INDIANAPOLIS --- Expert panelists and presenters will discuss topics ranging from Title IX to life/work balance to athletics careers for women at the 18th annual NCAA Gender Equity and Issues Forum in Boston April 27-29.
The forum, conducted this year at the Hilton--Boston Logan Airport, brings together NCAA affiliate organization leaders, staff members from NCAA member schools and conference administrators to discuss a variety of topics and share information.
“This year’s forum will provide attendees with the opportunity to share ideas, learn best practices and consider a variety of strategies for addressing many of the issues every college campus faces,” said Karen Morrison, NCAA director of gender initiatives and student-athlete well-being. “We have assembled a line-up of well-respected, highly regarded experts who will provide attendees with many ideas and information they can take home and put into practice on their own college campuses.”
The forum begins at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 27, with NCAA President Myles Brand serving as moderator of “Gender Equity: Where Do We Go From Here?” with panelists Nancy Hogshead-Makar, professor at Florida Coastal School of Law; Donna Lopiano, former CEO of the Women’s Sports Foundation; and Andrew Zimbalist, professor of economics at Smith College.
Tory Johnson, workplace contributor for ABC News’ “Good Morning America” and CEO of Women for Hire, will offer the keynote address, “Make it Happen: Strategies for Successfully Managing Life at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 27.
Other breakout sessions include “Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Issues”; “Women of Color: Perceptions and Realities”; “Health and Safety Report 2008: Alcohol and the Athlete; Sports Nutrition Project”; “Expanding Opportunities to Diverse Students”; “Media and Women’s Sports”; “Strategies for Addressing Inequities in your Department”; “Hazing Policies”; “Pregnancy Policies”; and “Enhancing the Role of the SWA”.
Dr. Miriam Nelson, author of the international best-selling Strong Women book series, will present “Strong Women and Men Live Well,” at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 29. Nelson is director of the John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition and associate professor of nutrition at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. She is also a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, an honor reserved for those who have demonstrated superior leadership and research in the field of exercise.
The forum will conclude with a “Train-the-Trainer Life/Work Balance Workshop” conducted by NCAA consultant Candice Lang at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. The workshop will provide basic tools and resources for athletics departments to develop a more supportive environment for work and personal life.
The forum is free to NCAA institutional staff members and conference administrators.
For more information, including the complete agenda, visit: /wps/wcm/connect/ncaa/NCAA/About+The+NCAA/Diversity+and+Inclusion/Gender+Equity+and+Title+IX/2008+NCAA+Gender+Equity+and+Issues+Forum.
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