Four women who are making an impact in their respective areas will highlight LEAD Summit IX’s theme, ¡Viva la Mujer! as keynote speakers when the annual event convenes on Thursday, March 29, at CSUSB.
“VIVA LA MUJER: Nosotras Las Madrinas,” will be presented at about 2:15 p.m. as the capstone presentation of the summit on March 29 at CSUSB. Other informative panels are scheduled throughout the day.
The daylong summit focused on the challenges, issues and accomplishments facing women, and Latina women in particular, in and outside academics.
The team, representing the country of Jamaica, received honorable mention, and two students earned Outstanding Position Paper honors at the annual conference, which ran from March 25-29.
The event, which will start outside the Infant and Toddler Lab School at the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences building, starts at 9 a.m.
Research done by Connie McReynolds, director of the CSUSB neurofeedback clinics, and her staff at the Institute for Research, Assessment & Professional Development is featured.
The conference on Friday, May 4, will feature keynote speakers, breakout workshops and tours of the campus.
Verizon Innovative Learning, the education initiative of the Verizon Foundation, has awarded a two-year grant renewal of $300,000 to CSUSB to extend its partnership that offers summer intensive courses in the STEM disciplines.
The expertise of Alemayehu Mariam (political science) and Kelly Campbell (psychology) and the community work of Margaret Hill (professor emerita, education) are highlighted by the news media.