Isom Center to host UM Summit on Women and Civic Engagement

In honor of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at The University of Mississippi with partners is planning a half-day summit on February 19, 2020 on “Women and Civic Engagement.”  The event will feature a wide range of conversations about the many ways that women are engaged in our larger communities: running for office, organizing nonprofits, building community, starting businesses, advocating for change, and transforming institutions. 

Nadia Theodore, Consul General of Canada in Atlanta

The day will begin with the inaugural Carolyn Ellis Staton Women in Government Luncheon. Dr. Staton, a trailblazer who became the university’s first female provost, joined the University of Mississippi’s faculty in August 1977. During her 32-year tenure, she served as a professor and interim dean in the School of Law, associate provost and provost before her retirement in 2009.

The Honorable Nadia Theodore, Consul General of Canada in Atlanta, will deliver the keynote address at the luncheon. Theodore joined the Canadian civil service in 2000. She has made her career in the Trade Agreement and Negotiations Branch of Global Affairs, holding leadership positions on several recent and major trade initiatives of Global Affairs Canada, including serving as one of the two Deputy Chief Negotiators for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and as the Executive Director of Canada’s Secretariat for the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

After lunch, there will be roundtable conversations on the following themes: historical movements, political leadership, entrepreneurship, and community activism. 

This event will be free and open to public. To learn more about the event or to register, visit https://sarahisomcenter.org/wce.