for evaluating whether or not pop culture is feminist and discuss existing criteria, such as the Bechdel Test. Ultimately, we will ask not only whether Wonder Woman can be considered feminist, but also why we need to take pop culture seriously: how does it shape young women and the ways that they see themselves and gender relations in the future?
Growing Up Ethnic in America
With Akua Sarr
Ethnic difference has a profound effect on personal and social understandings of what it means to be an American. Multicultural literature navigates the complex terrain of race and ethnicity in America. Fiction depicts a variety of experiences and suggests that what constitutes an American identity is far from settled. A discussion of the literature invites students to share their own personal narratives - stories of race, ethnicity, class, gender, faith, and nationality - to further uncover what it means to be 鈥渆thnic鈥 in America.
All Our Wild Wonder: Poetry Workshop
With Sarah Kay
Sarah Kay leads an intimate hands-on workshop of spoken word poetry, leaving participants with the tools they need to write and perform their own work. This crash course is designed to give participants an opportunity to whet their palates and dip their toes in the pool of Spoken Word Poetry. Sarah's varied teaching methods include original exercises, movement-based performance skills, and creative collaboration. Sarah fosters a supportive and safe environment tailored to the participants鈥 needs鈥攚hether beginners, experts, or somewhere in between.鈥
Living in Hope, Walking through Darkness: Working in the Anti-trafficking Movement
With Stephanie Clark
Sex trafficking is a topic that is hard for us to hear about, but could you imagine devoting your life to eradicate it? Stephanie Clark, Executive Director of Amirah (a leader in the aftercare movement here in New England) is here to share with us about the realities of sex trafficking in New England. As she shares from her experience, you will be challenged to think through how you can make an impact in this movement with your own time and talent.
How to Look Fabulous and Fight the Patriarchy, Without Coming on Too Strong: Double Binds, Controlling Images, and other Gender Traps
With Cherie McGill
The verdict is in, and your body in its natural state is a problem that needs to be solved. Your personality needs work, too. Don't worry, though鈥攖here is a solution! Do you have too much hair, or not enough? Maybe it鈥檚 just in the wrong places? Is your thigh gap too big, or too small? Is your lip stain too bold, or not bold enough? Maybe it's too matte. Or, too matte for your weird, thin lips? Great news, because we can fix that! Now that you're looking great, are you too assertive, or not assertive enough? Maybe your voice is too shrill? Or, too soft? Are you too friendly, or not friendly enough? Maybe it鈥檚 just that your body language is all wrong? Don't worry! We can fix all of that, too! It's easy! Just take all the time, energy and money that you could devote to work, sleep, or fun, and use it instead to think about, research, try, buy, apply, scrutinize, work on, agonize and obsess over both your looks and your personality. Or, you could attend this workshop instead. We鈥檒l talk about the double-binds, double-standards, controlling images and other traps intended to keep women in their place.
10 Tips to Find Your Vocation, Own Your Voice, and Thrive
With Kate Haughton
In order to find personal and professional fulfillment, you must first find your purpose and own your voice. But how do you do that? How do you know what path to take and if you鈥檙e on the right one? How do you find the courage to communicate powerfully and authoritatively? In this workshop, students will hear personal stories from the speaker, based on her own experiences in the corporate world. They鈥檒l hear how in the midst of her for-profit work she found clues that unveiled her deeper non-profit vocation. They鈥檒l also learn how her formative 自慰视频 education and commitment to discernment played a key role in her decision to answer the call to return to her 自慰视频 roots. Students will come away from this workshop with 10 practical approaches to:
- Find a career they are passionate about
- Differentiate themselves to accelerate professional success
- Recognize their many amazing talents and share them with confidence
- Stay grounded and humble
Looking Deeper: Self Awareness as a Spiritual Practice
With Jaclyn Newns
Self awareness is a necessary, daily practice that encourages us bring our best selves forward in personal and professional realms. This creative workshop will use photography as a tool for personal reflection. Participants will slow down, gather insight from images and name concrete ways to steer their life forward with intention and purpose.
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Mainstage Conversation
The main stage conversation is a discussion-based format that weaves the stories of two prominent women. These stories seek to carry themselves on themes of women's empowerment, vocation and stories of resilience. Attendees can choose to go to one main stage conversation.
Is there such a thing as work-life balance鈥r is it just life?
With Tiziana Dearing, Jocelyn Gates, Helen Ha, and Regine Jean-Charles
Through sharing personal stories, this group of highly accomplished working mothers will aim to address the challenges associated with navigating a career and a family.听Additionally, this conversation will explore societal pressures that can impact the choices women make.听
Be a Boss: Beliefs-based Leadership
With Kelli Armstrong and Joy Moore
Led by two of the highest ranking women at Boston College, this main stage conversation will provide an interactive look at how to develop your own leadership philosophy. The conversation will explore a variety of effective leadership styles, particularly what it means to be a leader in a Jesuit, Catholic context and the importance of developing a diverse community through leadership. Learn how to examine your own strengths as you hear from two women who have made their mark as strong leaders in the 自慰视频 community and beyond.
Planning Team
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Amaka Nnaeto: Team Director
Caitlyn Spuckes: Co-Director of Speakers
Cam Fischer: Co-Director of Speakers
Grace Christenson: Co-Director of Logistics
Elizabeth Coscia: Co-Director of Logistics
Cecelia Petricone: Co-Director of Marketing/Outreach
Tomi Oyinloye: Co-Director of Marketing/Outreach
Sam Goober: Graduate Advisor