Women's Leadership Symposium

Women's Leadership Symposium 2011
Women DARE - Decisive Actions Resulting in Empowerment 

Thursday, June 9, 2011
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Illinois Room, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted
 

Open to Faculty, Staff, Students, and the Public  

Advanced Registration Required
Registration Deadline: Friday, June 3rd 

Fee:      $55.00 (UIC faculty and staff)
$20.00 (Full-time Students)
$60.00 (Community members) 

Late Registration Fee: $65.00 

REGISTRATION CLOSES THIS FRIDAY!

Go to http://www.uic.edu/depts/owa/wls2011/
 

For participants paying through their departments, you can directly register online
at the above address. For participants paying by personal check, please print out
the registration form and mail to the Women's Leadership and Resource Center (M/C
363).  Payment must accompany form in order to be officially registered.  No online
or faxed registrations will be accepted. 

General information regarding workshop descriptions, schedule, and workshop
confirmations is available on this web site. 

Mission 

The UIC Women's Leadership Symposium was founded to make leadership development 

more accessible to women on campus and to address the unique issues faced by minority
women.  


Keynote Address: Sylvia Friedman

Sylvia Friedman, president of Insight Track is also an Author, Coach, Motivational
Speaker, Handwriting Analyst, Astrologer and Entertainer. Her dynamic personality
and instant sense of familiarity are what clients and audiences respond to and what
enables her to get her important message across. Friedman brings to her work a keen
understanding of the human personality and human dynamics, born out of her
experience with hundreds of corporations, individuals and families over the past 20
years.  She is the author of "The Stars in Your Family: How astrology affects
relationships between parents and children". In her keynote address, "Let Me Lead
the Way", Sylvia  will provide the steps to conquer fear in order to recognize,
explore and utilize each individual's talent and ability to it's fullest potential.
Leadership is about truth, action and courage. It's not frightening, it's
enlightening!

Luncheon Address: Nicole Jones

Highly-inspired Nicole Jones, is the founder of Sensual Steps, Inc. and the owner of
the NJ Management Company, a property rehabilitation, real estate management and
development company. Nicole also hosts monthly seminars and events catering to the
growth and development of women, a passion she has fostered for the past fifteen
years. As chairman and founder of Sensual Steps, Nicole has unearthed one of her
many great talents - seeking out beautiful, sensual and unique shoes that woman can
feel proud about wearing. Having discovered a demographic that was fashionable, yet
underexposed and underrepresented in the Bronzeville community, Nicole aimed to
break the mold by offering this growing population of stylish women distinctive and
inspirational fashion bearing an unmistakable hint of sensuality.  She is known
throughout the Midwest region as the "Shoe Professa" or "the Shoe Lady". Nicole
states, "Women admire my consultation and my ability to 'assist them with surfacing
their shoe craze, while building their self-esteem from a simple, affordable and
unique shoe design'".  

We are very proud and excited to have both Sylvia and Nicole speaking this year!
 

In addition, we will be offering raffle prizes, entertainment and great networking
opportunities.  This event should not be missed!
 

SCHEDULE

8:00 AM - 8:50 AM         Registration and Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM       Keynote Address by Sylvia Friedman
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM     Morning Workshops
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM       Luncheon Address by Nicole Jones
Lunch, Booths and Networking
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM         Afternoon Workshops
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM        Refreshments, Free Raffle, Booths
                         Entertainment by UIC's very own - Dorothy Roberson-Watson 

For additional information, please contact us at 312.413.1025 or wlrc@uic.edu.  If
you have a disability and require an accommodation in order to participate in this
event, please contact us at least two weeks prior to the event.    

This program qualifies for LLEAP (Lifelong Learning and Educational Access Program).
 For more information go to
http://www.uic.edu/depts/hr/mycareer/devresources/lleap.html

Organized by the Women's Leadership and Resource Center and the WLS 2011 Planning
Committee.

Endorsed by the Office of the Chancellor.

Co-Sponsors: Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Women, Chancellor's Committee
on the Status of Asian Americans, Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Blacks,
Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Latinos, Chancellor's Committee on the
Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Issues, Chancellor's Committee on the
Status of Persons with Disabilities, and the Centers for Culture and Diversity:
African American Cultural Center, Asian American Resource and Cultural Center,
Disability Resource Center, Gender and Sexuality Center, and the Latino Cultural
Center.


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