Westminster College presents "Images of Women: Twenty-Five Years of Choices for Women and Men," March 25-30.

The symposium celebrates the 25th anniversary of the first women's symposium at Westminster, which became the Diversity Symposium in the early 1990s.

The week-long event features:

March 26-30
* Westminster College Student Art Exhibit, Art Gallery
* Panhellenic Council Bake Sale to benefit The Great American Bake Sale that targets children's hunger, McKelvey Campus Center

Sunday, March 25
* 5 p.m. Dinner for the 1981 and 1986 organizers, Willow Creek Feed Mill
* 7 p.m. Vespers with speaker the Rev. Jeannette Hooks Hubbard, Westminster College director of diversity services, and a performance by the Westminster College Gospel Choir, Wallace Memorial Chapel

Monday, March 26
* 11:40 a.m. Chapel with speaker Julia Brosky, senior English major from Allison Park, Wallace Memorial Chapel
* 4:30 p.m. Keynote Address, "Images of Women" by Dr. Valerie Gilchrist, head of family medicine at the Brody School of Medicine of the East Carolina University, who spoke at the 1981 symposium, Mueller Theater

Tuesday, March 27
*12:40-1:40 p.m. "Surviving Breast Cancer" with speaker Dr. Vicki Helgelson, Carnegie Mellon University professor of psychology, Mueller Theater
*6:30 p.m. "Encouraging Math and Science: Opportunities for Female and Minority Students" with panel members: Dr. Pamela Richardson, mathematics; Dr. Kathy Robertson, biology; Dr. Helen Boylan, chemistry; Dr. Craig Caylor, physics; Dr. Terri Lenox, computer information systems; and moderator Dr. Ann Throckmorton, biology; Phillips Lecture Hall in Hoyt Science Resources Center

Wednesday, March 28
*11:45 a.m. Faculty Forum, "New Diversity, Persistent Inequality: Gender Issues in the Legal Profession," with Dr. Phyllis Kitzerow, professor of sociology, and Dr. Virginia Tomlinson, associate professor of sociology and director of the Westminster College Drinko Center, Mueller Theater
*7-8:30 p.m. Lifestyles Panel with: James Radnor and Reid Ahl, a blended bi-national family; Dawne Taylor, a single parent and surrogate mother, and her daughter, Aubrianna; Connie McGinnis, mother of two daughters adopted from China; Dr. Shannon Smithy, mother in what is thought of as a traditional, but often questioned family; and Dr. Neal Edman, moderator and dean of Student Affairs; Mueller Theater

Thursday, March 29
* 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Arts and Crafts Demonstration and Exhibit feature quilting by Janice Farmerie and Norma Garrett; hair braiding by Akesha Joseph, a junior elementary education major from Boardman, Ohio, and Alexis Harris, a sophomore sociology/criminal justice major from Austintown, Ohio; and knitting by Otter Creek, Mercer; second floor of the McKelvey Campus Center
* 11 a.m., Music, McKelvey Campus Center
*12:40-1:40 p.m. Panel on "Women and Sports" with Marge Walker, professor of physical education emerita; Kip Haas, professor of physical education emerita; Tammy Swearingen, associate professor of physical education and assistant athletic director; Jan Reddinger, women's softball and soccer coach; and moderator Erin Smith, assistant professor and assistant librarian, Muller Theater
* 7 p.m. Movie, "Bend It Like Beckham" introduced by Kaitlyn Etzel-Hardman, a junior elementary education major from Pittsburgh, Mueller Theatre

Friday, March 30
* 11:40 a.m. Chapel with tree planting with Ashley Johnson, a junior elementary education major from Baden

All events are free and open to the public. Contact Dr. Barbara Faires, Westminster College professor of mathematics and coordinator of this event, at (724) 946-7293 or e-mail faires@westminster.edu for more information.

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