[EDEQUITY]Celebrating 30 Years of Title IX--July 25th

From: Susan Smith Director of Communications (SSmith@edc.org)
Date: Wed Jul 24 2002 - 10:49:48 EDT


CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF TITLE IX: GENDER EQUITY NOW, a reception for July
25th.

Our year-long celebration of Title IX continues with a reception to honor
four former directors of the WEEA Equity Resource Center at EDC:

Janet Whitla, EDC President
1979-1980 WEEA Center Director

Cheryl Vince Whitman, EDC Senior Vice President
1978-1980 WEEA Center Director

Vivian Guilfoy, EDC Vice President
1982-1987 WEEA Center Director

Katherine Hanson, Director, Gender & Diversities Institute at EDC
1988-2000 WEEA Center Director

DATE: July 25, 2002
TIME: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
PLACE: Education Development Center, Inc.
   57-A Conference Center
   Newton, MA

Join us as we celebrate with the perfect antidote for a hot summer day?lots
of ice cream!

During the reception, our honored guests will offer their insights about
how the WEEA program (established by federal legislation in 1974) has
contributed to the successes of Title IX, and share their reflections on
their tenure as directors of the WEEA Center. The long and rich history of
the WEEA program includes awarding more than 750 grants to gender equity
projects around the country. The WEEA Center has been instrumental in
building the program's legacy by producing and disseminating a large body
of work, with more than 300 titles on gender equity issues.

If you will attend, please RSVP by Monday, July 24, to Tiffany Archambault
at WEEActr@edc.org

For more information contact the WEEA Equity Resource Center at
800-225-3088 (TTY: 800-354-6798)

Sponsored by the WEEA Equity Resource Center and the Gender & Diversities
Institute at EDC



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